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Ex-national swimmer Irving Ng has died at age 43

SINGAPORE – Former national swimmer Irving Ng, who competed at the 1989 South-east Asian (SEA) Games, died last Saturday (Feb 21). He was 43.

Former national swimmer Irving Ng died on Feb 21, 2015. He was 43. Photo: Seapmasters.com

Former national swimmer Irving Ng died on Feb 21, 2015. He was 43. Photo: Seapmasters.com

SINGAPORE – Former national swimmer Irving Ng, who competed at the 1989 South-east Asian (SEA) Games, died last Saturday (Feb 21). He was 43.

TODAY understands that the father-of-two suffered a heart attack while jogging in a park.

A physical education teacher at Hai Sing Catholic School, Ng’s swimming career saw him winning a men’s 100m backstroke silver at the 1989 Kuala Lumpur SEA Games, before joining teammates David Lim, Desmond Koh, and Kenneth Yeo to clinch the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay gold.

Ng decided to pursue a career in education after retiring from the national team, and he was recently nominated for the President’s Award for Teachers.

Despite retiring from competitive swimming, Ng continued to contribute in other ways. In July 2012, Ng and some former national swimmers founded a swimming group, ‘Oldies but Goodies’, to exercise and keep fit together. Ng oversaw the training programme for the group, which has participated in Masters swimming meets in Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore.

Ng’s sudden passing has shocked the swimming community, and Singapore Swimming Association (SSA) president Lee Kok Choy said: “It is with deep regret that we have lost one of our swimming stars who was also a respected team member, passionate teacher and a friend to many.”

 

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