ɪnðə fˈaɪnə wˈɜːld ʃˈɔːɹt kˈoːɹs tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪps ɪn hˈɑːŋ kˈɑːŋ ɪn ˈeɪpɹəl ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn, hiː kwˈɔlᵻfˌaɪd fɚðə sˈɛmaɪfˈaɪnəlz ɪnðə wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd mˈiːɾɚ bˈʌɾɚflˌaɪ wɪð ɐ tˈaɪm ʌv fˈɪfti θɹˈiː.nˈaɪnti sˈɪks.
In the FINA World Short Course Championships in Hong Kong in April of 1999, he qualified for the semi-finals in the 100 metre butterfly with a time of 53.96.