Thum Ping Tjin
ABOUT THUM PING TJIN
Olympic swimmer who became the first Singaporean to swim the English Channel in 2005.
He began his studies at Harvard when he was only 16 years-old, graduating in 2000.
He represented Singapore at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
His younger brother was also a member of Singapore's national swimming team.
He is a huge Fred Astaire fan.
