Roy Chan
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Roy Chan Kum Wah |
| Born | 28 November 1955 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
Roy Chan Kum Wah (born 28 November 1955) is a Singaporean former swimmer and skin doctor. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in the 100 m and 200 m butterfly and 200 m medley events, but failed to reach the finals.[1] He was part of the 4×200 m relay team that won a bronze medal at the 1970 Asian Games.[2]
Education
[edit | edit source]Chan attended the Anglo-Chinese School. He was awarded the President's Scholarship in 1974 and went on to study at the University of Singapore.[3][4][5]
Swimming career
[edit | edit source]Chan and his siblings were coached by their father, Chan Ah Kow.
Chan won the bronze medal at the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay at the 1970 Asian Games.
At the 1971 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, Chan won three gold medals at the 100 m butterfly, 200 m butterfly and 400 m individual medley.[6]
On 27 April 1973, Chan broke the national record for 400 m individual medley during an international meet between Indonesia and Singapore.[6]
Chan competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[7]
Medical career
[edit | edit source]In 1988, Chan joined the National Skin Centre as a skin doctor.[8] He also founded a charity Action for Aids in the same year.[8]
In 2016, Chan was awarded the National Outstanding Clinician Award, part of the National Medical Excellence Awards given out by the Ministry of Health.[8]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Chan's siblings were also national swimmers for Singapore, Patricia Chan, Alex Chan Meng Wah and Bernard Chan Cheng Wah[9][10] His other brother Mark Chan is a composer,[11][12] whereas his other sister Victoria Chan-Palay became a prominent neuroscientist in the United States and Switzerland.[13]
Chan's niece Marina Chan is also an national swimmer for Singapore.[14]
References
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External links
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- 1955 births
- Living people
- Singaporean male butterfly swimmers
- Singaporean male medley swimmers
- Olympic swimmers for Singapore
- Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Singapore
- Asian Games swimmers for Singapore
- Swimmers at the 1970 Asian Games
- Swimmers at the 1974 Asian Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Singapore
- Swimmers at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
- Singaporean male freestyle swimmers
- SEA Games medalists in swimming
- SEA Games gold medalists for Singapore
- SEA Games silver medalists for Singapore
- SEA Games bronze medalists for Singapore
- Medalists at the 1970 Asian Games
- Competitors at the 1969 SEAP Games
- 20th-century Singaporean sportsmen
- Asian Games bronze medalists in swimming