Desmond Koh

Desmond Koh Mun Kit (born 19 May 1973) is a former competitive swimmer from Singapore and represented the nation in numerous international competitions over a period of more than 10 years including 5 years as National Captain.

This article is about the former Singapore national swimmer. For the Singaporean actor, host and DJ, see Dasmond Koh.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Koh.

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

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 taskforce at the bank and runs "ConsciousCircle", a community of asset and wealth owners.

Koh sits on Boards of several non-profit entities in Singapore and USA, focused 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
  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", 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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