Yellow Yei Yah (born 9 September 1984 in Ondo, Nigeria)Yellow's entry from www.sports-reference.com; retrieved 2009-07-23. is a Nigerian competitive swimmer who specializes in sprint freestyle and butterfly events. He is an Olympian and a multiple-time national record holder who later transitioned into open water swimming.Yeiyah's bio/results page from the 2008 Olympics website; retrieved 2009-07-23.
Career
Pool Swimming and Olympics Yeiyah made his international debut representing Nigeria at the 8th African Swimming Championships held in Dakar, Senegal, in September 2006. At this event, he posted a time of 26.04 seconds in the 50-metre butterfly, finishing seventh. He secured his first major continental podium at the 2007 All-Africa Games in Algiers, where he won a silver medal in the 50-metre butterfly.
He gained further international exposure at the 2007 FINA World Championships in Melbourne, Australia. During the championships, he competed in a high volume of events, including the 50-metre and 100-metre freestyle, 100-metre butterfly, 200-metre individual medley, and the 4x100-metre medley relay.
Yeiyah qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, representing Nigeria in the men's 50-metre freestyle. Competing in Heat 6 during the preliminary rounds, he finished first in his heat with a time of 24.00 seconds.
Open Water Swimming Following his Olympic appearance, Yeiyah transitioned to open water swimming in Nigeria. He was the consecutive winner of the 1.5-kilometre Five Cowrie Creek open water swimming competition, an event organized as part of the Lagos State Water Regatta, in both 2012 and 2013. He also secured a second-place finish at the 2014 Lagos Open Water Swimming Championships.
Personal bests Yeiyah set multiple national standards during his career. His recorded personal best pool times include:
50m Freestyle: 23.86 sec 100m Freestyle: 54.17 sec 50m Butterfly: 24.46 sec (National Record) 100m Butterfly: 57.15 sec (National Record) 200m Individual Medley: 2:26.31
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