Lionel Khoo

Lionel Khoo Chien Yin (born 27 March 1995) is a Singaporean swimmer. In 2015, Khoo won silver in the men's 200m breaststroke and gold in the 4 × 100 m medley relay at the SEA Games. In October 2016, he set a new national 200m breaststroke record at the Fina/airweave Swimming World Cup held at the OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore. Finishing fifth with a record of 2:11.80, he rewrote the previous record of 2:16.19 set at the 2016 ASEAN University Games in July.

Personal life Khoo's parents signed him up for swimming lessons after being pushed into the pool by a friend at the age of three.

A former student of Anglo-Chinese School (Independent), Khoo served national service in 2014 as a Special Constable Sergeant (SC/SGT) at the Tanglin Police Division.

A first-year student at the Singapore Management University's Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Khoo represented the university at the 2016 ASEAN University Games in July, where he set a new record of 2:16.19 for the 200m breaststroke. He also won Bronze in the 100m breaststroke event and another gold in the 4 × 100 m medley relay with Quah Zheng Wen, Joseph Schooling and Darren Chua.