Desmond Koh Mun Kit (born
May 19, 1973) is a former
competitive swimmer from Singapore
and represented the nation in numerous
international competitions over a period of more than 10 years
including 5 years as Captain. He started his foray in
banking in investment banking London in 1996 and is currently a
director at
Credit Suisse Private
Bank. He is founder and investor to several businesses including of
SPORTinc, Jacob and Cody, Gnomadic Publishing to name a few.
Desmond represented the Republic in three
Olympics (1988, 1992, 1996), three
Asian Games (1990, 1994, 1998), one
Commonwealth Games (1998), one World
Championships (1991) and five
Southeast Asian Games (1987, 1989,
1991, 1993, 1995). His younger brother, Gerald, also represented
Singapore at the Olympics. Although he is no longer representing
the Republic, some of Koh's national swimming records are still
unbroken.
He
graduated from the University of Southern
California
with a (B.S. in (Electrical Engineering)) and was
subsequently awarded a Rhodes
Scholarship, to study at Oxford
where he
obtained an MPhil in Management Studies (Finance and
Economics).
Desmond is married to
Nadya
Hutagalung, a well known personality in Asia. She was one of
MTV's most recognized VJs in the early 90s. His two brother, Terry
and Gerald were also both national swimmers and are also in the
finance industry. Terry is a Barclays Capital while Gerald is at
PIMCO Asset Management. Desmond is also an active fundraiser,
volunteer and contributor to various non-profit causes and
organizations in Singapore and has sat on numerous committees and
boards including National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre,
Remaking Singapore, Committee on Sporting Singapore, Singapore
Sports School Ltd, Singapore Amateur Swimming Association.
National records
Koh broke four national records, including:
- 200m Breaststroke - 2:21.87, 29 July 1992 (Current record:
2:21.06, 21 June 2007)
- 400m Individual Medley - 4:28.95, 27 July 1992 (Still
unbroken)
References
- "Marathon swim for charity", Straits Times, 12 Nov 2007
- "Oxford Bound" USC News, 8 May 1995.
- Yoki Chow, "Education and Sports - The Perfect Balance",
British Council Singapore, URL last accessed 2006-12-07.
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