US swim team train in Singapore before heading to Beijing Olympics

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Anyone would have been upset if he had turned up for a swim at the pool on a hot day only to find out that it was closed to its members. Yet, no one seemed to mind that the Singapore Island Country Club pool was off limits during the peak recreational period as the US Olympic Swim Team went though their paces in preparation for the Olympic Games in Beijing.
By |2008-12-06T16:28:53+08:00August 8th, 2008|swimming, World in Motion|3 Comments

Raffles schools complete unprecedented sweep of 6 swimming division titles

Traditional swimming powerhouse Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) had no answer this time to the prowess of the Raffles Institution swimmers as they surrendered both B and C boys Division swimming titles for the first time in living memory. Raffles Girls' School clinched both the B and C girls Division titles while Raffles Junior College captured both the A Division boys and girls titles for good measure.

By |2008-10-19T20:03:50+08:00July 9th, 2008|swimming, Youth in Motion|28 Comments

Doreen Teo: “The focus is on character building…”

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How do you raise an elite athlete? Red Sports interviews Adrian and Doreen Teo to find out. Mr and Mrs Teo are the parents of Nicolette Teo, one of Singapore’s most bemedalled swimmers. Nicolette currently holds 9 SEA Games golds, 7 silvers and 1 bronze; she is a two-time Olympian and holds 4 national swimming records.
By |2008-05-11T10:59:24+08:00May 10th, 2008|swimming, The Red Sports Interview|2 Comments
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