Desmond Koh

This article is about the former Singapore national swimmer. For the Singaporean actor, host and DJ, see Dasmond Koh.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Koh.

Desmond Koh Mun Kit (born 19 May 1973) is a former competitive swimmer from Singapore. He has represented the nation in numerous international competitions over more than 10 years including 5 years as National Captain.

Desmond Koh

Personal information
Born	(1973-05-19) May 19, 1973 (age 52)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Medal record Representing  Singapore SEA Games 1989 Kuala Lumpur 400m individual medley 1991 Manila 200m backstroke 1991 Manila 200m individual medley 1993 Singapore 200m individual medley 1993 Singapore 400m individual medley 1995 Chiang Mai 100m backstroke 1995 Chiang Mai 200m individual medley 1995 Chiang Mai 400m individual medley 1995 Chiang Mai 4x200m freestyle relay 1989 Kuala Lumpur 1500m freestyle 1989 Kuala Lumpur 200m butterfly 1991 Manila 400m individual medley 1993 Singapore 200m breaststroke 1993 Singapore 200m butterfly 1995 Chiang Mai 4x100m medley relay

Swimming career

Koh represented Singapore in three Olympics (1988, 1992, 1996),^[1] three Asian Games (1990, 1994, 1998), one Commonwealth Games (1998), one World Championships (1991), and five Southeast Asian Games (1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995).

Koh had four national records, including:

• 200m Breaststroke - 2:21.87, 29 July 1992
• 400m Individual Medley - 4:28.95, 27 July 1992

Business career

Koh is the Managing Director at an international private bank and his team serves private families and family offices in Southeast Asia. He leads a sustainability task force at the bank and runs "ConsciousCircle", a community of asset and wealth owners.

Koh sits on the Boards of several non-profit entities in Singapore and the USA, focused on education and health.

Education

Koh graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in Electrical Engineering and was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship^[2][3] to study at Oxford where he obtained an MPhil in Management Studies (Finance and Economics).

Personal life

Koh's younger brother, Gerald, also represented Singapore at the Olympics.^[4]

Koh married Nadya Hutagalung, an Indonesian-Australian model and actress.^[5]