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Pat Chan

Chan in 1966
Personal information
Full name	Patricia Chan Li-Yin
Nationality	Singapore
Born	(1954-04-12) 12 April 1954 (age 70) Colony of Singapore
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke, Freestyle, Medley
Club	Chinese Swimming Club
Medal record Women's swimming Representing  Singapore Asian Games 1970 Bangkok 400 m freestyle 1970 Bangkok 4×100 m freestyle 1970 Bangkok 4×100 m medley 1966 Bangkok 100 m backstroke 1966 Bangkok 200 m medley 1966 Bangkok 4×100 m freestyle 1970 Bangkok 100 m freestyle 1970 Bangkok 200 m freestyle SEA Games 1965 Kuala Lumpur 100m freestyle 1965 Kuala Lumpur 200m freestyle 1965 Kuala Lumpur 400m freestyle 1965 Kuala Lumpur 100m butterfly 1965 Kuala Lumpur 200m butterfly 1965 Kuala Lumpur 200m individual medley 1965 Kuala Lumpur 4x100m freestyle relay 1967 Bangkok 100m freestyle 1967 Bangkok 200m freestyle 1967 Bangkok 400m freestyle 1967 Bangkok 100m backstroke 1967 Bangkok 200m backstroke 1967 Bangkok 100m butterfly 1967 Bangkok 200m butterfly 1967 Bangkok 200m individual medley 1971 Kuala Lumpur 100m freestyle 1971 Kuala Lumpur 200m freestyle 1971 Kuala Lumpur 400m freestyle 1973 Singapore 100m freestyle 1973 Singapore 100m backstroke 1973 Singapore 200m backstroke 1973 Singapore 200m individual medley 1973 Singapore 4x100m freestyle relay 1973 Singapore 4x100m medley relay

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. 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. Chan was named the Best Sportswoman of Singapore for five consecutive years (1967–1971). In 2002, she was inducted into the Singapore Sports Council Hall of Fame and ranked fourth among Singapore's 50 greatest athletes.

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.

Family

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 4×200 m relay. 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. Her other brother Mark Chan is a composer, while her elder sister, Victoria Chan-Palay is a prominent neuroscientist in the United States and Switzerland. Her niece, Marina, is an international swimmer.

References

1. ^ "Asian Games Winners" (PDF). Singapore National Olympic Council. 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
2. Pat Chan. sports-reference.com
3. Patricia Chan Archived 22 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine. sportsmuseum.com.sg
4. ^ "Patricia Chan Li Yin | Infopedia". eresources.nlb.gov.sg.
5. "Swimmer Roy also shines in studies". The Straits Times. 13 March 1972. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
6. "Roy to unveil plaque at Ocean Building". The Straits Times. 17 July 1974. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
7. "Swim star weds". The Straits Times. 4 August 1978. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
8. "Host Nations and Representatives for the Asian Games". Sports Museum of Singapore. Archived from the original on 6 January 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
9. "Little night music with Pat Chan". Fridae Asia. 22 March 2004. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
10. "陈国华". China Central Television. 5 September 2007. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
11. Govindram, Ranee (15 June 1975). "Ex-swim star gets rare varsity honour; Harvard award for Dr. Chan's daughter Vicky". The Straits Times. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
12. Toh Ting Wei (11 June 2014). "Marina keeps Chan name flying". The Straits Times. Singapore: Singapore Press Holdings. Archived from the original on 14 September 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014 – via AsiaOne.

External links

• Pat Chan at World Aquatics
• Pat Chan at Olympics.com
• Pat Chan at Olympedia
• Pat Chan at the Singapore National Olympic Council
• Pat Chan at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
• Patricia Chan at the Singapore National Olympic Council
• Patricia LI YIN-CHAN at Olympics.com

• 1954 births
• Living people
• 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