Pat Chan

Patricia Chan Li-Yin (陈丽燕; born 12 April 1954), popularly known as Pat Chan and the "Golden Girl", is a retired swimmer from Singapore. Between 1965 and 1973 she won 39 gold medals at Southeast Asian Games, which was the best achievement for a Singaporean athlete in any sport until 2005. She competed in eight events at the 1966 and 1970 Asian Games and won 3 silver and 5 bronze medals.^[1] At the 1970 Games she set a national record in the 200 m backstroke that stood for 23 years. At the 1972 Summer Olympics she was the flag bearer for Singapore and competed in the 100 m and 200 m backstroke events, but failed to reach the finals.^[2] Chan was named the Best Sportswoman of Singapore for five consecutive years (1967–1971).^[3] In 2002, she was inducted into the Singapore Sports Council Hall of Fame and ranked fourth among Singapore's 50 greatest athletes.^[4]

Chan retired from competitions in 1973, aged 19, to become the first Singaporean female professional coach. She later turned to journalism, and currently runs her own media company, Visus Inq.^[4]

Patricia and her siblings were coached by their father, Chan Ah Kow, the Singaporean Coach of the Year in 1970 and 1971. Her brother Roy Chan Kum Wah, won a bronze medal at the 1970 Asian Games in the ×ばつ200 m relay.^{[1] [5] [6]} Her two other brothers, Alex Chan Meng Wah and Bernard Chan Cheng Wah, were swimmers too; the latter competed at the 1966 Asian Games and 1964 Summer Olympics.^{[7] [8]} Her other brother Mark Chan is a composer,^{[9] [10]} while her elder sister, Victoria Chan-Palay is a prominent neuroscientist in the United States and Switzerland.^[11] Her niece, Marina, is an international swimmer.^[12]

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• 1954 births
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• Singaporean sportspeople of Chinese descent
• Singaporean female backstroke swimmers
• Olympic swimmers for Singapore
• Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics
• Asian Games silver medalists for Singapore
• Asian Games bronze medalists for Singapore
• Asian Games medalists in swimming
• Swimmers at the 1966 Asian Games
• Swimmers at the 1970 Asian Games
• Medalists at the 1966 Asian Games
• Medalists at the 1970 Asian Games
• Commonwealth Games competitors for Singapore
• Swimmers at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
• Swimmers at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
• Singaporean female freestyle swimmers
• Singaporean female medley swimmers
• SEA Games gold medalists for Singapore
• SEA Games medalists in swimming
• Competitors at the 1965 SEAP Games
• Competitors at the 1967 SEAP Games
• Competitors at the 1971 SEAP Games
• Competitors at the 1973 SEAP Games

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