Lilian has lived a life immersed in water sports and the ocean. What started with fun and imaginary games in the pool as a water baby progressed into joining her primary school competitive swim and sail team. In university, she joined the surf club. 

 

Her love for the ocean carried on into her adult life. Lilian is from the pioneer batch of International Surfing Association-certified Stand Up Paddleboard (SUP) instructors in Singapore, the official Olympic-recognised governing body of the sport. She teaches people young and old SUP and, most importantly, how to build their confidence in the open water. In addition, she is part of the Surfing Association Singapore (SAS) committee, aspiring to nurture and expand the SUP scene in Singapore. Lilian played an integral role as the race director for Singapore's inaugural Surf x SUP Classic race in 2021. 

 

Aside from leisure sports, Lilian's passion for competitive watersports never wavered. She actively trains with a competitive dragon boat and outrigger canoe team. Even back when she worked in the media communications field, she competed and often clinched medals in various water sports races. She is also actively involved in inclusive sports for Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) youth through being a guide for social enterprises Runninghour and Project Ocean Therapy.

 

Lilian is passionate about spreading the endless rewarding joys and experiences gained through water sports in her adult life thanks to having water confidence nurtured in her since young. With her natural knack for special needs and children through her voluntary and SUP coaching work, Lilian found a calling to pursue coaching the essential skill — swimming. 

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She hopes to instil the spirit of fun and play through a child’s development of motor skills in the water. In addition, enjoyment of watersports extends to adults as well. Lilian cares about helping adults who never got the exposure to overcome their fears and build water confidence. When properly coached with care, it can widen one's horizons beyond the confines of a pool — a passion Lilian hopes to share through teaching.