Gary Tan (swimmer, born 1973)

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Gary Tan
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Full nameV Meng Tan
Born (1973-09-23) 23 September 1973 (age 49)
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Sport Swimming

V Meng "Gary" Tan (born 23 September 1973) is a Singaporean backstroke, butterfly and medley swimmer. He competed in four events at the 1992 Summer Olympics. [1]

In 1991, Tan got all three relay golds at the Southeast Asia Games. He also had Neo Chwee Kok as one of his coaches. [2]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gary Tan Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  2. "Tan V-Meng – Singapore National Olympic Council" . Retrieved 6 September 2023.