Desmond Koh
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Desmond Koh Mun Kit (born 19 May 1973) is a former competitive swimmer from Singapore. He has represented the nation in numerous international competitions over more than 10 years including 5 years as National Captain.
Swimming career
Koh represented Singapore in three Olympics (1988, 1992, 1996),[1] three Asian Games (1990, 1994, 1998), one Commonwealth Games (1998), one World Championships (1991), and five Southeast Asian Games (1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995).
Koh had four national records, including:
- 200m Breaststroke - 2:21.87, 29 July 1992
- 400m Individual Medley - 4:28.95, 27 July 1992
Business career
Template:BLP unreferenced section Koh is the Managing Director at an international private bank and his team serves private families and family offices in Southeast Asia. He leads a sustainability task force at the bank and runs "ConsciousCircle", a community of asset and wealth owners.
Koh sits on the Boards of several non-profit entities in Singapore and the USA, focused on education and health.
Education
Koh graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in Electrical Engineering and was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship[2][3] to study at Oxford where he obtained an MPhil in Management Studies (Finance and Economics).
Personal life
Koh's younger brother, Gerald, also represented Singapore at the Olympics.[4]
Koh married Nadya Hutagalung, an Indonesian-Australian model and actress.[5]
References
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- ↑ "Oxford Bound" Template:Webarchive USC News, 8 May 1995.
- ↑ Yoki Chow, "Education and Sports - The Perfect Balance" Template:Webarchive, British Council Singapore, URL last accessed 7 December 2006.
- ↑ "Marathon swim for charity", Straits Times, 12 November 2007
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External links
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- Singapore Swimming Association
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070402141721/http://www.sportinc.net/ Koh's blog
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- 1973 births
- Living people
- Anglo-Chinese School alumni
- Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic swimmers for Singapore
- Swimmers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Singapore
- Swimmers at the 1990 Asian Games
- Swimmers at the 1994 Asian Games
- Swimmers at the 1998 Asian Games
- Singaporean sportspeople of Chinese descent
- USC Viterbi School of Engineering alumni
- Singaporean Rhodes Scholars
- Singaporean Buddhists
- Singaporean male breaststroke swimmers
- Singaporean male medley swimmers
- SEA Games medalists in swimming
- SEA Games silver medalists for Singapore
- SEA Games bronze medalists for Singapore
- Competitors at the 1987 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 1989 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 1991 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 1993 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 1995 SEA Games
- Asian Games swimmers for Singapore