Singapore sport gets $500,000 boost via SOF-Edwin Lee Yong Chuan Sports Fund

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(From left) Ms Nicole Lee, daughter of the late Edwin Lee, alongside Singapore National Olympic Council president Grace Fu, presents a $500,000 check on behalf of the Lee Kim Tah Family Foundation to Singapore Olympic Foundation chairman Ng Ser Miang.

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Summary

• Edwin Lees family donated $500,000 via the Lee Kim Tah Foundation to the Singapore Olympic Federation, honouring his passion for sport and athletes.
• Singapore Aquatics (SAQ) launched the SAQ Next Gen Coaching Scholarship, funded by the donation, to develop local coaches at the SAQ National Training Centre.
• The scholarship provides a stipend and training in a high-performance environment, integrating sports science to improve coaching quality in Singapore.

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SINGAPORE - When he was 12, Gary Tan had an opportunity that most young swimmers could only dream of – a trip to the United States for a training programme.

Tan, now the national coach and performance director (swimming) at Singapore Aquatics (SAQ),recalls the experience as something that inspired him to pursue his love for swimming and sport even further. In the decade that followed, he went on to set four national swimming records and represented Singapore twice in the Olympics.

The 43-year-old remains grateful to the man