Tay Chin Joo

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Tay Chin Joo
Personal information
Born (1955-05-12) 12 May 1955 (age 66)
Singapore
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record

Tay Chin Joo (born 12 May 1955) is a former national Singaporean swimmer. She competed in the women's 100 metre butterfly at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[2]

She was the only swimmer to qualify for the 1972 Munich Olympics on qualifying times set by FINA.[3][4]

She became the youngest Singaporean to win a gold medal in 1965 at the South-East Asia Peninsula Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[5][6]

Tay was Vice President (Synchronised Swimming) at the Singapore Swimming Association for 8 years.[7] Her story of bringing the national synchronised swimming team was told in an interview for the illustrated reference book "Great Lengths: Singapore's Swimming Pools".[8]

At present, Tay is a member of the Legacy Council, which was established in 2015 to highlight and showcase the aquatic fraternity's achievements.[9]

She has represented Singapore in 4 SEA Games, 3 Asian Games, and the 1970 British Commonwealth Games. She also represented the nation at the 1971 Hapoel Games.[10][1][11]

She was named Singapore's Sportswoman of the Year in 1973, and received the Individual Meritorious Award in 1971 and 1972.[12]

She represented Singapore at the following games:[1][11]

  • 1965 Southeast Asian Games (One gold)
  • 1966 Asian Games (One bronze)
  • 1967 Southeast Asian Games (Two golds, two silvers, one bronze)
  • 1969 Southeast Asian Games (Two golds, four silvers)
  • 1970 Asian Games (Two silvers, one bronze)
  • 1971 Southeast Asian Games (Four golds, one silver)
  • 1974 Asian Games (One silver, two bronzes)

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d http://www.singaporeolympics.com/pdf/SEAGamesPastWinners1959_1975_1.pdf
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tay Chin Joo Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Chin Joo quits Games squad". Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  4. ^ "STARS THAT GLOW WITH PROMISE..." Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Schooling a legend in the making, says Patricia Chan". Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  6. ^ https://repository.nie.edu.sg/bitstream/10497/14336/1/Sports-09-1999-21.pdf
  7. ^ migration (5 June 2015). "Synchronised swimming: Finally, a reason to smile". The Straits Times. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  8. ^ "SPECIAL PROJECT". Kucinta Books. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  9. ^ hermes (20 May 2016). "Age, nationality not key in coach pick". The Straits Times. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  10. ^ Singapore Olympians: The Complete Who's Who 1936-2004, Nick Aplin, SNP International Publishing Pte. Ltd. p 162-164
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b https://web.archive.org/web/20100412074517/http://www.singaporeolympics.com/files/Asian-Games-Winners3.pdf
  12. ^ http://www.singaporeolympics.com/singapore-sports-awards

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