Roy Chan Kum Wah (born 28 November 1955) is a Singaporean former swimmer and skin doctor. He competed at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...

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 The 6th Asian Games also known as Bangkok 1970, were held from 9 to 20 December 1970 in Bangkok, Thailand.- - Seoul, South Korea, had been selected to host the 6th Games but it declined due to both financial reasons and security threats from ne ...

Education

Chan attended the

Anglo-Chinese School Anglo-Chinese School (ACS) is a family of Methodist schools in Singapore and Indonesia. It was founded in 1886 by Bishop William Fitzjames Oldham as an extension of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Its students and alumni are referred to as "ACS ...

. He was awarded the President's Scholarship in 1974 and went on to study at the

University of Singapore The National University of Singapore (NUS) is a national public research university in Singapore. It was officially established in 1980 by the merging of the University of Singapore and Nanyang University. The university offers degree program ...

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

. At the

1971 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games The 1971 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, officially known as the 6th Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, were a Southeast Asian multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 11 to 18 December 1971 with 15 sports featured in the games. I ...

, Chan won three gold medals at the 100 m butterfly, 200 m butterfly and 400 m individual medley. 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.

Medical career

In 1988, Chan joined the National Skin Centre as a skin doctor. 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 His other brother

Mark Chan Mark Chan (born 1958) is a Singaporean composer, recording artist, singer, instrumentalist, poet, and painter. He studied fine arts at the Edinburgh College of Art

is a composer, whereas his other sister

Victoria Chan-Palay Victoria Lye-Hua Chan-Palay (born 9 October 1945) is a Singaporean-born neuroscientist who has worked in the United States and Switzerland. Early life and education Chan is the second daughter of noted Singaporean swimming coach Dr. Chan Ah Kow. A ...

became a prominent neuroscientist in the United States and Switzerland. Chan's niece

Marina Chan Marina Chan (born Nur Marina Chan Si Min Alif Abdullah; 24 December 1997) is a Singaporean freestyle and butterfly swimmer. Hailing from a prominent swimming family, Chan only took up the sport in her first year of high school. She has represen ...

is also an national swimmer for Singapore.

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