Nicolette Teo

In this Chinese name, the family name is Teo.

Nicolette Teo

Personal information
Full name	Nicolette Teo Wei Min
Born	(1986-04-19) 19 April 1986 Singapore
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Event	Breaststroke
Achievements and titles
Personal best	100 Breast - 1:02.17
Medal record Representing Singapore SEA Games 1999 Brunei 200m breaststroke 2001 Kuala Lumpur 100m breaststroke 2003 Hanoi 4x100m freestyle relay 2003 Hanoi 4x100m medley relay 2005 Laguna 200m breaststroke 2005 Laguna 4x100m medley relay 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima 100m breaststroke 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima 200m breaststroke 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima 4x100m medley relay 2001 Kuala Lumpur 200m breaststroke 2001 Kuala Lumpur 4x100m freestyle relay 2001 Kuala Lumpur 4x100m medley relay 2003 Hanoi 100m breaststroke 2003 Hanoi 200m breaststroke 2005 Laguna 100m breaststroke 2005 Laguna 200m individual medley 2003 Hanoi 200m individual medley
Updated on 18 December 2006

Nicolette Teo Wei Min (Teo Wei-min, simplified Chinese: 张维敏; traditional Chinese: 張維敏; pinyin: Zhāng Wéimǐn; born 19 April 1986) is a Singaporean swimmer who specializes in breaststroke.

High school

Nicolette was a former student at Methodist Girls' School in Singapore. Nicolette represented Mission Viejo High School in the California Interscholastic Federation's swimming tournament. She finished second in the 100 yard Breast clocking in a time of 1:02.17 and finished 4th in the 200 yard IM event with the time of 2:04:79. She also topped the long course times for the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke events.

College

Teo swam for the University of California, Los Angeles. Nicolette earned All-American honors at the NCAA Championships as a member of the 400 m Medley Relay team that placed 13th. She also placed 22nd and 29th in the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke events respectively in the same tournament. In 2005, Nicolette represented Singapore in the World Championships in the 50 m, 100 m and 200 m breaststroke events.

Competitions

Nicolette represented Singapore in the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics. She participated in the 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005 and 2007 Southeast Asian Games as well as the 2002 and 2006 Asian Games.

Acheivements

Nicolette Teo has many achievements, including:

• Olympic swimming Teo competed in the 2000, 2004, and 2008 Olympic Games as a breaststroke specialist. She made her Olympic debut in Sydney in 2000 at the age of 14, competing in the 200m event. She also competed in the 100m and 200m breaststroke events in subsequent Olympic Games.
• Southeast Asian Games Teo won nine gold medals, seven silver medals, and one bronze medal at the Southeast Asian Games.
• NCAA Championships Teo earned All-American honors as a member of the 400 m Medley Relay team at the NCAA Championships. She also placed 22nd and 29th in the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke events, respectively, at the same tournament.
• World Championships Teo represented Singapore in the World Championships in 2005, competing in the 50 m, 100 m, and 200 m breaststroke events.
• LA Spirits Awards Teo co-founded the LA Spirits Awards in 2019.
• San Francisco World Spirits Competition Teo was the Managing Director of the San Francisco World Spirits Competition from 2015 to 2018.
• The Tasting Panel Magazine Teo was the Director of Marketing and Events at The Tasting Panel Magazine from 2011 to 2015.
• Blue Lifestyle Teo was the Marketing and Events Coordinator at Blue Lifestyle from 2009 to 2011

SEA Games

Gold (9):

• 200 Breaststroke (1999) 2:36.27
• 100 Breaststroke (2001) 1:12.64
• 4x100 Freestyle Relay (2003) 3:54.47
• 4x100 Medley Relay (2003) 4:20.49
• 200 Breaststroke (2005) 2:34.56
• 4x100 Medley Relay (2005) 4:14.49
• 100 Breaststroke (2007) 1:10.15
• 200 Breaststroke (2007) 2:31.96
• 4x100 Medley Relay (2007) 4:13.18

Silver (7):

• 200 Breaststroke (2001) 2:35.01
• 4x100 Freestyle Relay (2001) 3:54.75
• 4x100 Medley Relay (2001) 4:23.41
• 100 Breaststroke (2003) 1:13.67
• 200 Breaststroke (2003) 2:36.36
• 100 Breaststroke (2005) 1:11.80
• 200 IM (2005) 2:22.86

Bronze (1):

• 200 IM (2003) 2:22.85

National records

100 Breaststroke: 1:10.15 (2007)

200 Breaststroke: 2:31.96 (2007)

External links

• Nicolette Teo at World Aquatics
• Nicolette Teo at Olympics.com
• Nicolette Teo at Olympedia
• Nicolette Teo at the Singapore National Olympic Council
• Nicolette Teo at the Singapore National Olympic Council
• Nicolette Teo at Olympics.com
• Nicolette Teo at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)