First Woman To Reach A World Swimming Finals
In Mar 2007, Singapore Sports School student Tao Li became the first Singapore woman to reach a World Championships final. In Melbourne, she achieved the seventh spot in the women’s 50m butterfly clocking 26.80 sec. Specialising in butterfly and backstroke events, Tao Li won 4 golds at the 2005 SEA Games. Read More »
Top Squash Player
From 1980 to 1989, Zainal Abidin was one of the world’s top squash players. He won the East Asian Squash Championship title 9 times and was also a 3-time Japan Open champion. His best achievement was in a team event, when in 1986, he led Singapore from nowhere to sixth in the World Team Championship. Singapore went on to become ... Read More »
Top Speed Skipper
Ariel Yue currently holds about half of all the national speed skipping records. She achieved 170 skips in the 30-sec alternate-feet (2011), 84 skips in the 30-sec double-under (2009), 120 skips in the 60-sec open-cross (2009), and 796 skips in the 3-min event (2011). Together with Aidal Jasmin, and her sisters Rachel and Amy, the Jumping Jewels team broke the ... Read More »
Most World Silat Titles
Sheik Alau’ddin bin Yacoob Marican, at 23, won the first world silat title in 1990 at the International Malaysia Open Championships. He also won the 1990 and 1994 Pencak Silat World Championships. From 1987 to 1999, his achievements included 11 golds, 2 silvers, and 3 bronzes from several tournaments. Read More »
First International Motor Sport Winner
Denis Lian became the first Singaporean to win an international motor sport title in 2002 when he won the Asian Formula 2000 Series. He was the first to compete in Europe when he participated in the Formula Palmer Audi Euroseries in 2005. He had also competed in the 2006/2007 A1 Grand Prix. Read More »
