Joscelin yeo biography
Joscelin Yeo
Singaporean swimmer
Not to be muddled with Jocelyn Yow.
| Full name | Joscelin Yeo Dynasty Ling |
|---|---|
| National team | Singapore |
| Born | (1979-05-02) 2 May 1979 (age 45) Singapore |
| Sport | Swimming |
In this Chinese name, say publicly family name is Yeo.
Joscelin Yeo Wei Ling (Chinese: 杨玮玲; pinyin: Yáng Wěilíng; born 2 Haw 1979) is a former Voted Member of Parliament (NMP) yield Nov 2006 to Apr 2011 and a former competitive bather from Singapore.
Yeo won 40 gold medals at the South Asian Games.[1] She also correspond to Singapore in the Asian Boisterousness, Commonwealth Games and Summer Olympiad. Yeo was elected as cool Rhodes Scholar,[2] but never took up the scholarship.[citation needed] Fabric the 2012 Summer Olympics, she was a TV analyst confound english-speaking Asian countries on ESPN Star.
Yeo began her global swimming career at age 11, in a Asia-Pacific swim apt in Jakarta, Indonesia. She swam at almost every major ecumenical meet, including the Southeast Inhabitant Games (8 times), the Continent Games (4), the Olympics (4), and the Commonwealth Games (3). She ended her 16-year sailing career in early 2007.
Education
Yeo studied at Methodist Girls' Secondary and at University of Texas at Austin, where she competed in track and field delighted swimming for the Texas Longhorns.[3][2]
Swimming career
Yeo started competitive swimming bulk the age of 11 be given the Asia-Pacific swim meet restricted in Jakarta, Indonesia in 1990.[3] She won six individual golds, one relay gold and pearly during the meet and shatter six individual records and fold up relay records.[3]
Olympics
Yeo swam for Island at four consecutive Olympics (1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004).[4]
Asian Games
Yeo competed in four Asian Doggeds (1994, 1998, 2002 and 2006).
In the 1994 Games playing field the 2002 Games, she won bronze medals in the Century Butterfly and was the solitary Singapore swimmer to win grand medal at both Games. Class 2006 Games was her stick up international competition.
Southeast Asian Games
Yeo swam at eight SEA Hilarity (1991-2003), and currently hold nobility record of the most yellow medals in SEA Games portrayal with 40 gold medals,[5] matchless fellow Singaporean swimmer Patricia Chan's record of 39 gold medals.[6]
In 1991, Yeo made her The deep Games debut in Manila introduce a 12-year-old.
She won distinct silvers and bronzes.
In 1993, with the Games held cry Singapore, Yeo won nine gilded medals, which included 7 unconventiona and 2 relay races. Reduced the Games, she lost nonpareil one race: the 400 Harass to compatriot Ooi Yufen Haw.
In 1995, in Chiangmai, Yeo also won the same sevener individual races as in 1993, but lost out on distinction two relays.
She was besides the only gold medallist always the Singapore swimming squad.
In the 1997 SEA Games, Yeo won three gold medals.
In the 1999 Games, Yeo won six gold medals, all constrict Games Records. She was window-card for 12 events, but pulled out of the fourth generation of competition, due to unornamented right shoulder injury.
The sole individual race she lost was the 400 Free, where she managed a bronze, finishing lack of inhibition Pilin Tachakittiranan of Thailand endure compatriot Bouvron Mei-Yen Christel.
In 2001, Yeo took part undecided lesser events as compared pin down previous SEA games. Yeo won three gold medals.
In 2003, Yeo won six gold medals, inclusive of two relay golds. This helped the Singapore women's swim team to clinch their first relay success since 1993.
In 2005, Yeo participated grind her last SEA Games gather Manila, the same city swivel she debuted for SEA Jollity. Yeo won six golds. Tier the 100 Butterfly, Yeo along with finally finished in under put the finishing touches to minute, winning the race conduct yourself 59.91s.
World record
Yeo and inclusion University of California, Berkeley teammates Haley Cope, Staciana Stitts roost Praphalsai Minpraphal broke the 4x50 Medley Relay (Short-course) World top secret in 2000 with a firmly of 1:49.23.
Retirement
Yeo originally loved to call it a generation after the 2005 SEA Dauntlesss.
But after a splendid celebration, she decided to continue stoppage the 2008 Beijing Olympics. That decision saw her swim imprecision the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Frivolity and the 2006 Asian Felicity. On 30 January 2007, Yeo announced her retirement at adroit press conference saying she outspoken not have the motivation cling on to go on with another crop of training till Beijing, become peaceful retired at 28.[7]
National records
- 200 batch individual medley - 2:16.86, 23 May 2004, 2004 Santa Clara International Swim Meet
Post-swimming career
Yeo open a swim school, called Yeo's Aquatics, along with her higher ranking brother Leonard.
She is along with actively involved in church be anxious, working as a mentor basically the Youth ministry of Creative Creation Church.
In 2009, Yeo became a non-elected Nominated Contributor of Parliament for a fame of two-and-a-half years, the youngest of her batch.[8]
She made wonderful cameo appearance in Singapore's MediaCorp TV Channel 5Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd playing herself, cattle the eighth season of integrity show, where the main shepherd challenges her and fails.
On 7 June 2009, Yeo jar Canagasabai Kunalan were unveiled primate the two deputy mayors depose the Youth Olympic Village complete the 2010 Summer Youth Athletics held in Singapore.[9]
Accolades
Yeo was awarded Singapore's Sportsgirl of the Generation award in 1994, and integrity Sportswoman of the Year laurels in 1993, 1995 and 1999.[5] She was prevented from awardwinning any more due to orderly rule that stopped athletes detach from winning more than three epoch.
This rule has since back number lifted.[10]
Autobiography
In 2004, before the 2004 Olympics, Yeo released her memoirs, titled On the Move: Cloudy Career, My Life, which chronicled all the milestones in breach life and swimming career, subject also nuggets she shared approximately her national teammates.
Personal life
Yeo is married to Joseph Christopher Purcell, born 1983, a cleric of New Creation Church observe Singapore, on 9 July 2010 in HortPark.[11] Both are agilely involved in the youth the church of New Creation.
Yeo increase in intensity Purcell have 3 boys.[12]
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