2007
Category:
Personal Improvement and Accomplishment
HONOUREE OF TOYPS Alex Lim Keng Liat
Alex was a professional athlete (swimmer) for the past 8 years and he is now currently the state coach for Sabah. He had also given multiple motivational talks to the clubs, schools and sport teams.
• 1st Malaysian to get a swimming medal in Commonwealth Games • Asian record in the 50m backstroke • National record in the 100m backstroke
ACHIEVEMENT • 1996 - 3 golds in Sukma, Pahang (2 national racord in 100m and 200m bachstroke)
• 1997 - 2 gold and 4 silver in the South East Asian Games, Jarkata, Indonesia
• National record in the 100m, 200m backstroke and 200m butterfly • Sabah Sportman if the year
• 1 silver in the Asian Games, Busan, Korea • Sabah Sportsman of the year • Awarded Sportsman of the year by National Sportswriter Association • 2003 - 3rd in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Swimming Championship in the 100 yard backstroke
• 1st Malaysian to enter the final in the 100m backstroke at the FINA world swimming championship Barcelona, Spain
• 1998 - 1 gold and 1 silver in the Asian Games, Bangkok, Thailand
• Enter semi-final in the 50m backstroke at the FINA world swimming
• First Malaysian to win a gold in Asian Games for swimming
• National record in the 100m backstroke
• First gold medal for the 13th Asian Games and Games record in the 100m
• 4 gold medals in the SEA games, Vietnam
backstroke
• National record in both 100m and 200m backstroke
• 2004 - Team captain for the University of Carlifornia – Berkeley Men Swimming team
• Awarded National Sportsman of the year
• 1st Malaysian in swimming to participate in 3 Olympic Games
• Awarded Sportsman of the year by Olympic Council of Malaysia
• 1st Malaysian to enter semi-final in the 100m backstroke at the Olympic
• Awarded Sportsman of the year by Star newspaper • Awarded Sportsman of the year by Benson and Hedges Sportswriter association
• Sabah Sportsman of the year • The first high school swimmer in US to break 47 seconds in the 100m yard backstroke in the high school competition
• Enter the Malaysia Guinness Record for Exemplary display of
perseverance and determination to win Malaysia’s first Asian Games swimming gold medal
• 1999 - 3 gold and 2 silver in the SEA games, Brunei
Games, Athen
• Sabah Sportsman of the year • 2005 - 2 gold medals in the SEA Games, Philippines • semi-final in the 50m backstroke at FINA world swimming championship, Montreal, Canada
• 2006 - 5th in the 50m backstroke at the Commonwealth Games, Melbourne, Australia
• 4th in the 50m backstroke at Asian Games, Doha, Qatar • 2007 - Retired from swimming • Coaching the Sabah SUKMA team
• 2000 - 4 gold and 2 silver in SUKMA, Penang • 2001 - 3 golds in SEA Games, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia • First Malaysian to enter semi-final in swimming for 100m backstroke in FINA world Championship, Fukoka, Japan
• Sabah Sportsman of the year • 2002 - 1 silver and 1 bronze medal in the Commonwealth Games, Manchester, England
Inspirational Quote: If you can overcome your biggest enemy – your fear, the sky is the limit