Geoff Cheah
Hong Kong swimmer
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Geoffrey Cheah (born 10 November 1990) is a Hong Kong competitive swimmer.
He qualified to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, 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 West Island School in Hong Kong. While a student, he competed at British Swimming'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 100 metres freestyle. He broke Hong Kong age group and junior records in all three events. He graduated from Stanford University in 2013 with a degree in earth systems.