Roy Chan

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| full_name = Roy Chan Kum Wah

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| birth_place = Colony of Singapore

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Roy Chan Kum Wah (born 28 November 1955) is a Singaporean former swimmer and skin doctor. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in the 100 m and 200 m butterfly and 200 m medley events, but failed to reach the finals. He was part of the 4×200 m relay team that won a bronze medal at the 1970 Asian Games.{{cite web|url=http://www.singaporeolympics.com/files/Asian-Games-Winners3.pdf |title=Asian Games Winners |publisher=Singapore National Olympic Council |year=2002 |access-date=2012-11-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100412074517/http://www.singaporeolympics.com/files/Asian-Games-Winners3.pdf |archive-date=12 April 2010 }}

Education

Chan attended the Anglo-Chinese School. He was awarded the President's Scholarship in 1974 and went on to study at the University of Singapore.{{cite news |date=1972-03-13 |title=Swimmer Roy also shines in studies |work=The Straits Times |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19720313-1.2.35 |access-date=2012-11-03}}{{Cite web |date=6 June 1974 |title=Scholar Roy may give up swimming |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/newnation19740606-1.2.21.7 |access-date=2022-08-05 |website=eresources.nlb.gov.sg |page=2 |language=en-SG}}{{cite news |date=1974-07-17 |title=Roy to unveil plaque at Ocean Building |work=The Straits Times |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19740717-1.2.45 |access-date=2012-11-03}}

Swimming career

Chan and his siblings were coached by their father, Chan Ah Kow.

Chan won the bronze medal at the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay at the 1970 Asian Games.

At the 1971 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, Chan won three gold medals at the 100 m butterfly, 200 m butterfly and 400 m individual medley.{{Cite web |date=5 May 1973 |title=I am keeping my reserves for Seap: Roy |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19730505-1.2.137 |access-date=2022-08-05 |website=eresources.nlb.gov.sg |page=30 |language=en-SG}}

On 27 April 1973, Chan broke the national record for 400 m individual medley during an international meet between Indonesia and Singapore.

Chan competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics.{{Cite web |date=19 August 1972 |title=S'PORE OFF TO LEARN |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19720819-1.2.136.3 |access-date=2022-08-05 |website=eresources.nlb.gov.sg |page=29 |language=en-SG}}

Medical career

In 1988, Chan joined the National Skin Centre as a skin doctor.{{Cite news |last=Tan |first=Audrey |last2=Boh |first2=Samantha |date=18 August 2016 |title=Ex-swim star wins healthcare award |page=B7 |work=The Straits Times}} He also founded a charity Action for Aids in the same year.

In 2016, Chan was awarded the National Outstanding Clinician Award, part of the National Medical Excellence Awards given out by the Ministry of Health.

Personal life

Chan's siblings were also national swimmers for Singapore, Patricia Chan, Alex Chan Meng Wah and Bernard Chan Cheng Wah{{cite news|url=http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19780804-1.2.162.3.aspx|title=Swim star weds|work=The Straits Times|date=1978-08-04|access-date=2012-11-03}}{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsmuseum.com.sg/olympism/asian_games/locations.html|title=Host Nations and Representatives for the Asian Games|publisher=Sports Museum of Singapore|access-date=2012-11-03|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120106045954/http://www.sportsmuseum.com.sg/olympism/asian_games/locations.html|archive-date=6 January 2012|df=dmy-all}} His other brother Mark Chan is a composer,{{cite news|url=http://www.fridae.asia/newsfeatures/2004/03/22/30.little-night-music-with-pat-chan-march-26|title=Little night music with Pat Chan|work=Fridae Asia|date=2004-03-22|access-date=2012-11-03}}{{cite news|url=http://finance.cctv.com/special/C19252/20070905/102411.shtml|title=陈国华|work=China Central Television|date=2007-09-05|access-date=2012-11-03}} whereas his other sister Victoria Chan-Palay became a prominent neuroscientist in the United States and Switzerland.{{cite news|url=http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19750615-1.2.6.aspx|first=Ranee|last=Govindram|title=Ex-swim star gets rare varsity honour; Harvard award for Dr. Chan's daughter Vicky|work=The Straits Times|date=1975-06-15|access-date=2012-11-01}}

Chan's niece Marina Chan is also an national swimmer for Singapore.{{cite news|last=Toh Ting Wei|title=Marina keeps Chan name flying|url=http://news.asiaone.com/news/sports/marina-keeps-chan-name-flying|newspaper=The Straits Times|publisher=Singapore Press Holdings|location=Singapore|via=AsiaOne|date=11 June 2014|access-date=15 September 2014}}

References

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{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/roy-chan-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418064549/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/roy-chan-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18 |title=Roy Chan}}

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