Joscelin Yeo

Joscelin Yeo Wei Ling
Personal information
National teamSingapore
Born (1979-05-02) 2 May 1979 (age 45)
Singapore
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place Hiroshima 1994 100 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place Busan 2002 100 m butterfly
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place Singapore 1993 50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place Singapore 1993 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place Singapore 1993 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place Singapore 1993 100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place Singapore 1993 200 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place Singapore 1993 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place Singapore 1993 200 m individual medley
Gold medal – first place Singapore 1993 4×100 m freestyle relay
Gold medal – first place Singapore 1993 4×100 m medley relay
Gold medal – first place Chiangmai 1995 50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place Chiangmai 1995 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place Chiangmai 1995 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place Chiangmai 1995 400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place Chiangmai 1995 100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place Chiangmai 1995 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place Chiangmai 1995 200 m individual medley
Gold medal – first place Jakarta 1997 50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place Jakarta 1997 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place Jakarta 1997 200 m individual medley
Gold medal – first place Brunei 1999 50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place Brunei 1999 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place Brunei 1999 100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place Brunei 1999 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place Brunei 1999 200 m individual medley
Gold medal – first place Brunei 1999 400 m individual medley
Gold medal – first place Kuala Lumpur 2001 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place Kuala Lumpur 2001 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place Kuala Lumpur 2001 200 m individual medley
Gold medal – first place Vietnam 2003 50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place Vietnam 2003 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place Vietnam 2003 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place Vietnam 2003 200 m individual medley
Gold medal – first place Vietnam 2003 4×100 m freestyle relay
Gold medal – first place Vietnam 2003 4×100 m medley relay
Gold medal – first place Manila 2005 50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place Manila 2005 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place Manila 2005 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place Manila 2005 100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place Manila 2005 200 m individual medley
Gold medal – first place Manila 2005 4×100 m medley relay
Silver medal – second place Singapore 1993 400 m individual medley
Silver medal – second place Chiangmai 1995 4×100 m freestyle relay
Silver medal – second place Chiangmai 1995 4×100 m medley relay
Silver medal – second place Jakarta 1997 4×100 m freestyle relay
Silver medal – second place Brunei 1999 4×100 m freestyle relay
Silver medal – second place Brunei 1999 4×200 m freestyle relay
Silver medal – second place Kuala Lumpur 2001 50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place Kuala Lumpur 2001 4×100 m freestyle relay
Silver medal – second place Kuala Lumpur 2001 4×200 m freestyle relay
Silver medal – second place Kuala Lumpur 2001 4×100 m medley relay
Silver medal – second place Manila 2005 4×100 m freestyle relay
Silver medal – second place Manila 2005 4×200 m freestyle relay
Bronze medal – third place Jakarta 1997 100 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place Jakarta 1997 4×100 m medley relay
Bronze medal – third place Jakarta 1997 4×200 m freestyle relay

Joscelin Yeo Wei Ling (Chinese: 杨玮玲; pinyin: Yáng Wěilíng; born 2 May 1979) is a former Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP) from Nov 2006 to Apr 2011 and a former competitive swimmer from Singapore. Yeo won 40 gold medals at the Southeast Asian Games.[1] She also represented Singapore in the Asian Games, Commonwealth Games and Summer Olympics. Yeo was elected as a Rhodes Scholar,[2] but never took up the scholarship.[citation needed] During the 2012 Summer Olympics, she was a TV analyst for english-speaking Asian countries on ESPN Star.

Yeo began her international swimming career at age 11, in a Asia-Pacific swim meet in Jakarta, Indonesia. She swam at almost every major international meet, including the Southeast Asian Games (8 times), the Asian Games (4), the Olympics (4), and the Commonwealth Games (3). She ended her 16-year swimming career in early 2007.

  1. ^ Leong, Cubby. "SEA Games: Joscelin Yeo makes history". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 7 December 2006.
  2. ^ "Quick Facts on Joscelin Yeo". University of Texas at Austin. Archived from the original on 9 December 2007. Retrieved 7 December 2006.