Geoffrey Robin Cheah (; born 10 November 1990) is a Hong Kong competitive swimmer. He qualified to the

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, and was selected to represent Hong Kong in the men's 50 metre freestyle.

Early life

Cheah was born in the United Kingdom. His father is Taiwanese, while his mother is Malaysian. He attended

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in Hong Kong. While a student, he competed at

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's Age Group Championships in 2005, where he won gold medals in the 100 metres backstroke and 200 metres backstroke and a silver in the

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. He broke Hong Kong age group and junior records in all three events. He graduated from

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in 2013 with a degree in

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References

1990 births Living people Hong Kong male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for Hong Kong Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Hong Kong people of Malaysian descent Hong Kong people of Taiwanese descent Stanford University alumni Stanford Cardinal men's swimmers Alumni of West Island School Asian Games medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 2006 Asian Games Swimmers at the 2014 Asian Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for Hong Kong 21st-century Hong Kong people {{HongKong-swimming-bio-stub