Neo Chwee Kok
Neo Chwee Kok, John Paul was a legendary Singaporean swimmer who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was ranked third in a list of Singapore's 50 Greatest Athletes of the Century by The Straits Times in 1999.
Early life
Neo was born the fifth child in a family of eight in Singapore but grew up on Pulau Sambu, Riau, Indonesia.Swimming career
In 1951, Neo was part of the Singapore contingent participating at the inaugural Asian Games. Neo won 400m, 800m and 1,500m and the freestyle events and a silver at the 3x100m medley event.In 1952, Neo was selected for the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland.
After retiring from competitive swimming, Neo became a coach at Singapore Swimming Club.