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Joscelin Yeo is a 41-year-old Singaporean swimmer who was born on 2 May, 1979 in Seoul, South Korea. She is a two-time Olympic medalist, having won a bronze medal in the 200m individual medley at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and a silver medal in the 100m butterfly at the 2004 Athens Olympics. She is also a four-time Asian Games gold medalist and a four-time Southeast Asian Games gold medalist.
Yeo began swimming at the age of seven and was soon competing in international competitions. She won her first international medal at the 1995 Southeast Asian Games in Chiang Mai, Thailand, where she won a gold medal in the 200m individual medley. She went on to win gold medals in the 200m individual medley at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand, and the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea.
Yeo is currently married to fellow Singaporean swimmer Ang Peng Siong. The couple have two children, a daughter and a son.
Yeo is currently the head coach of the Singapore Swimming Association's National Training Centre. She is also a motivational speaker and has written a book about her swimming career, titled "My Journey to the Olympics".
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Who Is Joscelin Yeo's Husband?
Her husband is Joseph Christopher Purcell (m. 2010)
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Sean Christopher Purcell, Michael Joseph Purcell, David Benjamin Purcell, Sarah Purcell |
Joscelin Yeo Net Worth
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Timeline
On 10 September 2011, Joscelin gave birth to a baby boy.
Yeo is married to Joseph Christopher Purcell, born 1983, a pastor of New Creation Church in Singapore, on 9 July 2010 in HortPark. Both are actively involved in the youth ministry of New Creation.
In 2009, Yeo became a non-elected Nominated Member of Parliament for a term of two-and-a-half years, the youngest of her batch.
On 7 June 2009, Yeo with Canagasabai Kunalan were unveiled as the two deputy mayors of the Youth Olympic Village for the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics held in Singapore.
Yeo originally wanted to call it a day after the 2005 SEA Games. But after a splendid performance, she decided to continue till the 2008 Beijing Olympics. This decision saw her swim at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games and the 2006 Asian Games. On 30 January 2007, Yeo announced her retirement at a press conference saying she did not have the motivation to go on with another year of training till Beijing, and retired at 28.
In 2005, Yeo participated in her last SEA Games in Manila, the same city where she debuted for SEA Games. Yeo won six golds. In the 100 Butterfly, Yeo also finally finished in under one minute, winning the race in 59.91s.
In 2004, before the 2004 Olympics, Yeo released her autobiography, titled On the Move: My Career, My Life, which chronicled all the milestones in her life and swimming career, and also nuggets she shared about her national teammates.
In 2003, Yeo won six gold medals, inclusive of two relay golds. This helped the Singapore women's swim team to clinch their first relay success since 1993.
In 2001, Yeo took part in lesser events as compared to previous SEA games. Yeo won three gold medals.
In the 1999 Games, Yeo won six gold medals, all in Games Records. She was slated for 12 events, but pulled out of the fourth day of competition, due to a right shoulder injury. The only individual race she lost was the 400 Free, where she managed a bronze, finishing behind Pilin Tachakittiranan of Thailand and compatriot Bouvron Mei-Yen Christel.
In 1995, in Chiangmai, Yeo also won the same seven individual races as in 1993, but lost out on the two relays. She was also the only gold medallist in the Singapore swimming squad.
Yeo competed in four Asian Games (1994, 1998, 2002 and 2006). In the 1994 Games and the 2002 Games, she won bronze medals in the 100 Butterfly and was the only Singapore swimmer to win a medal at both Games. The 2006 Games was her last international competition.
Yeo was awarded Singapore's Sportsgirl of the Year award in 1994, and the Sportswoman of the Year awards in 1993, 1995 and 1999. She was prevented from winning any more due to a rule that stopped athletes from winning more than three times. This rule has since been lifted.
In 1993, with the Games held in Singapore, Yeo won nine gold medals, which included 7 individual and 2 relay races. At the Games, she lost only one race: the 400 IM to compatriot Ooi Yufen May.
Yeo swam for Singapore at four consecutive Olympics (1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004).
Yeo swam at eight SEA Games (1991-2003), and currently hold the record of the most gold medals in SEA Games history with 40 gold medals, surpassing fellow Singaporean swimmer Patricia Chan's record of 39 gold medals.
In 1991, Yeo made her SEA Games debut in Manila as a 12-year-old. She won several silvers and bronzes.
Yeo began her international swimming career at age 11, at the 1990 Asian Games. 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.
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. She also represented Singapore in the Asian Games, Commonwealth Games and Summer Olympics. Yeo was elected as a Rhodes Scholar but never took up the scholarship. During the 2012 London Olympics, she was a TV analyst for certain Asian markets on ESPN Star Sports.
