Quah Ting Wen
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| Nationality |  Singapore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 August 1992 Singapore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Butterfly, Freestyle, Individual Medley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | DC Trident | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of California, Los Angeles[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 柯婷文 | ||||||||
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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]
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:
- 2005 Southeast Asian Games (2 silvers, 2 bronzes)
- 2007 Southeast Asian Games (2 golds, 3 silvers)
- 2009 Southeast Asian Games (5 golds, 2 silvers, 1 bronze)
- 2013 Southeast Asian Games (2 golds, 5 silvers)
- 2015 Southeast Asian Games(4 golds, 4 silvers)
- 2017 Southeast Asian Games (4 golds, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
- 2019 Southeast Asian Games (6 golds)
- 2021 Southeast Asian Games (4 golds, 2 silvers, 1 bronze)
- 2023 Southeast Asian Games (6 golds, 2 silvers)
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
- ^ "Ting Quah - Swimming & Diving". UCLA.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Ting Wen's toughest struggles". www.asiaone.com. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ "The SEA-soned Medallist: Quah Ting Wen". ActiveSG. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ "Ting Quah - Swimming & Diving". UCLA. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ Heng, Lim Say (6 June 2015). "Quah siblings raring to make waves at SEA Games". The New Paper. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ "Flagged for AYG success". AsiaOne. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ^ "New golden girl". AsiaOne. Archived from the original on 10 July 2009. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ^ "Swimmers set new short-course marks". Today. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
- ^ "The 1 to watch". AsiaOne. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
External links
- Quah Ting Wen at World Aquatics
- Quah Ting Wen at SwimRankings.net
- Quah Ting Wen at the International Swimming League
- Quah Ting Wen at Olympics.com
- Quah Ting Wen at Olympedia
- Quah Ting Wen at the Singapore National Olympic Council
- Quah Ting Wen at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Quah Ting Wen at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Quah Ting Wen at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)
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