Fong Seow Hor

Fong Seow Hor began swimming for the Penang Chinese Swimming Club in the 1950s. Seow Hor then went on to represent Malaya at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics and the 1960 Rome Olympics, competing in the 200 metres butterfly each time. At the inaugural edition of the Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, in 1959 in Bangkok, he won a bronze medal in the 4x100m relay.

In 2013, for his work for helping to develop swimming at a grassroots level, Seow Hor was inducted into the Olympic Council of Malaysia’s hall of fame.