Jonathan Chan, the nation’s first diver to qualify for the Olympic Games.

While he is naturally proud to be representing the nation in diving, he actually started his sporting career in gymnastics when he was five. His older sister was a gymnast and he followed in her footsteps until he was 13.

Growing up, Jonathan looked up to veteran gymnast Hoe Wah Toon, who had impressed him with how he’d juggled school and sports, and even managed to take home medals at the Commonwealth Games.

It was only in 2010 that Chan accidentally stumbled upon the world of competitive diving — a decision that was also led by his sister, who is a former national diver.

“The Youth Olympic Games (YOG) was held in Singapore that year and they were looking for people to compete in diving. There was only a year to prepare for the event, so they scouted for gymnasts who were interested to switch to diving. My sister was one of them and that’s how I was introduced to the sport. What drew me to diving was the fun factor and the adrenaline rush,” he recalls.

Truly, gymnastics is a great place to discover how to move.

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