Our Coaches
SWIMFAST AQUATIC CLUB
QI MINJIE
HEAD COACH / MANAGING DIRECTOR
Head Coach MJ started competitive coaching in 2009 and has led many swimmers to international swim meets – most of who achieved excellent swim scores in the international swimmers’ rankings. He has vast experience in all arrays of swimming = Learn-to-Swim, Lifesaving, Triathlon swimming, etc. and under his lead, SAC has grown tremendously in a short period of time.
DAVID LIM
Head Consultant
The Founder of SAC, he is very passionate about competitive swimming in Singapore. He has 19 SEA Games Gold medals under his name, is an Asian Games medallist, a two-time Olympian, and three- time Sportsman of the Year (1985, 1987, 1988). With his great wealth of experience, he was also the National Team Coach for many years. His tremendous passion for swimming and coaching is evident in the numerous national champions he has nurtured over the years.
Melvin Cheong
YOUTH SQUAD COACH / MASTER COACH
Coach Melvin is one of the few coaches in Singapore with a title of Master Coach (NCAP Level 3). Harnessing a background of being attached to some of the best coaches in the scene during his formative coaching years, he has moulded many well-rounded swimmers through his coaching, guiding them from local meets to Regional Competitions with the National Team. He is currently coaching the Youth Competitive Squad at ACS Barker.
NG MENG SENG
YOUTH SQUAD COACH
Coach Meng Seng’s reputation in the swimming scene has been amassed for over 30 years to date. Bringing with him an irreplaceable wealth of experience and knowledge, he has led many Swim Squads, bearing many reputable names over the years. With his vast training experience in the Asian region along with himself being a SEA Games Silver Medallist in 1977, his training methods has carved out many promising swimmers. He currently leads the Youth Competitive Squad at Methodist Girls’ School.
Wei Yu
INTERMEDIATE SQUAD COACH
Coach Wei is one of the pioneer coaches in SAC. Through the years he has honed his craft with numerous Junior Squads, setting a solid foundation for many Junior swimmers to flourish as they progressed up through his coaching. He uses his experience to mould long-term swimmers in strength and speed, leading them up to the Youth and Senior Squads. He is currently coaching the Intermediate Competitive Squad at ACS Barker.
DEAN
JUNIOR SQUAD COACH
Coach Dean used to be a competitive swimmer, moving to swim coaching after retirement. Moving up the ranks in SAC from Learn-to-Swim and Pre-Competitive Squads over a span of 12 years, he currently leads the Junior Competitive Squad. He channels his passion and dedication to his craft by leading young swimmers to the competitive scene, focusing on strong foundations and good stroke work to produce long-term based results.
LIANG XINGSI
ARTISTIC SWIMMING HEAD COACH
Coach Liang was previously a professional Artistic Swimming athlete with the Hunan Sports Team. She was in 1st place in the 2012 China Youth Open Championships and 4th place in the 2012 11th FINA World Youth Championships. Her coaching achievements include leading Team SAC to clinch the Overall Club Championship twice in the annual Singapore Artistic Swimming Championships. She still leads many aspiring young swimmers to be competitive Artistic Swimmers, from local meets to International Competitions.