Bryan Nickson Lomas (born 30 June 1990 in Kuching, Sarawak[1]) is a former Malaysiandiver. Lomas was the youngest Malaysian athlete to qualify for 2004 Summer Olympics when he was 14.[2] He became the country's first world junior diving champion after winning gold at the 3 m springboard event in the World Junior Championships held at Belém, Brazil in 2004.[3][4] He trained under the coaching of Yang Zhuliang. Lomas is named after the footballer Bryan Robson by his father.
At the age of 14, Lomas was the second youngest athlete to compete in the 2004 Summer OlympicsinAthens, Greece and was the flag-bearer of Malaysia in the opening ceremony.[6] He competed in the 10 meter platform event in which with 407.13 points he finished at 19th spot.[7] In the 2005 SEA Games held in the Philippines, Lomas won the gold medal for the 10 m platform event and silver for 10 m synchronised platform event alongside James Sandayud.
Lomas competed in the 2008 Summer OlympicsinBeijing, China, qualifying for the 10 metre platform after finishing seventh in the 2007 World Aquatics Championships. In the event, Lomas earned only 384.35 points, and eliminated in the preliminary round. He finished at the 26th spot.[7] In December 2009, Lomas won gold medals for both 10 m platform event and the 3 m synchronised springboard event with teammate Yeoh Ken Nee.
Competing in the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, India, he won bronze in the 10m Individual Platform competition and finished 7th in both the 3m Individual Platform and 1m Individual Platform competition. For Synchronised Diving, he, together with teammate Yeoh Ken Nee, won bronze in the Synchronised 3m Platform Competition.
Lomas was named Sarawak Sportsman of the Year for three times; 2005/2006, 2007/2008 and 2011/2012.[12] He was also named as one of fifteen awardees for the Sarawak Youth and Sports Icon Award in 2011.[13] At the 2015 UM Sports Awards, he was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award.[14]
He retired from diving in May 2013.[15][16] He had in 2015 graduated with distinction honours from Universiti Malaya, with a Bachelor in Sports Science (Sports Management) Degree.[17] In 2017, he secured a master's degree in sports administration from the Russian International Olympic University.[18] He is coaching part-time with the Selangor team and aspire to open a diving academy; either in Sarawak or Kuala Lumpur.[17]
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