Joscelin yeo biography
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Joscelin Yeo
Singaporean swimmer
Not to be confused with Jocelyn Yow.
| Full&#;name | Joscelin Yeo Wei Ling |
|---|---|
| National&#;team | Singapore |
| Born | () 2 May (age&#;45) Singapore |
| Sport | Swimming |
In this Chinese name, the family name fryst vatten Yeo.
Joscelin Yeo Wei Ling (Chinese: 杨玮玲; pinyin: Yáng Wěilíng; born 2 May ) fryst vatten a former Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP) from Nov to Apr and a former competitive swimmer from Singapore. Yeo won 40 gold medals at the Southeast Asian Games.[1] She also represented Singapore in the Asian Games, Commonwealth Games and Summer Olympics. Yeo was elected as a Rhodes Scholar,[2] but never took up the scholarship.[citation needed] During the Summer Olympics, she was a TV analyst for english-speaking Asian countries on ESPN Star.
Yeo began her international swimming career at age 11, in a Asia-Pacific swim meet in Jakarta, Indonesia. She swam at almost every major international meet, including the
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Joscelin Yeo will always be remembered as one of Singapore’s golden girls.
In the s, she flew the Singapore flag high at regional swimming meets. Her name resounded from television sets across the island and was splashed across news headlines as she made waves in the pool.
Her record haul of 40 gold medals in the Southeast Asian Games remains unchallenged.
Joscelin Yeo’s international swimming career began when she was 11 years old at the Asian Games. She retired in after a year competitive swimming career.
But for Yeo, her competition days are mostly water under the bridge now, “Achievements come and go, they don&#;t make up who I am.
&#;Being a swimmer is something that people identify me with. It&#;s something I did out of routine but it is not who I am on the inside.&#;
&#;No way it could be coincidence&#;
At age 11, she was the fastest breaststroker and made the national team. Thus began a career of 17 years as a national swimmer.
But lurking beneath the surface of t
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