Tay Chin Joo

Tay Chin Joo (born 12 May 1955) is a former national Singaporean swimmer. She competed in the women's 100 metre butterfly at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[2]

Tay Chin Joo

Personal information
Born	12 May 1955 Singapore
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Asian Games 0 3 4 Southeast Asian Games 9 7 1 Total 9 10 5 Asian Games [1] Bangkok 1970 4x100m Freestyle Relay Bangkok 1970 4x100m Medley Relay Tehran 1974 4x100m Freestyle Relay Bangkok 1966 4x100m Freestyle Relay Bangkok 1970 100m Butterfly Tehran 1974 100m Butterfly Tehran 1974 4x100m Medley Relay Southeast Asian Games [1] Kuala Lumpur 1965 4x100m Freestyle Relay Bangkok 1967 4x100m Freestyle Relay Bangkok 1967 4x100m Medley Relay Rangoon 1969 4x100m Freestyle Relay Rangoon 1969 4x100m Medley Relay Kuala Lumpur 1971 4x100m Freestyle Relay Kuala Lumpur 1971 4x100m Freestyle Relay Kuala Lumpur 1971 100m Butterfly Kuala Lumpur 1971 200m Butterfly Bangkok 1967 100m Butterfly Bangkok 1967 200m Butterfly Rangoon 1969 100m Butterfly Rangoon 1969 200m Butterfly Rangoon 1969 200m Individual Medley Rangoon 1969 100m Freestyle Kuala Lumpur 1971 200m Individual Medley Bangkok 1967 200m Individual Medley

She was the only swimmer to qualify for the 1972 Munich Olympics on qualifying times set by FINA. [3][4]

She became the youngest Singaporean to win a gold medal in 1965 at the South-East Asia Peninsula Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[5][6]

Tay was Vice President (Synchronised Swimming) at the Singapore Swimming Association for 8 years.[7] Her story of bringing the national synchronised swimming team was told in an interview for the illustrated reference book "Great Lengths: Singapore's Swimming Pools".[8]

At present, Tay is a member of the Legacy Council, which was established in 2015 to highlight and showcase the aquatic fraternity's achievements.[9]

She has represented Singapore in 4 SEA Games, 3 Asian Games, and the 1970 British Commonwealth Games. She also represented the nation at the 1971 Hapoel Games.[10][1][11]

She was named Singapore's Sportswoman of the Year in 1973, and received the Individual Meritorious Award in 1971 and 1972.[12]

She represented Singapore at the following games:[1][11]

• 1965 Southeast Asian Games (One gold)
• 1966 Asian Games (One bronze)
• 1967 Southeast Asian Games (Two golds, two silvers, one bronze)
• 1969 Southeast Asian Games (Two golds, four silvers)
• 1970 Asian Games (Two silvers, one bronze)
• 1971 Southeast Asian Games (Four golds, one silver)
• 1974 Asian Games (One silver, two bronzes)

References

1. http://www.singaporeolympics.com/pdf/SEAGamesPastWinners1959_1975_1.pdf
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tay Chin Joo Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
3. "Chin Joo quits Games squad". Retrieved 29 May 2018.
4. "STARS THAT GLOW WITH PROMISE..." Retrieved 29 May 2018.
5. "Schooling a legend in the making, says Patricia Chan". Retrieved 29 May 2018.
6. https://repository.nie.edu.sg/bitstream/10497/14336/1/Sports-09-1999-21.pdf
7. migration (5 June 2015). "Synchronised swimming: Finally, a reason to smile". The Straits Times. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
8. "SPECIAL PROJECT". Kucinta Books. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
9. hermes (20 May 2016). "Age, nationality not key in coach pick". The Straits Times. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
10. Singapore Olympians: The Complete Who's Who 1936-2004, Nick Aplin, SNP International Publishing Pte. Ltd. p 162-164
11. https://web.archive.org/web/20100412074517/http://www.singaporeolympics.com/files/Asian-Games-Winners3.pdf
12. http://www.singaporeolympics.com/singapore-sports-awards