Danny Yeo (swimmer)

Danny Yeo
Personal information
Full name Danny Yeo Kai Quan
Nationality Singapore
Born 1 June 1990
Singapore
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight 70 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle, medley
Medal record
Representing Singapore
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Asian Games 0 0 2
Southeast Asian Games 10 1 2
Total 10 1 4
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta 4×200 m freestyle
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2009 Laos 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2011 Indonesia 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2011 Indonesia 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2011 Indonesia 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2013 Myanmar 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2013 Myanmar 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2015 Singapore 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2015 Singapore 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kuala Lumpur 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kuala Lumpur 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2011 Indonesia 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Myanmar 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Kuala Lumpur 200 m freestyle
In this Chinese name, the family name is Yeo.

Danny Yeo (born 1 June 1990) is a Singaporean swimmer.

Career

Yeo currently holds the national record in the Long Course (50m) for the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay together with Joseph Schooling, Quah Zheng Wen and Pang Sheng Jun and the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay with Joseph, Quah and Darren Lim.

In the Short Course (25m), he currently holds the national record for the 4×50m freestyle relay together with Dylan Koo, Pang Sheng Jun and Lionel Khoo.

He competes in the 50, 100 and 200 metres freestyle.

Personal life

Yeo's father died when Yeo was 16 but persevered on to become who he is today. He had a thought of retiring in 2015 when he suffered numerous injuries and sickness.