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Desmond Koh

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Desmond Koh
Personal information
Born (1973-05-19) May 19, 1973 (age 53)
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Representing  Singapore
SEA Games
Silver medal – second place1989 Kuala Lumpur400m individual medley
Silver medal – second place1991 Manila200m backstroke
Silver medal – second place1991 Manila200m individual medley
Silver medal – second place1993 Singapore200m individual medley
Silver medal – second place1993 Singapore400m individual medley
Silver medal – second place1995 Chiang Mai100m backstroke
Silver medal – second place1995 Chiang Mai200m individual medley
Silver medal – second place1995 Chiang Mai400m individual medley
Silver medal – second place1995 Chiang Mai4x200m freestyle relay
Bronze medal – third place1989 Kuala Lumpur1500m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1989 Kuala Lumpur200m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place1991 Manila400m individual medley
Bronze medal – third place1993 Singapore200m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place1993 Singapore200m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place1995 Chiang Mai4x100m medley relay

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

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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

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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

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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

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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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  1. ↑ Lim, Han Ming (26 June 2005). "Kohs take the plunge with a difference". The New Paper. p. 59.
  2. ↑ "Oxford Bound" Archived 6 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine USC News, 8 May 1995.
  3. ↑ Yoki Chow, "Education and Sports - The Perfect Balance" Archived 6 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine, British Council Singapore, URL last accessed 7 December 2006.
  4. ↑ "Marathon swim for charity", Straits Times, 12 November 2007
  5. ↑ "Against all odds By LEONG SU-LIN". Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
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