David Lim (swimmer)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lim.

David Lim Fong Jock, BBM (Chinese: 林方育; pinyin: Lín Fāngyù; born 8 September 1966) is a retired Singaporean swimmer. He won 28 medals, including ten individual and nine relay gold medals, at the Southeast Asian Games from 1981 to 1991.^[3] He was part of the Singapore freestyle relay teams that won three bronze medals at the 1986 and 1990 Asian Games.^[4][5][6] A two-time Olympian, Lim represented Singapore at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics.

David Lim

Personal information
Full name	David Lim Fong Jock[1]
Nationality	Singapore
Born	(1966-09-08) 8 September 1966 (age 58)[1] Singapore
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight	75 kg (165 lb) (1988)[1]
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke, Medley, Freestyle
College team	BYU Cougars[2]
Medal record Men's swimming Representing  Singapore Asian Games 1986 Seoul 4×100 m freestyle relay 1986 Seoul 4×200 m freestyle relay 1990 Beijing 4×100 m freestyle relay SEA Games 1981 Manila 200m backstroke 1981 Manila 4x100m freestyle relay 1981 Manila 100m backstroke 1981 Manila 4x200m freestyle relay

Lim is a three-time Singapore National Olympic Council Sportsman of the Year in 1986, 1988 and 1989, and a member of the Men's Swimming 4 × 100 m Freestyle Team of the Year in 1991.^[7][8] He was honoured with the Public Service Star for his contribution to sports by the Singapore government in 1990.^[9]

Lim currently coaches the Singapore national swimmers. He is the managing director of Swimfast Aquatic Group, a swimming school he founded in 1995.^[10][11]