Neo Chwee Kok, John Paul (; 31 May 1931 â 23 January 1987) was a legendary Singaporean swimmer who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was ranked third in a list of Singapore's 50 Greatest Athletes of the Century by The Straits Times in 1999.
Neo was born the fifth child in a family of eight in Singapore but grew up on Pulau Sambu, Riau, Indonesia.
In 1951, Neo was part of the Singapore contingent participating at the inaugural Asian Games. Neo won 400m, 800m and 1,500m and the freestyle events and a silver at the 3x100m medley event.
In 1952, Neo was selected for the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland.
After retiring from competitive swimming, Neo became a coach at Singapore Swimming Club.
On 23 January 1987, Neo died of cancer at the age of 55.