Former coach admits conspiring to falsify finswimming results for SEA Games selection
The falsified documents led to six additional athletes being selected to represent Singapore in finswimming at the 2023 SEA Games.
In August 2023, a former coach and team manager of finswimming at Singapore's Underwater Federation admitted to conspiring to falsify competition results to secure athletes' selection for the Southeast Asian Games. Former head coach Muhammad Faiz Suhaimi pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to create a false electronic record for fraudulent purposes.
Additional charges will be considered during sentencing. Initially hesitant, Faiz later informed a whistleblower about the wrongdoing. The falsified documents at Malaysia's Championship led to six athletes being added to Singapore's finswimming team for the 2023 SEA Games. These athletes included Ho's daughter. The falsification involved six additional athletes, with Ho, Faiz, and Gary Lee Quan Huat, the former assistant coach, all participating.
The falsified results were sent to the sports performance manager of finswimming in an attempt to induce Singapore's National Olympic Council to select additional athletes for the SEA Games.
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