The Yees were amongst about 120 competitors at the inaugural Singapore Indoor Rowing Championships.
Yee Kok Pheng encourages his wife Keep Su Ling during the inaugural Singapore Indoor Rowing Championships was held on March 30 at The Row Space on Aliwal Street.Yee Kok Pheng, 53, his wife Kee Su Ling, 52, sons Matthew, 26, Marcus, 19, Micah, 17 and daughter, Rebekah, 14, were among nearly 120 competitors at the inaugural Singapore Indoor Rowing Championships on March 30 at The Row Space on Aliwal Street.
The real triumph, however, was the quality time together. Kok Pheng said: “Rowing is an activity that we are able to share and participate in as a family and it helps us all to keep fit and healthy. His passion has proved infectious. There is a rowing machine in their Tampines home and everyone takes turns on it with Kok Pheng keeping a close watch, even remotely.
Meanwhile, Joan Poh, 32, was the runaway winner in the women’s 2,000m in 7min 10.2sec, ahead of Joanna Chan and Madeline Ng .The returning Saiyidah Aisyah won February’s national selection trials and will represent Singapore at the April 19-21 Asian and Oceania Olympic Qualification Regatta in Chungju, South Korea.She added: “I started rowing in 2015 at the SEA Games held in Singapore. The next time it will be in Singapore is in 2029, so I have set that as my benchmark and my swan song.
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