Anderson Lim Chee Wei (; born 27 September 1995) is a

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an former competitive swimmer. He was the first Bruneian swimmer to compete at the Olympics, representing his country in the 2012 London Summer Olympics. Lim is also the founder of Nimanja.com, which is the first pet supply e-retailer in Brunei. Lim's early years of education were spent at

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. He left for the United States in 2011 after securing an Olympic Scholarship from the

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. From 2011 to 2013, Lim was based in

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where he was enrolled at swimming powerhouse

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. Lim is currently studying at the

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in Upstate New York. Prior to his final year at University, Lim started Nimanja.com with the goal of "bring ngconvenience to pet lovers in Brunei by offering a wide selection of quality pet supplies through an online platform". Today, Nimanja.com has become one of the Sultanate's largest online retailers.

Biography

Anderson Lim competed at the

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in the Men's 200-metre freestyle, finishing in 40th place in the heats but failing to qualify for the semifinals. Lim holds five Brunei National swimming records: 200 m

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, 200 m

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, 400 m

and 1500 m

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He also completed at the

2011 World Aquatics Championships The 14th FINA World Championships () were held on 16–31 July 2011 in Shanghai, China at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center. The 2011 World Championships featured five aquatics disciplines: swimming, water polo, diving, open water, and synchro ...

in the

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and 400 metre freestyle events, where he failed to advance to the semifinals.

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1995 births Living people Bruneian people of Chinese descent Bruneian male swimmers Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for Brunei Bruneian expatriates in the United States Sportspeople of Chinese descent Bruneian expatriate sportspeople {{Brunei-swimming-bio-stub

Biography

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