Felix Sutanto

{{short description|Indonesian swimmer}}

{{Infobox swimmer

| name = Felix Sutanto

| image = felix_C._Sutanto.jpg

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| fullname = Felix Christiadi Sutanto

| nicknames =

| nationality = {{INA}}

| strokes = Individual medley

| club =

| coach = Rick Rowland

| collegeteam = CBU Lancers (USA)

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|12|24|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Surabaya, Indonesia

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| height = {{height|m=1.75|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|67|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport | Men's swimming}}

{{MedalCountry | {{INA}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|FINA Swimming World Cup}}

{{MedalGold| 2000 Hong Kong |{{nowrap|50 m backstroke}}}}{{cite web|url=https://www.fina.org/sites/default/files/fswc-goldenbook2015_v2b.pdf|title=FINA Swimming World cup : Golden Book|date=2015|website=Fina.org|access-date=8 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019095722/https://www.fina.org/sites/default/files/fswc-goldenbook2015_v2b.pdf|archive-date=19 October 2016|url-status=dead}}

{{MedalCompetition|SEA Games}}

{{MedalGold|1993 Singapore|Aquatics at the 1993 SEA Games}}

{{MedalGold|1997 Jakarta|Aquatics at the 1997 SEA Games}}

{{MedalGold|1999 Bandar Seri Begawan|Aquatics at the 1999 SEA Games}}

{{MedalGold| 2005 Manila | Swimming at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games}}

{{MedalSilver| 2005 Manila | Swimming at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games}}

{{MedalBronze|1999 Bandar Seri Begawan|Aquatics at the 1999 SEA Games}}

{{MedalBronze|1999 Bandar Seri Begawan|Aquatics at the 1999 SEA Games}}

{{MedalBronze|1999 Bandar Seri Begawan|Aquatics at the 1999 SEA Games}}

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Felix Christiadi Sutanto (born December 24, 1975, in Surabaya) is a retired Indonesian swimmer, who specialized in individual medley events.{{cite sports-reference|title = Felix Sutanto|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/su/felix-sutanto-1.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418030106/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/su/felix-sutanto-1.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 18 April 2020|access-date = 9 June 2013}} He represented Indonesia, along with his twin brother Albert, at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and later received a total of sixteen All-American titles at the NAIA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships, while studying in the United States. Because of his tremendous career in college swimming, Sutanto was named the 2002 and 2003 Most Outstanding Male Swimmer of the Year by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).

Sutanto accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the California Baptist University in Riverside, California, where he majored in business administration, and played for the California Baptist Lancers swimming and diving team under head coach Rick Rowland.{{cite news|last=Home|first=Roger|title=FCBU's Felix Sutanto to swim at Olympics with Indonesia|url=http://www.bpsports.net/bpsports.asp?ID=4578|publisher=BP Sports|date=23 July 2004|access-date=9 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060814033421/http://bpsports.net/bpsports.asp?ID=4578|archive-date=14 August 2006|url-status=dead}} While swimming for the Lancers, Sutanto received sixteen All-American titles, and held three meet records in the 100-yard backstroke, 200-yard backstroke, and 200-yard individual medley at the NAIA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships.{{cite news|title=Simon Fraser Sweeps NAIA Titles Again|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/5109.asp|publisher=Swimming World Magazine|date=11 March 2003|access-date=9 June 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131006000137/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/5109.asp|archive-date=2013-10-06|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|title=Seattle Sweeps Former NAIA Rival, California Baptist|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/4636.asp|publisher=Swimming World Magazine|date=18 December 2002|access-date=9 June 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131006000113/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/4636.asp|archive-date=2013-10-06|url-status=dead}} He was also named the 2002 and 2003 NAIA's Most Outstanding Male Swimmer of the Year, before graduating from the university in the spring of 2004.{{cite web|title=Swimming/Diving History: Men's Honors and Awards – NAIA Outstanding Swimmer |url=http://www.cbulancers.com/fls/8100//swimming/history/Men%27sChampionsAA.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=8100 |format=PDF |page=9 |publisher=California Baptist University |access-date=9 June 2013 }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

A member of the Indonesian squad, Sutanto competed only in the men's 200 m individual medley at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.{{cite news|title=More swimmers eye Olympics|url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2000/06/02/more-swimmers-eye-olympics.html|publisher=The Jakarta Post|location=Jakarta|date=2 June 2000|access-date=9 June 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304204914/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2000/06/02/more-swimmers-eye-olympics.html|archive-date=4 March 2016}} He achieved a FINA B-cut of 2:08.84 from the Asian Swimming Championships in Busan, South Korea.{{cite web|title=Swimming – Men's 200m Individual Medley Startlist (Heat 1)|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010006001F000000FFFFFFFFFFFF00|format=PDF|work=Sydney 2000|publisher=Omega Timing|access-date=23 April 2013}}{{cite news|title=No more medals for RI swimmers in Pusan|url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2000/04/03/no-more-medals-ri-swimmers-pusan.html|publisher=The Jakarta Post|location=Jakarta|date=3 April 2000|access-date=9 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305003204/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2000/04/03/no-more-medals-ri-swimmers-pusan.html|archive-date=2016-03-05|url-status=dead}} He challenged seven other swimmers in heat one, including Kuwait's four-time Olympian Sultan Al-Otaibi. Entering the Games with a top-seeded time, Sutanto enjoyed a powerful lead in the first three lengths, but fell short on the freestyle leg to register a fourth-place finish in 2:09.77, almost a 1.9-second deficit from winner Andrei Pakin of Kyrgyzstan. Sutanto failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed fiftieth overall in the prelims.{{cite web|title=Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 200m Individual Medley Heat 4 |url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 August 2011 |format=PDF |work=Sydney 2000 |publisher=LA84 Foundation |page=308 |access-date=23 April 2013 }}{{cite web|title=Results from the Summer Olympics – Swimming (Men's 200m Individual Medley)|url=http://www.canoe.ca/2000GamesResults/sep20.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616020339/http://www.canoe.ca/2000GamesResults/sep20.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=June 16, 2013|publisher=Canoe.ca|access-date=7 July 2013}}

Five years later, at the 2005 SEA Games in Manila, Sutanto helped his teammates Herry Yudhianto, legend Richard Sam Bera, and his twin brother Albert capture a medley relay title in a time of 3:51.51.{{cite news|last=Kurniawan|first=Moch|title=PRSI buoyed by up-and-coming swimmer's SEAG performance|url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2005/12/16/prsi-buoyed-upandcoming-swimmer039s-seag-performance.html|publisher=The Jakarta Post|location=Jakarta|date=16 December 2005|access-date=25 May 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518085626/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2005/12/16/prsi-buoyed-upandcoming-swimmer039s-seag-performance.html|archive-date=18 May 2015}}