Sangay Tenzin

Sangay Tenzin (born 7 September 2003) is a Bhutanese swimmer. Born in Gelephu, Tenzin grew up swimming in the town's rivers and studied at Ugyen Academy, swimming in multiple competitions. He was chosen to be part of the Bhutanese national swimming team in 2019. There, he received a scholarship from FINA to train and reside in Thailand. He then made his international debut at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships, setting a national record at a subsequent competition.

At the 2020 Summer Olympics, he was the first Bhutanese swimmer to compete at an Olympic Games. Among other competitions, he has competed in three more World Championships, the Asian Games, and the 2024 Summer Olympics. Early life and education Sangay Tenzin was born on 7 September 2003 in Gelephu, Bhutan. He grew up speaking English, Hindi, and Nepali. Tenzin started swimming in 2009, swimming in rivers in Gelephu.

Career Through a scholarship offered by World Aquatics and the Bhutan Swimming Federation, he moved to Thailand and resided in Phuket to train at the World Aquatics Training Centre. There, he was trained by swimming coach Miguel Lopez. He competed again in the heats of the men's 50 metre freestyle two days later and swam in a time of 29.49 seconds, placing him 125th out of the 131 swimmers that competed. After the World Championships, he had set a national record in the men's 50 metre breaststroke at the 2020 Thailand Age Group Championships.

Tenzin was selected to be part of the Bhutanese team at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He would be the first swimmer to compete for Bhutan at an Olympic Games. though he placed 68th and failed to advanced to the semifinals. He then competed at the 2021 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in the men's 50 metre freestyle and men's 100 metre freestyle, though he did not medal in either of the competitions. He then competed in the former two days later and swam in a time of 57.69, breaking his national record.