David Lim (swimmer)

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.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lim.
David Lim
Personal information
Full nameDavid Lim Fong Jock[1]
NationalitySingapore
Born (1966-09-08) 8 September 1966[1]
Singapore
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight75 kg (165 lb) (1988)[1]
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke, Medley, Freestyle
College teamBYU Cougars[2]
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Singapore
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place1986 Seoul4×100 m freestyle relay
Bronze medal – third place1986 Seoul4×200 m freestyle relay
Bronze medal – third place1990 Beijing4×100 m freestyle relay

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
  1. "David Lim Olympic factsheet". The New Paper. 9 September 1988. p. 34.
  2. "David Lim athlete profile". BYU Cougars. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  3. "SEA Games past winners, 1977–1991" (PDF). Singapore National Olympic Council. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  4. Yeo, Wilfred (23 September 1986). "Switch success". The Straits Times. p. 31.
  5. Yeo, Wilfred (25 September 1986). "Bronze is the best but freestyle quartet set a national record". The Straits Times. p. 29.
  6. Tay, Cheng Khoon (27 September 1990). "Men's 400m freestyle relay quartet land bronze to end drought". The Straits Times. p. 29.
  7. "Sportsman of The Year". Singapore National Olympic Council. Archived from the original on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  8. "Team of The Year". Singapore National Olympic Council. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  9. "Swimmer David's 'biggest prize'". The Straits Times. 9 August 1990. p. 26.
  10. "Founder – David Lim Fong Jock (BBM)". Swimfast Aquatic Group. Archived from the original on 20 June 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  11. "David Lim". LinkedIn. Archived from the original on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
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