Steven Chandra

Steven Chandra
Personal information
Full name	Steven Chandra
National team	Indonesia
Born	9 January 1981 (age 43)
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Indonesia
Southeast Asian Games

Steven Chandra (born January 9, 1981) is an Indonesian former swimmer, who specialized in long-distance freestyle events.^[1] He won a bronze medal in the 1500 m freestyle (16:02.63) at the 1999 Southeast Asian Games in Brunei, and later represented Indonesia at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Chandra competed in the men's 1500 m freestyle at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. After winning a bronze medal from the Southeast Asian Games, his entry time of 16:02.63 was accredited under a FINA B-standard.^[2]^[3] He challenged five other swimmers in heat two, including SEA Games silver medalist Carlo Piccio of the Philippines and defending champion Dieung Manggang of Malaysia. He came up short with his best swim in fifth place at 16:10.98, almost eight seconds off his entry time. Chandra failed to reach the top 8 final, as he placed thirty-eighth overall in the prelims.^[4]

References

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Steven Chandra". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
^ "Swimming – Men's 1500m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 2)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
^ "Richard good as gold in 50m freestyle". Jakarta: The Jakarta Post. 12 August 1999. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
^ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 1500m Freestyle Heat 2" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 147. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2013.

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[1] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Steven Chandra". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2013.

[2] "Swimming – Men's 1500m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 2)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 23 April 2013.

[3] "Richard good as gold in 50m freestyle". Jakarta: The Jakarta Post. 12 August 1999. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2013.

[4] "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 1500m Freestyle Heat 2" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 147. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2013.

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