Quah_Ting_Wen

Quah Ting Wen

Quah Ting Wen

Singaporean swimmer (born 1992)


Quah Ting Wen OLY (Chinese: 柯婷文; pinyin: Kē Tíngwén; born 18 August 1992) is a Singaporean professional swimmer who specialises in butterfly, freestyle and individual medley events. She is currently representing DC Trident at the International Swimming League.[2]

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Education

Quah was educated at Raffles Girls' School and Raffles Institution,[3] before graduating from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2014.[4]

Swimming career

Collegiate level

Quah had represented the UCLA Bruins during her time at the University of California, Los Angeles.[5]

International level

2005 Southeast Asian Games

Quah first represented Singapore on the international level in the 2005 Southeast Asian Games.[6]

2008 Olympic Games

At the 2008 Olympic Games, Quah failed to qualify in the heats of the 400m Individual Medley event but set a new national record (4:51.25).

2009 Asian Youth Games

Quah was Singapore's flag bearer for the 2009 Asian Youth Games.[7] She won three individual gold medals in the 50 m, 100 m and 200 m freestyle events while setting national records for all three (25.43, 55.57 and 1:59.21).[8] She won the team gold and bronze medals in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay and 4 × 100 m medley relay events, respectively.

2013 FINA Swimming World Cup

Quah set a new national record in the 200 m freestyle event in the second leg of the 2013 FINA Swimming World Cup, held in Berlin, Germany. Her new timing of 1:58.80 was 0.09 seconds faster than Lynette Lim's three-day-old record of 1:58.89.[9]

Southeast Asian Games

Quah has represented Singapore and won, at the following games:

Personal life

Quah has a younger brother, Quah Zheng Wen, and a younger sister, Quah Jing Wen, who both are national swimmers of Singapore as well.[10]


References

  1. "Ting Quah - Swimming & Diving". UCLA.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Quah Ting Wen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
  3. "Ting Wen's toughest struggles". www.asiaone.com. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  4. "The SEA-soned Medallist: Quah Ting Wen". ActiveSG. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  5. "Ting Quah - Swimming & Diving". UCLA. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  6. Heng, Lim Say (6 June 2015). "Quah siblings raring to make waves at SEA Games". The New Paper. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  7. "Flagged for AYG success". AsiaOne. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  8. "New golden girl". AsiaOne. Archived from the original on 10 July 2009. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  9. "Swimmers set new short-course marks". Today. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  10. "The 1 to watch". AsiaOne. Retrieved 15 December 2013.



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