Pat Chan

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chan.
Pat Chan
Chan in 1966
Personal information
Full namePatricia Chan Li-Yin
NationalitySingapore
Born (1954-04-12) 12 April 1954 (age 70)
Colony of Singapore
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke, Freestyle, Medley
ClubChinese Swimming Club
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Singapore
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1970 Bangkok 400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1970 Bangkok 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1970 Bangkok 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1966 Bangkok 100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 1966 Bangkok 200 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1966 Bangkok 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Bangkok 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Bangkok 200 m freestyle
SEA Games
Gold medal – first place 1965 Kuala Lumpur 100m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1965 Kuala Lumpur 200m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1965 Kuala Lumpur 400m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1965 Kuala Lumpur 100m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 1965 Kuala Lumpur 200m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 1965 Kuala Lumpur 200m individual medley
Gold medal – first place 1965 Kuala Lumpur 4x100m freestyle relay
Gold medal – first place 1967 Bangkok 100m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1967 Bangkok 200m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1967 Bangkok 400m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1967 Bangkok 100m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1967 Bangkok 200m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1967 Bangkok 100m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 1967 Bangkok 200m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 1967 Bangkok 200m individual medley
Gold medal – first place 1971 Kuala Lumpur 100m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1971 Kuala Lumpur 200m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1971 Kuala Lumpur 400m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1973 Singapore 100m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1973 Singapore 100m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1973 Singapore 200m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1973 Singapore 200m individual medley
Gold medal – first place 1973 Singapore 4x100m freestyle relay
Gold medal – first place 1973 Singapore 4x100m medley relay

Patricia Chan Li-Yin (陈丽燕; born 12 April 1954), popularly known as Pat Chan and the "Golden Girl", is a retired swimmer from Singapore. Between 1965 and 1973 she won 39 gold medals at Southeast Asian Games, which was the best achievement for a Singaporean athlete in any sport until 2005. She competed in eight events at the 1966 and 1970 Asian Games and won 3 silver and 5 bronze medals.[1] At the 1970 Games she set a national record in the 200 m backstroke that stood for 23 years. At the 1972 Summer Olympics she was the flag bearer for Singapore and competed in the 100 m and 200 m backstroke events, but failed to reach the finals.[2] Chan was named the Best Sportswoman of Singapore for five consecutive years (1967–1971).[3] In 2002, she was inducted into the Singapore Sports Council Hall of Fame and ranked fourth among Singapore's 50 greatest athletes.[4]

Chan retired from competitions in 1973, aged 19, to become the first Singaporean female professional coach. She later turned to journalism, and currently runs her own media company, Visus Inq.[4]

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