In May 1947, a group of enthusiasts formed the Swift Athletes, originally a Chinese members’ club whose immediate aims were:

• To promote athletics in the country
• To provide the necessary coaching facilities for young and budding athletes 

In a couple of years, the improved coaching and the interest stimulated by this group of athletes, made the club popular quickly, and led its members to many successes and achievements in the various athletics meets in the country and the region.

Recognizing the need for no distinction between race, class, or creed and to encourage universal communalism, the Swift Athletes, in June 1950, transformed into the Swift Athletes Association with the following members:

• Yeo Choon Bee  (President)
• Goh Teck Phuan (Honorary Secretary) 
• E.A.Sears
• Chin Lye Heng
• Tay Boo Jiang
• Choy Yew Mun
• Lam Kah Poh
• Ng Gim Seng,
• Ang Kian Guan 

Thus was born a proud new era in the field of athletics in Malaya and Singapore, which is alive to this day.