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Russell Ong was Captain of Team Singapore Swimming who won a total of nine medals at the 2007, 2009, 2011, and 2013 Southeast Asian Games. [1]
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Russell Ong was Captain of Team Singapore Swimming who won a total of nine medals at the 2007, 2009, 2011, and 2013 Southeast Asian Games. [1]
Ong studied at Anglo-Chinese School (Independent). [2] He previously studied at University of Melbourne but gave up his studies there after returning to Singapore. [2] Ong resumed his studies in Singapore Management University. [2]
Ong won bronze medals in the 50m freestyle event at the 2007, 2009 and the 2011 Southeast Asian Games, [2] as well as a silver at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games.
In 2014, Ong became the chairman of the Athletes' Commission of the Singapore Swimming Association. [3]
In August 2015, Ong announced retirement from swimming after failing to qualify for the 2015 Southeast Asian Games. [4]
In 2012, Ong starred in a Singaporean horror film, Ghost Child . [2]
Ong starred in Mediacorp's Channel 5's drama series Lion Moms, [5] [6] and hosted Channel NewsAsia travelogue, Luxe Asia 4, showing lifestyles of Asia’s rich and famous people and expensive locations. [7]
Ong is also the co-founder and Chief Financial Officer of a Shanghai-based tech start-up. [7] [8]
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