Woon Sui Kut

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Woon Sui Kut
温瑞吉
Born31 May 1929
DiedDecember 21, 2013(2013-12-21) (aged 84)
Singapore
OccupationSports Official (Swimming)
Years active1964 - 2013
Awards1998: Trophy for Sports Ethics, International Olympic Committee

Woon Sui Kut (Chinese: 温瑞吉; pinyin: Wēn Ruì Jí) was one of Singapore's longest-serving veteran swimming officials and a known figure in the international sporting arena. He was formerly a teacher at Victoria School.

Woon had officiated in numerous swimming events, including 10 Olympics swimming events in his lifetime. Woon served as the Secretary-General of the Singapore Swimming Association from 1964 - 1999, and as Vice-President of the Asian Swimming Federation (AASF), and a member of the international swimming body, Fédération Internationale de Natation[ (FINA).[1] He was also known in the local swimming fraternity as "the Father of Swimming, Technical Officiating, Life Saving, Diving and Water Polo"[2]

He was removed as an official from the 2004 Summer Olympics after signing off on a judge's report that failed to provide a reason for the disqualification of Aaron Peirsol in the 200 metre backstroke final.[3]

Woon died peacefully at the Changi General Hospital on 21 December 2013, at 4.34pm. He had died from complications after a fall at home a day before, and four days after returning from his officiating work at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games in Myanmar.

References[]

  1. ^ Chen, Fabius (22 Dec 2013). "Veteran swimming official dies after fall". Straits Times. p. 45.
  2. ^ "Senior Singapore Swimming Official Woon Sui Kut Passes Away Peacefully". 23 Dec 2013. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 27 Dec 2013.
  3. ^ Jenny Booth (20 August 2004). "Three swimming judges kicked out of Games". Times Online. Retrieved 13 July 2021.


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