Yellow Yeiyah

Yellow Yeiyah
Personal information
Nationality Nigeria
Born (1984-09-09) 9 September 1984
Ondo, Nigeria
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Representing  Nigeria
All-Africa Games
Silver medal – second place2007 Algiers50m Butterfly

Yellow Yei Yah (born 9 September 1984 in Ondo, Nigeria)[1] 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.[2]

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. [3]

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. [4]

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. [5]

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. [6]

Personal bests

Yeiyah set multiple national standards during his career. His recorded personal best pool times include: [7]

  • 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

References

  1. ↑ Yellow's entry from www.sports-reference.com; retrieved 2009-07-23.
  2. ↑ Yeiyah's bio/results page from the 2008 Olympics website; retrieved 2009-07-23.
  3. ↑ "Kenya\'s Dunford sets two All Africa Games records - Taipei Times". www.taipeitimes.com. 19 July 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "Yellow YEIYAH | Results | World Aquatics Official". World Aquatics. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Olympedia – Yellow Yei Yah". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "Lagos State Water Regatta - Openwaterpedia". www.openwaterpedia.com. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  7. ↑ "Yellow YEIYAH | Results | World Aquatics Official". World Aquatics. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
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