Daniel Bego
- January 10, 2024
- Swimmer
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Daniel Bego Biography
| Name | Daniel Bego |
| Birthday | Sep 18 |
| Birth Year | 1989 |
| Place Of Birth | Sarawak |
| Birth Country | Malaysia |
| Birth Sign | Virgo |
Daniel Bego is one of the most popular and richest Swimmer who was born on September 18, 1989 in Sarawak, Malaysia. Daniel William Henry Bego (born 18 September 1989) is a Malaysian swimmer who specializes in butterfly and freestyle events. He became one of Malaysia’s most exciting and impressive swimmers. He won 15 medals (nine gold three silver, as well as four bronze) at the Southeast Asian Games, and breaking six records for Malaysians. The first Malaysian swimmer to take part across three separate events in the same Olympic Games.
Bego was chosen as the sole male swimmer for the national team. He made his debut in the official team, and was a part of Malaysia in Beijing Asian 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing. He was also one of the few Malaysian swimmer to participate at three events in the same Olympics. Bego took part at the end of the third round in his debut event, the 200-meter freestyle. He was competing against six other athletes who included Ryan Pini of Papua New Guinea who took the win in this heat. He placed sixth in the event and was later defeated by American swimmer and the all-time Olympian Michael Phelps. Even though he did not make it to the semi-finals Bego beat his personal record in the heats, clocking the time of 1:50.92 which was faster than his previous best of 1:51.05 in an Olympic test race.
The next day, Bego participated in his second event, 200 m butterfly. He swam in the third heat of the event, and came in seventh place and thirty-seventh overall by two tenths of a second (0.20), to Jeremy Knowles of the Bahamas, with a time of 2:01.28, finishing outside of his own national record. After taking three days off from the heats, Bego competed in his third and final event, 100 m butterfly, which was merely dominated by Phelps. He finished the race with a fastest move, but came only in second place by just three tenths of a second (0.30) to Shaune Fraser of the Cayman Islands, clocking at 54.38 seconds. Bego placed fifty-fourth out of sixty-six swimmers in the event, failing to advance into the semi-final rounds. Following his Olympic performance, Bego made an unprecedented effort at the 2009 FINA World Championships in Rome, Italy, where he broke three national records in the butterfly events.
In 2010, Bego competed for the second time at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India, and at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, but finished the race outside of the national record and medal podium in each of his respective events, including his seventh-place finish for the men’s 100 m butterfly. In 2011, Bego’s shoulder injury took him out of swim competitions for the entire year. He had to undergo another shoulder surgery to correct a long-standing bone spur problem. Because of the operation, he missed out on the 2011 FINA World Championships in Shanghai, China, and most importantly, the 2011 Southeast Asian Games in Palembang, Indonesia, shattering his hopes of repeating a five gold-medal haul in swimming.
Bego has won gold medals for only the second occasion in both the male 100m freestyle and 400 m freestyle events and 400 m freestyle, setting national record times for the events of 50.16 second and 3:53.99 respectively. He delivered a remarkable performance in the 200 m butterfly race in which he was able to climb to the fourth position as he entered the final turn, and clinched another gold medal, in an impressive speed of 2:00.91. He also claimed his titles for the third time in the 100m butterfly and the 200 freestyle. In the latter, Bego trailed behind American-trained Filipino Miguel Molina in the final 50 meters by more than a body-length before he accelerated his way to the pool to win gold medal, and also set a new National record at 1:49.22 which was only three seconds faster than his previous record of 1:49.22 which was set at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games in Bangkok. Bego also won his bronze award for his national squad in the freestyle men’s relays. After his gold-medal winning five times, Bego was elected the Most Outstanding Athlete of the Games at the OCM — Coca-Cola Olympian of the Year Awards in Kuala Lumpur.
Daniel Bego Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Swimmer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Daniel Bego is one of the richest Swimmer from Malaysia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Daniel Bego 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Bego began his swimming career at a young age of seven, when the family relocated from Sri Petaling, on the fringes of Kuala Lumpur. Bego made his debut in 2003 at the Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam, where he took home a whole set of freestyle medals. events. He was without doubt the top swimmer from Malaysia during his peak time in freestyle, securing three gold medals during the Olympic qualifying trials in Singapore. Despite his accomplishments, Bego failed to secure his spot for his participation in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, after failing to meet the qualifying mark that was 1:55.08 in the 200-meter freestyle race, clocking at 1:56.20.
As of 2005, Bego set a new national record at 1:54.10 in the 200-meter freestyle and set a personal record of 4:03.10 and won silver medals in the Islamic Solidarity Games in Saudi Arabia. He was able to qualify for the Southeast Asian Games in Manila, Philippines, where he received three medals, which included two golds in the 200 m freestyle as well as for the 100-meter butterfly. in 2006 Bego participated in the Asian Games in Doha, Qatar and also during the Commonwealth Games, but missed from the podium at the finals. He did manage to earn two silver medals in the men’s butterfly event, and had impressive times during the FINA Youth World Swimming Championships held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The following year’s edition, Bego aimed to qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing at the Malaysian Open Championships and at the Japan International Championships. He competed in the 100 m freestyle in a personal-best speed of 51.32 seconds. He also set the national record in the 200 freestyle of a meter. In the 200-meter butterfly race, he broke another record for the nation of 2:00.12 that was established by Anthony Ang at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and securing tickets under the B-standard category to the Beijing Olympics. In the following months, Bego took part in five individual events and three relay events during the 2007 Southeast Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand. Even though he failed to win the silver medal from the 100 freestyle race, Bego did well to protect his title and broke his record in 200 meters freestyle as well as the 100 m butterfly. This earned two additional places in the same class to compete in the Olympics. Bego also took home two bronzes in the 200-m butterfly and also in the 4x100m freestyle relay for five medals in all. He was awarded the in 2007 Malaysian Olympian of the Year for his full appreciation and outstanding performance at the Southeast Asian Games, together with his co-teammate Khoo Cai Lin.
Bego qualified again for five individual and three relay events at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games in Vientiane, Laos. He emerged as one of Malaysia’s most promising and outstanding athletes, and set a historic milestone as the first male swimmer to win five gold medals in all of his individual events at a single games. He led the Malaysian National Swim team to an outstanding tally of nine gold medals, making it Malaysia’s best ever effort at a regional meet, outside the host nation.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 5 ft 8 in |
| Weight | 64 kg |
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Facts & Trivia
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Who is the fastest swimmer in Malaysia?
Personal information
Height| 1.72 m (5 ft 71⁄2 in)
Weight| 64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Sport| Swimming
Who is the current fastest swimmer in 100m front crawl in the world?
Romanian teenager David Popovici set a world record in the 100-meter freestyle with a time of 46.86 seconds at the European championships in Rome on Saturday.
Who holds the National Malaysia Record in 100m front crawl?
EventTimeName
50m freestyle| 22.55| Keith Lim
100m freestyle| 49.72| Welson Sim
200m freestyle| 1:45.01| Welson Sim
400m freestyle| 3:43.90| Welson Sim
Who is the fastest swimmer in the world 2022?
- Popovici sets a new 100m freestyle world record, while world champions Benedetta Pilato, Gregorio Paltrinieri and Sarah Sjöström claim European golds.
- MEN’S 100M FREESTYLE FINAL:
Is freestyle faster than butterfly?
Contrary to popular belief, the peak speed reached in butterfly is actually faster than freestyle. The double arm pulling action has great propulsive potential, and when combined with the downbeat of the kick, is faster than the single-arm pull in freestyle.