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Tay Chin Joo
Personal information
Born (1955-05-12) 12 May 1955 (age 69)
Singapore
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Asian Games 0 3 4
Southeast Asian Games 9 7 1
Total 9 10 5
Asian Games [1]
Silver medal – second place Bangkok 1970 4x100m Freestyle Relay
Silver medal – second place Bangkok 1970 4x100m Medley Relay
Silver medal – second place Tehran 1974 4x100m Freestyle Relay
Bronze medal – third place Bangkok 1966 4x100m Freestyle Relay
Bronze medal – third place Bangkok 1970 100m Butterfly
Bronze medal – third place Tehran 1974 100m Butterfly
Bronze medal – third place Tehran 1974 4x100m Medley Relay
Southeast Asian Games [1]
Gold medal – first place Kuala Lumpur 1965 4x100m Freestyle Relay
Gold medal – first place Bangkok 1967 4x100m Freestyle Relay
Gold medal – first place Bangkok 1967 4x100m Medley Relay
Gold medal – first place Rangoon 1969 4x100m Freestyle Relay
Gold medal – first place Rangoon 1969 4x100m Medley Relay
Gold medal – first place Kuala Lumpur 1971 4x100m Freestyle Relay
Gold medal – first place Kuala Lumpur 1971 4x100m Freestyle Relay
Gold medal – first place Kuala Lumpur 1971 100m Butterfly
Gold medal – first place Kuala Lumpur 1971 200m Butterfly
Silver medal – second place Bangkok 1967 100m Butterfly
Silver medal – second place Bangkok 1967 200m Butterfly
Silver medal – second place Rangoon 1969 100m Butterfly
Silver medal – second place Rangoon 1969 200m Butterfly
Silver medal – second place Rangoon 1969 200m Individual Medley
Silver medal – second place Rangoon 1969 100m Freestyle
Silver medal – second place Kuala Lumpur 1971 200m Individual Medley
Bronze medal – third place Bangkok 1967 200m Individual Medley

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]

References

  1. ^ 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 4 December 2016. 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. 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. ^ 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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