Ricky Anggawijaya

Ricky Anggawijaya
Personal information
Nationality Indonesia
Born (1996-05-23) May 23, 1996 (age 29)
Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke, Freestyle

Ricky Anggawijaya (born May 23, 1996) is an Indonesian swimmer from Bandung, West Java. He specializes in backstroke. His first medal in a multi-sport event was a silver medal, which he won in the 5,000 meter open water swimming event, at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games. He also won another silver in the same discipline, this time in 10000 m distance.[1]

He then competed at the 2013 Asian Youth Games, held in Nanjing, China. Competing in three events, he won gold in the 100 m backstroke and silver in the 200 m backstroke.[2][3] In his second participation at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games, he won gold in the 200 m backstroke. He also won two bronze medals, one in the 100 m backstroke, and the other in the 4 x 200 m freestyle relay with fellow Indonesian swimmers.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Renang: Ricky Simpan Tenaga Untuk Putaran Terakhir". Bola.net. 17 November 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Pengorbanan Ricky Berbuah Emas". Kompas.com (in Indonesian). 21 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Satu Medali Perak Lagi dari Ricky Anggawijaya". Kompas.com (in Indonesian). 21 August 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  4. ^ "SEA GAMES 2013 MYANMAR - Jintar pertahankan emas karate, Siman Sudartawa menangi renang gaya punggung". SolusiNews.com (in Indonesian). 14 December 2013. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Ricky rebut emas 200 meter gaya punggung SEA Games". Antara News (in Indonesian). 13 December 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2014.