Richard Sam Bera is a retired Indonesian swimmer, who specialized in sprint and middle-distance freestyle events. He is a three-time Olympian, a bronze medalist at the Asian Games, and an eleven-time SEA Games champion since his debut in 1989, regarding as Indonesia's most successful swimmer in the sporting history. Since 2001, Bera currently holds an Indonesian record of 50.80 in the 100 m freestyle from the Southeast Asian Games. Apart from his sporting success, Bera also works as a sports broadcaster for MetroTV in Jakarta, and also, as an editor-in-chief for FHM and Men's Fitness Indonesia Magazine. 

December 19th, 1971 in (Age 52)