Welson Sim Wee Sheng (born 29 March 1997) is a Malaysian professional swimmer. He was the first Malaysian male swimmer to qualify for the men's 400 metre freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Early and personal life

Sim was born in Kuching,

Sarawak Sarawak (; ) is a state of Malaysia. The largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak is located in northwest Borneo Island, and is bordered by the Malaysian state of Sabah to the northeast, ...

to Lee Ngiat Kim and Sim Ah Tee. He started joining swimming classes at the age of 10 to overcome childhood

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, and competed in Sarawak's President Cup a year later. By the time he turned 12, he was in the Sarawak state swimming team. Sim attended Batu Lintang National Secondary School, before transferring to

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during the mid-semester in Form Three. In March 2021, Sim involved in a motorcycle accident, resulting in a broken arm and had two pins inserted into his left arm.

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* 1997 births Living people Sportspeople from Sarawak Malaysian sportspeople of Chinese descent Malaysian male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for Malaysia Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Swimmers at the 2014 Asian Games Swimmers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games SEA Games medalists in swimming SEA Games gold medalists for Malaysia SEA Games silver medalists for Malaysia SEA Games bronze medalists for Malaysia Swimmers at the 2018 Asian Games Competitors at the 2013 SEA Games Competitors at the 2015 SEA Games Competitors at the 2017 SEA Games Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games Asian Games competitors for Malaysia Commonwealth Games competitors for Malaysia Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games 21st-century Malaysian people {{Malaysia-swimming-bio-stub