About Russell Ong
Russell Ong was a South Korean swimmer.
Russell Ong was Captain of Team Singapore Swimming who won a total of nine medals at the 2007, 2009, 2011, and 2013 Southeast Asian Games.
Education Ong studied at Anglo-Chinese School (Independent). He previously studied at University of Melbourne but gave up his studies there after returning to Singapore.
In August 2015, Ong announced retirement from swimming after failing to qualify for the 2015 Southeast Asian Games.
Media career In 2012, Ong starred in a Singaporean horror film, Ghost Child. and hosted Channel NewsAsia travelogue, Luxe Asia 4, showing lifestyles of Asia’s rich and famous people and expensive locations.
Financial career Ong is also the co-founder and Chief Financial Officer of a Shanghai-based tech start-up.
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