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| Full name | David Lim Fong Jock [2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Singapore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 September 1966
[2] Singapore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) (1988) [2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke, Medley, Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | BYU Cougars [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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David Lim Fong Jock, BBM ( Chinese: 林方育; pinyin: Lín Fāngyù; born 8 September 1966) is a retired Singaporean swimmer. He won 28 medals, including ten individual and nine relay gold medals, at the Southeast Asian Games from 1981 to 1991. [3] He was part of the Singapore freestyle relay teams that won three bronze medals at the 1986 and 1990 Asian Games. [4] [5] [6] A two-time Olympian, Lim represented Singapore at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics.
Lim is a three-time Singapore National Olympic Council Sportsman of the Year in 1986, 1988 and 1989, and a member of the Men's Swimming 4 × 100 m Freestyle Team of the Year in 1991. [7] [8] He was honoured with the Public Service Star for his contribution to sports by the Singapore government in 1990. [9]
Lim currently coaches the Singapore national swimmers. He is the managing director of Swimfast Aquatic Group, a swimming school he founded in 1995. [10] [11]
References
- ^ "David Lim athlete profile". BYU Cougars. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ a b c d "David Lim Olympic factsheet". The New Paper. 9 September 1988. p. 34.
- ^ "SEA Games past winners, 1977–1991" (PDF). Singapore National Olympic Council. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ^ Yeo, Wilfred (23 September 1986). "Switch success". The Straits Times. p. 31.
- ^ Yeo, Wilfred (25 September 1986). "Bronze is the best but freestyle quartet set a national record". The Straits Times. p. 29.
- ^ Tay, Cheng Khoon (27 September 1990). "Men's 400m freestyle relay quartet land bronze to end drought". The Straits Times. p. 29.
- ^ "Sportsman of The Year". Singapore National Olympic Council. Archived from the original on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ "Team of The Year". Singapore National Olympic Council. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ "Swimmer David's 'biggest prize'". The Straits Times. 9 August 1990. p. 26.
- ^ "Founder – David Lim Fong Jock (BBM)". Swimfast Aquatic Group. Archived from the original on 20 June 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ "David Lim". LinkedIn. Archived from the original on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
External links
- David Lim at World Aquatics
- David Lim at Olympics.com
- David Lim at Olympedia
- David Lim at the Singapore National Olympic Council
- David Lim at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- David Lim at the Singapore National Olympic Council
- David Lim at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- 1966 births
- Living people
- Singaporean people of Chinese descent
- Singaporean male freestyle swimmers
- Swimmers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1986 Asian Games
- Swimmers at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
- Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1990 Asian Games
- Swimmers at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Singapore
- Asian Games medalists in swimming
- Olympic swimmers for Singapore
- Anglo-Chinese School alumni
- Houston Cougars men's swimmers
- Brigham Young University alumni
- BYU Cougars men's swimmers
- Singaporean expatriate swimmers in the United States
- Recipients of the Bintang Bakti Masyarakat
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Singapore
- Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games
- SEA Games medalists in swimming
- SEA Games silver medalists for Singapore
- SEA Games bronze medalists for Singapore
- Competitors at the 1981 SEA Games
- 20th-century Singaporean people
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Lim Fong Jock [2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Singapore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 September 1966
[2] Singapore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) (1988) [2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke, Medley, Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | BYU Cougars [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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David Lim Fong Jock, BBM ( Chinese: 林方育; pinyin: Lín Fāngyù; born 8 September 1966) is a retired Singaporean swimmer. He won 28 medals, including ten individual and nine relay gold medals, at the Southeast Asian Games from 1981 to 1991. [3] He was part of the Singapore freestyle relay teams that won three bronze medals at the 1986 and 1990 Asian Games. [4] [5] [6] A two-time Olympian, Lim represented Singapore at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics.
Lim is a three-time Singapore National Olympic Council Sportsman of the Year in 1986, 1988 and 1989, and a member of the Men's Swimming 4 × 100 m Freestyle Team of the Year in 1991. [7] [8] He was honoured with the Public Service Star for his contribution to sports by the Singapore government in 1990. [9]
Lim currently coaches the Singapore national swimmers. He is the managing director of Swimfast Aquatic Group, a swimming school he founded in 1995. [10] [11]
References
- ^ "David Lim athlete profile". BYU Cougars. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ a b c d "David Lim Olympic factsheet". The New Paper. 9 September 1988. p. 34.
- ^ "SEA Games past winners, 1977–1991" (PDF). Singapore National Olympic Council. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ^ Yeo, Wilfred (23 September 1986). "Switch success". The Straits Times. p. 31.
- ^ Yeo, Wilfred (25 September 1986). "Bronze is the best but freestyle quartet set a national record". The Straits Times. p. 29.
- ^ Tay, Cheng Khoon (27 September 1990). "Men's 400m freestyle relay quartet land bronze to end drought". The Straits Times. p. 29.
- ^ "Sportsman of The Year". Singapore National Olympic Council. Archived from the original on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ "Team of The Year". Singapore National Olympic Council. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ "Swimmer David's 'biggest prize'". The Straits Times. 9 August 1990. p. 26.
- ^ "Founder – David Lim Fong Jock (BBM)". Swimfast Aquatic Group. Archived from the original on 20 June 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ "David Lim". LinkedIn. Archived from the original on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
External links
- David Lim at World Aquatics
- David Lim at Olympics.com
- David Lim at Olympedia
- David Lim at the Singapore National Olympic Council
- David Lim at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- David Lim at the Singapore National Olympic Council
- David Lim at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- 1966 births
- Living people
- Singaporean people of Chinese descent
- Singaporean male freestyle swimmers
- Swimmers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1986 Asian Games
- Swimmers at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
- Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1990 Asian Games
- Swimmers at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Singapore
- Asian Games medalists in swimming
- Olympic swimmers for Singapore
- Anglo-Chinese School alumni
- Houston Cougars men's swimmers
- Brigham Young University alumni
- BYU Cougars men's swimmers
- Singaporean expatriate swimmers in the United States
- Recipients of the Bintang Bakti Masyarakat
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Singapore
- Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games
- SEA Games medalists in swimming
- SEA Games silver medalists for Singapore
- SEA Games bronze medalists for Singapore
- Competitors at the 1981 SEA Games
- 20th-century Singaporean people