fullname birth_place sport birth_date article_title name
roy chan kum wah singapore swimming 28 november 1955 roy chan
 roy chan
roy chan

roy chan kum wah -lrb- born 28 november 1955 -rrb- is a retired swimmer from singapore .
he competed at the 1972 summer olympics in the 100 m and 200 m butterfly and 200 m medley events , but failed to reach the finals .
he was part of the 4 × 200 m relay team that won a bronze medal at the 1970 asian games .
chan attended the anglo-chinese school , where aside from distinction in swimming he also excelled academically , earning a president 's scholarship .
chan and his siblings were coached by their father , chan ah kow , the singaporean coach of the year in 1970 and 1971 .
his sister patricia chan also competed at the 1970 asian games and 1972 summer olympics .
his brothers , alex chan meng wah and bernard chan cheng wah , were also swimmers , the latter competing at the 1966 asian games and 1964 summer olympics .
his other brother mark chan is a composer , whereas his other sister victoria chan-palay became a prominent neuroscientist in the united states and switzerland .
his niece marina chan is also an international swimmer .
