Kimberly Lim

Lim Min, known as Kimberly Lim, is a Singaporean sailor. She was a multiple medalist in various sailing classes in various editions of the Asian Games. She was also the champion of the Optimist World Championships in 2011 [1]

Kimberly Lim

Personal information
Birth name	Lim Min
Nationality	Singapore
Born	Singapore
Medal record Women's sailing Representing  Singapore 420 World Championships 2014 Germany U18 420 2013 Spain 420 2013 Spain U18 420 2014 Germany 420 Optimist World Championships 2011 Napier Optimist Optimist Asian Championships 2011 Optimist 2010 Optimist Asian Games 2018 Jakarta–Palembang 49er FX 2014 Incheon 420 2010 Guangzhou 420 2010 Guangzhou Optimist Southeast Asian Games 2013 Myanmar 420

Early life

Lim studied in CHIJ Katong Convent Primary School then at Tanjong Katong Girls' School.

She started sailing at 10 and started racing a year later.[1]

Sailing career

Optimist

Lim won her first sailing event at the Optimist Australian Championships 2009 in the Optimist class, placing first at the girls' event and second at the overall event.[1]

In the 2010 Optimist Asian Championships, Lim won the championship, tying in points with second placed Carlos Robles Lorente but winning more races than him. She also won the silver medal in the team racing event with the Singapore team.[2]

Her success at the Optimist Asian Championships continued in 2011 when she won the championship again.[3]

At the 2010 Asian Games, Lim won the silver medal in the Optimist class.[4]

In the 2011 Optimist World Championships, Lim won the gold medal in the girl event.[5] She was also part of the racing team for the Nation's Cup (Miami Herald Trophy) and won the gold medal also.[6]

420

At the 2013 Southeast Asian Games held at Myanmar, Lim won the gold medal in the 420 class.[7]

In 2013, Lim with her sailing crew, Savannah Siew won a silver medal in both the Open and U18 categories at the 420 World Championships.[8] Together with Siew, she won the silver medal in the Open category and the gold medal in the U18 category in the 2014 420 World Championships.

Lim's success continued at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games where she won the gold medal in the 420 class with Siew. However, after the Asian Games, both Lim and Siew changed sailing class, with Lim changing to the 49er FX and Siew to the 470 class.[9]

49erFX

In 2016, Lim and her teammate, Cecilia Low, participated in the Sailing World Cup in the 49erFX class but without much success, coming in at 8th at Hyeres and 12th at Miami.

With a new coach ,Fernando Kuo, Lim and Low came in third at the Trofeo Princesa Sofia sailing regetta held at Palma de Mallorca, Spain in 2017.[10]

In the 2017 Sailing World Cup series, Lim and Low finished in ninth place at Hyères, France.[11] With the results from Trofeo Princesa Sofia, both were able to compete at the Sailing World Cup Final held in Santander. They eventually finished in seventh place.[11]

In 2018, Lim and Low won the gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games in the 49erFX class with one race to spare.[12]

Awards

• 2011/2012 Singapore Sports Award - Meritorious Award Sportsboy/Sportsgirl
• 2011 Singapore Sports Award - Meritorious Award (Sportboy/Sportgirl Team)
• 2014 Singapore Sports Award - (Team of the Year) - Won with Siew for sailing in the 420 class.
• 2015 Singapore Sports Award - Meritorious Award (Team of the Year)

References

1. "Sailor Series: Kimberly Lim". Retrieved 26 November 2018.
2. "Sailor Kimberly Lim is new 2010 Asian Optimist champion". Retrieved 27 November 2018.
3. "S'porean teen clinches world sailing championship". Retrieved 27 November 2018.
4. "Team Singapore Athletes Rewarded For Medal Haul". Retrieved 27 November 2018.
5. "2011 Optimist Worlds- Singapore's Kimberly Lim is new World Champion". Retrieved 26 November 2018.
6. "Sailing: Kimberly Lim wins Optimist World crown; Singapore sweep all titles". Retrieved 27 November 2018.
7. "SEA Games: Singapore sailors bag five golds, two silvers and five bronzes in Myanmar". The Straits Times. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
8. "Sailing: Kimberly and Savannah win silver for S'pore at 420 World Championships". The Straits Times. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
9. "Win-lose, all in the family". Asiaone. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
10. "No reign in Spain, but sailors get buzz from bronze finish". Retrieved 27 November 2018.
11. "Singapore's Kimberly Lim & Cecilia Low finish seventh at Sailing World Cup". Retrieved 27 November 2018.
12. "Asian Games: Singapore sailors Kimberly Lim and Cecilia Low secure gold in women's 49erFX with one race to spare". Retrieved 26 November 2018.

External links

• Kimberly Lim at World Sailing