Desmond Koh

This article is about the former Singapore national swimmer. For the Singaporean actor, host and DJ, see Dasmond Koh.

Desmond Koh Mun Kit (born 19 May 1973) is a former competitive swimmer from Singapore. He has represented the nation in numerous international competitions over more than 10 years including 5 years as National Captain.

Koh represented Singapore in three Olympics (1988, 1992, 1996),^[1] three Asian Games (1990, 1994, 1998), one Commonwealth Games (1998), one World Championships (1991), and five Southeast Asian Games (1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995).

Koh had four national records, including:

• 200m Breaststroke - 2:21.87, 29 July 1992
• 400m Individual Medley - 4:28.95, 27 July 1992

Koh is the Managing Director at an international private bank and his team serves private families and family offices in Southeast Asia. He leads a sustainability task force at the bank and runs "ConsciousCircle", a community of asset and wealth owners.

Koh sits on the Boards of several non-profit entities in Singapore and the USA, focused on education and health.

Koh graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in Electrical Engineering and was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship^[2][3] to study at Oxford where he obtained an MPhil in Management Studies (Finance and Economics).

Koh's younger brother, Gerald, also represented Singapore at the Olympics.^[4]

Koh married Nadya Hutagalung, an Indonesian-Australian model and actress.^[5]