Saw Yi Khy

{{short description|Malaysian swimmer}}

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| name = Saw Yi Khy

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| fullname = Saw Yi Khy

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| national_team = {{MAS}}

| strokes = Freestyle

| club = Bolles School Sharks (U.S.)

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| collegeteam = University of North Carolina (U.S.)

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|7|1|df=yes}}

| birth_place = George Town, Penang, Malaysia

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| height = {{convert|1.76|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|70|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}

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{{MedalSport | Men's swimming}}

{{MedalCountry | Malaysia }}

{{MedalCompetition|Southeast Asian Games}}

{{MedalBronze| 2003 Hanoi | 1500 m freestyle}}

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Saw Yi Khy (born 1 July 1986) is a Malaysian former swimmer, who specialised in long-distance freestyle events.{{cite sports-reference|title = Saw Yi Khy|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/saw-yi-khy-1.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418033826/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/saw-yi-khy-1.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 18 April 2020|access-date = 22 April 2013}} He clinched a bronze medal in the 1500 m freestyle at the 2003 Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam with a time of 16:07.22.{{cite news|title=Thailand Continues to Dominate Southeast Asian Games|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/6374.asp|publisher=Swimming World Magazine|date=10 December 2003|accessdate=22 April 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130630100435/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/6374.asp|archivedate=30 June 2013|df=dmy-all}}{{cite news|title=United States-trained swimmer sweeps breaststroke events|url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2003/12/10/sports/6883236&sec=sports|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616025055/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2003/12/10/sports/6883236&sec=sports|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 June 2013|publisher=The Star (Malaysia)|date=10 December 2003|accessdate=22 April 2013}} Saw is also a former varsity swimmer for the Bolles School Sharks in Jacksonville, Florida, alongside his teammate Siow Yi Ting.{{cite news|title=Bolles School Continues Winning Run In Florida High School State Meets|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/6100.asp|publisher=Swimming World Magazine|date=4 November 2003|accessdate=22 April 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130630095730/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/6100.asp|archivedate=30 June 2013|df=dmy-all}}

Saw qualified for the men's 1500 m freestyle at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by eclipsing a FINA B-cut of 15:58.19 from the Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur.{{cite web|title=Swimming – Men's 1500m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 1)|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010406004A000000FFFFFFFFFFFF00|format=PDF|work=Athens 2004|publisher=Omega Timing|accessdate=24 March 2013}}{{cite news|last=Lim|first=Teik Huat|title=Swimmers need to go faster to confirm Athens spot|url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2004/4/21/sports/7811504&sec=sports|publisher=The Star (Malaysia)|date=21 April 2004|accessdate=22 April 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050306093455/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2004%2F4%2F21%2Fsports%2F7811504&sec=sports|archivedate=6 March 2005|df=dmy-all}} Saw participated in the first heat against two other swimmers Giancarlo Zolezzi of Chile and defending SEA Games silver medalist Charnvudth Saengsri of Thailand. He rounded out a small field to last place by a 5.86-second margin behind Zolezzi in 16:06.38. Saw failed to advance into the final, as he placed thirty-second overall in the preliminaries.{{cite web|title=Men's 1500m Freestyle Heat 1|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics_2004/swimming/results/3531326.stm|work=Athens 2004|publisher=BBC Sport|date=20 August 2004|accessdate=31 January 2013}}{{cite news|last=Thomas|first=Stephen|title=Men's 1500 Freestyle, Prelims Day 7: David Davies Fastest, Posts British Record 14:57.03|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7916.asp|publisher=Swimming World Magazine|date=20 August 2004|accessdate=22 April 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130630094555/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7916.asp|archivedate=30 June 2013|df=dmy-all}}

Apart from his duties in Bolles School, Saw is also a member of the swimming team for North Carolina Tar Heels, and a business administration graduate at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Yi-khy no longer swims competitively. Now, he enjoys spending time with this family and friends in addition to playing soccer as a defensive midfielder. He sometimes goes to the PNE in Burnaby because he is a big fan of rollercoasters.