First Asian Woman To Cross The Atlantic Solo
The first Asian female sailor to complete the Mini Transat sailing boat race was Elaine Chua San-San. She single-handedly sailed 4,153.85 km across the Atlantic Ocean in Nov 2005 from Brest, France to Martinique, West Indies. Read More »
First Round-The-World Clipper Race
The crew from Uniquely Singapore finished fifth in the 35,000-nautical-mile race around the globe. Starting on 18 Sep 2005 in Singapore, the race ended in Liverpool, UK on 29 Jul 2006. The Dubois 68 racing yacht was manned by a crew of 18, some of whom took part in the entire circumnavigation race while others took part in certain legs ... Read More »
First To Complete Death Valley Challenge
Lim Nghee Huat and Yong Yuen Cheng did the 217-km run across Death Valley, through extreme temperatures of up to 55 deg C and a vertical elevation of 4,000m from 19-21 Jul 2007. Both successfully scaled the summit of Whitney Portal to complete the race, Lim in a time of 51.49 hr and Yong in 54.39 hr. They were the ... Read More »
First Judo Olympian
9th dan KS Moorthy won a gold for Singapore at the 1965 SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur. Moorthy participated in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Read More »
Youngest To Win Gymnastic Gold In An International Tournament
The youngest gold medal winner in gymnastics was at the 1988 Asean Schools Gymnastics Championship in Bangkok, won by Eileen Chai Ee Juang at age 10. Read More »
