Geoffrey Cheah

For the Malaysian businessman, see Jeffrey Cheah.

Geoffrey Robin Cheah^[1] (Chinese: 謝旻樹; born 10 November 1990) is a Hong Kong competitive swimmer.

Geoffrey Cheah

Personal information
Nationality	Hong Konger
Born	(1990-11-10) 10 November 1990 (age 34) London, United Kingdom
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	謝旻樹
Simplified Chinese	谢旻树
Hanyu Pinyin	Xiè Mínshù
Yale Romanization	Jeh Màhnsyuh
Jyutping	Ze6 Man4-syu6
Sport
Sport	Swimming
College team	Stanford University
Medal record Men's swimming Representing  Hong Kong Asian Championships 2006 Singapore 4×100 m freestyle 2012 Dubai 4×100 m freestyle 2012 Dubai 4×200 m freestyle 2012 Dubai 4×100 m medley Asian Games 2014 Incheon 4×100 m freestyle

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.^[2]

Early life

Cheah was born in the United Kingdom. His father is Taiwanese, while his mother is Malaysian.^[3][4] He attended West Island School in Hong Kong.^[5] 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.^[6] He graduated from Stanford University in 2013 with a degree in earth systems.^[7]