Our Coaches

Academy Lead, Activesg Canoe Academy

• PhD Sports Biomechanics, Nanyang Technological University
• Valedictorian | Nanyang President's Graduate Scholar
• BSc Sport Science & Management (1st class), Nanyang Technological University
• Lee Kuan Yew Gold Medal | NTU President's Research Scholar | E.W. Barker Scholar
• International Canoe Federation Canoe-Kayak Sprint Level 3 Expert Coach (Presenter)
• International Council for Coaching Excellence Coach Developer (Level 3)
• Former Team Singapore national athlete
• 2013 Asian Canoeing Championships C1 200m & 500m 5th
• 2013 SEA Games Traditional boat 10-crew 1000m & 500m 4th
• 2012 Asian Canoe Marathon U23 K1 2nd
• 3x Inter Tertiary Champion (6x Medallist)
• Nanyang Technological University Full Colours Sports Award
• Game for Life (GFL) Competent Coach - Excellent

Lead Coach, ACA Squad, Paddle Lodge @ MacRitchie Reservoir

• Undergraduate, Bachelor of Sports and Physical Education with Management, Singapore University of Social Sciences
• International Canoe Federation Canoe-Kayak Sprint Level 3 Expert Coach (Presenter)
• International Council for Coaching Excellence Coach Developer (Level 1)
• Former Team Singapore national athlete
• 2x Southeast Asian Canoe Sprint Medallist
• 2015 SEA Games K4 1000m 4th
• 2012 Asian Canoe Marathon Junior K1 Champion
• 4x Inter Tertiary Medallist
• 3x Singapore Olympic Foundation-Peter Lim Scholarship
• Coach, Singapore Institute of Management
• Coach, Singapore Polytechnic (2023 Women's Champion, Men's 3rd)
• Game for Life (GFL) Competent Coach

Lead Coach, PAssion Wave @ Jurong Lake Gardens

• Bachelor of Communication Studies (Honours), Nanyang Technological University
• International Canoe Federation Canoe-Kayak Sprint Level 3 Expert Coach (Presenter)
• International Council for Coaching Excellence Coach Developer (Level 1)
• 2x Asian University Canoeing Medallist
• Nanyang Technological University Half Colours Sports Award
• Head Coach, Anglo-Chinese Junior College (2017 A Girls Champion)
• Head Coach, Gan Eng Seng School (2015 C Girls Champion)
• Head Coach, Beatty Secondary School
• Game for Life (GFL) Competent Coach - Excellent

Lead Coach,  Sports Hub Water Sports Centre @ Marina Reservoir

• BSc Life Sciences, National University of Singapore
• International Canoe Federation Canoe-Kayak Sprint Level 3 Expert Coach (Presenter)
• International Council for Coaching Excellence Coach Developer (Level 1)
• Current Team Singapore national athlete
• 2021 & 2015 SEA Games K1 1000m Champion (Singapore's 1st ever gold medal for men's Canoe Sprint), 2021 SEA Games K2 1000m Champion; 5x SEA Games Medallist
• 2018 Asian Games K2 1000m 4th; 2022 Asian Games K1 1000m 5th, K2 500m 6th
• SNOC Meritorious Award (Individual) 2016, 2017, 2021; (Team) 2021.
• Sports Excellence Scholarship 2014
• Assistant Coach, Singapore National Junior Kayak Team
• Game for Life (GFL) Competent Coach

Lead Coach, Sports Hub Water Sports Centre @ Marina Reservoir

• BA Sociology with Honours, Nanyang Technological University
• Former Team Singapore national athlete
• 2021 SEA Games K4 500m 4th
• 3x Southeast Asian Canoeing medallist
• 1x Inter Tertiary Champion (4x Medallist)
• Nanyang Technological University Full Colours Sports Award
• Singapore School Sports Council Colours Award

Lead Coach, PAssion Wave @ Bedok Reservoir

• BSc Sport Science & Management with Honours (Merit), Nanyang Technological University
• International Canoe Federation Canoe-Kayak Sprint Level 3 Expert Coach (Presenter)
• International Canoe Federation Canoe-Kayak Sprint Talent Identification Programme Coach
• 3x Southeast Asian Canoe Sprint Medallist
• 3x Inter Tertiary Champion (8x Medallist)
• Nanyang Technological University Half Colours Sports Award
• Coach, Temasek Secondary School
• Coach, Greendale Secondary School
• Game for Life (GFL) Competent Coach

Lead Coach (2IC), Paddle Lodge @ MacRitchie Reservoir

• Undergraduate, Business Management, Singapore Institute of Management - University of London
• 2019 Asia Pacific Regatta K1 200m 7th
• 2018 Youth Olympic Games Qualifiers representative
• 2018 Beatty Secondary School Loganathan Award for Excellence in Sports (Canoeing)

Coach, Paddle Lodge @ MacRitchie Reservoir

• BSc Sport and Exercise Science, Edinburgh Napier University
• Coach, Gan Eng Seng School
• Coach, Singapore Polytechnic (2023 Women's Champion, Men's 3rd)
• Game for Life (GFL) Competent Coach

Coach, Sports Hub Water Sports Centre @ Marina Reservoir

• Undergraduate, Singapore University of Technology and Design
• Current Team Singapore national athlete
• 2021 SEA Games K4 500m Bronze Medallist
• 2022 Asian Games K4 500m 8th
• 2019 Canoe Marathon World Championships (Asian Category) K1 5th 
• 2x Inter Tertiary Champion
• 2x Singapore Olympic Foundation-Peter Lim Scholarship (Tertiary)
• Singapore Schools Sports Council Special Colours Award (2017-2019)

Coach, Sports Hub Water Sports Centre @ Marina Reservoir

• Post-Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE), National Institute of Education
• B.Eng Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore
• Former Team Singapore national athlete
• 2014 Asian Games K2 200m 7th
• 3x SEA Games Medalist; 4x ASEAN University Games Champion
• 2x Inter Tertiary Champion
• Sports Excellence Scholarship 2014

Coach, Sports Hub Water Sports Centre @ Marina Reservoir

• Bachelor's Degree in Hospitality Business with Honours, Singapore Institute of Technology
• Current Team Singapore national athlete
• 2021 SEA Games K4 500m Bronze Medallist
• 2022 Asian Games K4 500m 8th
• 1x Southeast Asian Canoe Sprint Champion (5x medallist)
• 2x Inter Tertiary medallist
• Coach, Temasek Polytechnic (POLITE 2016 & 2023 Men's Champion, 2017-2020 Women's Champion)

Coach, Sports Hub Water Sports Centre @ Marina Reservoir

• BSc Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Nanyang Technological University
• 2x ASEAN University Games medallist
• 4x Inter Tertiary Champion (8x medallist)
• Nanyang Technological University Full Colours Sports Award
• Coach, Anglo Chinese School (Independent) (2024 B Boys Champion, C Boys 2nd)

Coach, Sports Hub Water Sports Centre @ Marina Reservoir

• BSc Chemistry and Biological Chemistry (Distinction), Nanyang Technological University
• Current Team Singapore national athlete
• 2022 Asian Games K4 500m 8th
• 2021 SEA Games K4 1000m 5th
• 1x Southeast Asian Canoe Sprint Champion (6x medallist)
• 2019 International Canoe Federation World Marathon (Asian Category) K1 4th
• 4x Inter Tertiary Champion
• 3x Singapore Olympic Foundation-Peter Lim Scholarship (Tertiary)

Assistant Coach, Sports Hub Water Sports Centre @ Marina Reservoir

• BSc Sport Science & Management (Distinction), Nanyang Technological University
• Current Team Singapore national dragon boat athlete
• 3x Inter Tertiary Champion (6x Medallist)
• 2019 Varsity Boat Race Silver Medallist
• 2x Singapore Olympic Foundation-Peter Lim Scholarship
• Nanyang Technological University Half Colours Award
• Nanyang Technological University Sports Award - 2023 Team Most Valuable Player
• Nanyang Technological University Sports Award - 2018 Rookie of the Year

Coach, Sports Hub Water Sports Centre @ Marina Reservoir

• Masters, Wealth Management, Singapore Management University
• BSc Sport Science & Management (Hons), Nanyang Technological University
• Former Team Singapore national athlete
• 2015 SEA Games K2 500m Champion, 2013 SEA Games K2 500m & 200M Champion, 2011 SEA Games K2 200M Champion; 6x SEA Games Medallist
• 2014 & 2010 Asian Games K2 500m 7th
• SNOC Meritorious Award (Team) 2011, 2013, 2015
• Sports Excellence Scholarship 2013-2016
• Chairperson, Singapore Canoe Federation Athletes' Commission

Coach, Sports Hub Water Sports Centre @ Marina Reservoir

• BA Economics (Honours), Nanyang Technological University
• 3x Inter Tertiary Champion (6x Medallist)
• 1x POLITE Champion (2x Medallist)
• 2012 & 2013 Temasek Polytechnic CCA Merit Award

Coach, PAssion Wave @ Bedok Reservoir

• BA Sociology with Honours (Distinction), Nanyang Technological University 
• 2x Inter Tertiary Champion (7x medallist)
• Nanyang Technological University Full Colours Sports Award

Coach, PAssion Wave @ Jurong Lake Gardens

• Post-Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE), National Institute of Education
• BSc Physics (Honours), National University of Singapore
• Public Service Commission Scholar
• Former Head Coach, Teacher-in-charge, Hwa Chong Institution Canoeing Team (2009-2019, 17x Champion in A & B Div
• TNP S. Socceleraj Teacher-Coach Excellence Award 2015
• National Caring Teacher Award (Commendation) 2014, 2020

Coach, PAssion Wave @ Jurong Lake Gardens

• BSC Life Sciences (Honours), National University of Singapore
• Former Team Singapore national athlete
• 3x ASEAN University Games Medallist
• 3x SEA Games Medallist (Traditional Boat Racing)
• 2x Inter Tertiary Champion (4x Medallist)
• National University of Singapore Sportswoman of the Year 2016
• Coach, Damai Secondary School (2023, 2024 C Girls 3rd) and Hwa Chong Institution (2022-2024 C Boys and A Girls Champion)

Coach, Paddle Lodge @ MacRitchie Reservoir

• Bachelor of Business with Honours (Distinction), Nanyang Technological University
• 2x Inter Tertiary Champion (4x Medallist)
• Nanyang Technological University Sports Award - Merit
• Singapore Olympic Foundation-Peter Lim Scholarship (Tertiary)
• Singapore School Sports Council Colours Award 2017
• Game for Life (GFL) Competent Coach

Coach, Paddle Lodge @ MacRitchie Reservoir

• B.Eng Aerospace Engineering with Honours (Highest Distinction), Nanyang Technological University
• SgIS Mid Term Award Scholar
• 2x ASEAN University Games
• Inter Tertiary Champion (4x Medallist)
• Nanyang Technological University Full Colours Sports Award

Coach, Paddle Lodge @ MacRitchie Reservoir

• Undergraduate, BSc Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University 
• 3x Inter Tertiary medallist
• Singapore Schools Sports Council Colours Award 2018

Coach, Paddle Lodge @ MacRitchie Reservoir

• B.A. English Literature with Honours (Distinction), Nanyang Technological University
• Valedictorian, Republic Polytechnic
• Lee Foundation Scholar
• 3x Inter Tertiary Champion (5x Medallist)
• Nanyang Technological University Sports Award - Merit

Coach, Paddle Lodge @ MacRitchie Reservoir

• Undergraduate, B.Eng Computer Engineering, Nanyang Technological University
• 2017 Asian Canoe Sprint Championships (Junior) K2 1000m 7th, K4 500m 5th
• 2x Inter Tertiary Champion (6x medallist)
• 1x Singapore Olympic Foundation-Peter Lim Scholarship (Tertiary)
• 2016 Bukit Panjang Government High School Sports Boy Award
• Coach, Hwa Chong Institution

Coach, Paddle Lodge @ MacRitchie Reservoir

• Bsc Applied Physics with Honours (Merit), Nanyang Technological University
• 4x Inter Tertiary Champion (8x medallist)
• Nanyang Technological University Half Colours Sports Award

Coach, Sports Hub Water Sports Centre @ Marina Reservoir

• Post-Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE), National Institute of Education
• BA Psychology and Geography, National University of Singapore
• International Canoe Federation Canoe-Kayak Sprint Level 3 Expert Coach (Presenter)
• International Council for Coaching Excellence Coach Developer (Level 3)
• Former Team Singapore national athlete
• Sports Excellence Scholarship 2013-2015
• SNOC Meritorious Award (Team) 2009 & 2016
• 2015 SEA Games K4 500m Champion; 7x SEA Games medallist
• 2014 Asian Games K4 500m 4th; 2010 Asian Games K4 500m 5th

Coach, Sports Hub Water Sports Centre @ Marina Reservoir

• Post-Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE), National Institute of Education
• BSc Sport Science & Management with Honours (Distinction), Nanyang Technological University
• ASEAN University Games medallist
• 2x Inter Tertiary Champion (5x medallist)
• Nanyang Technological University Half Colours Sports Award

Coach, Sports Hub Water Sports Centre @ Marina Reservoir

• BSc Project & Facilities Management, National University of Singapore
• Former Team Singapore national athlete
• Singapore's first ever Olympian in Canoe Sprint (2012)
• 2011 SEA Games K1 500m Champion (Singapore's first ever SEA Games Gold medal in Canoe Sprint)
• 2x SEA Games Champion; 10x SEA Games medallist
• 2018 Asian Games K4 500m 5th; 2014 Asian Games K4 500m 6th
• Singapore Sports Awards Team of the Year (Event) 2017; SNOC Meritorious Award (Individual) 2012, 2013; SNOC Meritorious Award (Team) 2009, 2016
• Sports Excellence Scholarship 2014-2018

Coach, Paddle Lodge @ MacRitchie Reservoir

• Undergraduate, Singapore Management University
• Current Team Singapore national athlete
• 1x Southeast Asian Canoe Sprint Champion (3x medallist)
• 2024 Asia Pacific Regatta K1 200m Silver, K1 500m Bronze, K2 500m Silver
• 2019 Asia Pacific Regatta K4 200m Silver
• Singapore Schools Sports Council Colours Award (Distinction) 2019
• 2019 St. Joseph's Institution Old Boy Association Sports Boy of the Year

Coach,  PAssion Wave @ Jurong Lake Gardens

• MBA (Distinction), Corvinus University of Budapest
• BSc Sport Science & Management with Honours (Upper Division), Nanyang Technological University
• Former Team Singapore national athlete
• 2018 Asian Games K1 500m 7th
• 2021 SEA Games K4 1000m 4th, K4 500m 4th
• 1x Southeast Asian Canoeing Medallist
• 4x Inter Tertiary Champion
• Nanyang Technological University Full Colours Sports Awar

Coach, Paddle Lodge @ MacRitchie Reservoir

• Undergraduate, National University of Singapore
• Former Team Singapore national athlete
• 2021 SEA Games K4 500m 4th
• 2019 ICF World Canoe Marathon (Asian Category) Junior K1 Bronze and K2 Bronze
• 2x Inter Tertiary Medallist
• 3x Singapore Olympic Foundation-Peter Lim Scholarship (High Performance)
• Singapore Schools Sports Council Colours Award (Distinction) 2018, Colours Award 2016
• 2023 Temasek Polytechnic Sportsperson Excellence Award, CCA Merit Award and Full Colours Award
• 2018 Temasek Secondary School Woon Tee Sai Athlete of the Year

Coach, Paddle Lodge @ MacRitchie Reservoir

• Post-Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE), National Institute of Education
• BA (Honours) Literature and Sociology, National University of Singapore
• 4x Inter Tertiary Champion (8x medallist)
• Nanyang Technological University Half Colours Sports Award

Coach, Sports Hub Water Sports Centre @ Marina Reservoir

• Undergraduate, Bachelor of Computing, Computer Science, National University of Singapore
• Current Team Singapore National Athlete
• 1x U23 Southeast Asian Canoe Sprint Champion (4x medallist)
• 2018 Asia Pacific Regatta K4 200m 4th, K4 500m 5th, K2 1000m 6th, Mixed K1 200m relay 2nd
• 1x Inter Tertiary Champion
• Singapore Schools Sports Council Special Colours Award 2017-2019
• 2019 Anglo-Chinese Junior College Sports Scholarship

Coach

• Undergraduate, Bachelor of Business Management, Singapore Management University
• Former Coach, Hwa Chong Institution Canoeing Team (2022 A Div Girls' Champion)
• Singapore Schools Sports Council Colours Award 2018-2019

Coach,  PAssion Wave @ Jurong Lake Gardens

• Current Team Singapore National Athlete
• 3x Southeast Asian Canoe Sprint medallist
• 4x Singapore Olympic Foundation-Peter Lim Scholarship
• 2023 Ngee Ann Polytechnic Half Colours Award

Coach, Paddle Lodge @ MacRitchie Reservoir

• Undergraduate, Singapore Management University
• Current Team Singapore national athlete
• 1x U23 Southeast Asian Canoe Sprint Champion (3x medallist)
• 2018 Asia Pacific Regatta K1 1000m 8th
• Singapore Schools Sports Council Colours Award 2018 & 2019

Coach, Sports Hub Water Sports Centre @ Marina Reservoir

• BSc Occupational Therapy (Hons), Trinity College Dublin
• Former Team Singapore National Athlete
• 2015 SEA Games C1 200m 4th
• 3x Inter Tertiary medallist

Coach, Paddle Lodge @ MacRitchie Reservoir

• Undergraduate, Nanyang Technological University
• Current Team Singapore national athlete
• 3x Southeast Asian Canoe Sprint Medallist
• 2023 Asia Pacific Regatta K4 200m Bronze
• 2023 Singapore Olympic Foundation-Peter Lim Scholarship (High Performance U18)
• Singapore Schools Sports Council Colours Award (Distinction) 2022 & 2023

Coach, Sports Hub Water Sports Centre @ Marina Reservoir

• BSc Business with Psychology, Singapore University of Social Sciences
• Current Team Singapore National Athlete
• Former Team Singapore National Dragon Boat Athlete
• 1x South East Asian Canoe Sprint Medallist
• 4x ASEAN University Games Medallist (Traditional Boat Racing)
• 6x Inter Tertiary Champion (14x Medallist)
• Head Coach, Temasek Polytechnic (2023 Men's Champion)
• Coach, National Junior College (2024 B Boys 3rd)
• Former Coach, Temaserk Secondary School (2022 B Girls 4th)

Coach,  PAssion Wave @ Jurong Lake Gardens

• BSc Physiotherapy, singapore Institute of Technology
• Anglo-Chinese Junior College Merit Award
• Singapore Schools Sports Council Colours Award 2017