Swimming Alumna Apsara Sakbun to Represent Cambodia in Paris Olympics
June 28, 2024 | Women's Swimming and Diving
MUNCIE, Ind. - - Ball State swimming alumna Apsara Sakbun was selected to represent Cambodia in the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games.
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A spring 2023 graduate of Ball State University with a degree in business analytics, Sakbun is set to compete in the women's 50-meter freestyle scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 3, at Paris La Defense Arena.
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Sakbun finished her four-year swimming career with the Cardinals as a program record holder in the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:31.38), 400y freestyle relay (3:21.74), and 200y medley relay (1:39.69). Individually, she owned the third-fastest individual time in program history in the 50y freestyle (22.77) and the sixth-fastest individual effort in the 100y freestyle (50.60).
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A three-time Academic All-MAC selection who graduated Cum Laude, Sakbun earned her place on Cambodia's Olympic team after setting national records in the 50m freestyle (26.41), 100m freestyle (58.23), and 100m backstroke (1:07.44) at the 2023 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.
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A native of Terre Haute, Indiana, Sakbun graduated from South Vigo High School in 2019 and was a member of the Terre Haute Torpedoes before swimming at Ball State.Â
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Her younger sister, Haley Sakbun, is entering her junior year for the Cardinals and is Cambodia's national record holder in the 200m freestyle (2:12.85). Both sisters also swam legs for the record-setting 4x100m medley relay which clocked in at 4:30.72 at the 2023 Southeast Asian Games.
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BALL STATE STUDENT-ATHLETES TURNED OLYMPIANS
William Marlin (Pete) Lee - United States in 1976 Olympics - Greco-Roman Wrestling
Marco Teran - Ecuador in 1976 Olympics - Freestyle Wrestling (also competed in 1968 Olympics prior to attending Ball State)
Phil Eatherton - United States in 2004 Olympics - Men's Volleyball
Jennifer Gilbert - Canada in 2020 Olympics (held in 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic) - Softball (bronze medalist)
Apsara Sakbun - Cambodia in the 2024 Olympics - Swimming
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A spring 2023 graduate of Ball State University with a degree in business analytics, Sakbun is set to compete in the women's 50-meter freestyle scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 3, at Paris La Defense Arena.
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Sakbun finished her four-year swimming career with the Cardinals as a program record holder in the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:31.38), 400y freestyle relay (3:21.74), and 200y medley relay (1:39.69). Individually, she owned the third-fastest individual time in program history in the 50y freestyle (22.77) and the sixth-fastest individual effort in the 100y freestyle (50.60).
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A three-time Academic All-MAC selection who graduated Cum Laude, Sakbun earned her place on Cambodia's Olympic team after setting national records in the 50m freestyle (26.41), 100m freestyle (58.23), and 100m backstroke (1:07.44) at the 2023 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.
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A native of Terre Haute, Indiana, Sakbun graduated from South Vigo High School in 2019 and was a member of the Terre Haute Torpedoes before swimming at Ball State.Â
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Her younger sister, Haley Sakbun, is entering her junior year for the Cardinals and is Cambodia's national record holder in the 200m freestyle (2:12.85). Both sisters also swam legs for the record-setting 4x100m medley relay which clocked in at 4:30.72 at the 2023 Southeast Asian Games.
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BALL STATE STUDENT-ATHLETES TURNED OLYMPIANS
William Marlin (Pete) Lee - United States in 1976 Olympics - Greco-Roman Wrestling
Marco Teran - Ecuador in 1976 Olympics - Freestyle Wrestling (also competed in 1968 Olympics prior to attending Ball State)
Phil Eatherton - United States in 2004 Olympics - Men's Volleyball
Jennifer Gilbert - Canada in 2020 Olympics (held in 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic) - Softball (bronze medalist)
Apsara Sakbun - Cambodia in the 2024 Olympics - Swimming
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