| Gan Ching Hwee | |
| Strokes: | Individual medley, freestyle |
| Birth Date: | 22 July 2003 |
| Birth Place: | Singapore |
| Collegeteam: | Indiana University |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Gan Ching Hwee (;[1] born 22 July 2003) is a Singaporean swimmer.[2]
Gan studied at Tao Nan School, Methodists Girls' School and Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) in Singapore.[3] She is currently studying nutrition science at Indiana University, United States.
Gan competed in the women's 1500 metre freestyle at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships.[4] She won the women's 800m freestyle in the Liberty Insurance 50th Singapore National Age Group Swimming Championships and broke her own U-17 national record at 8:42.23.
In 2021, Gan failed to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan but was invited by FINA to participate in the Olympic Games.[5] Based on Singapore Swimming Association's (SSA) selection policy, Gan was selected for the Olympics. As Gan was selected, Quah Ting Wen missed out on going to Olympics. Quah appealed to the SSA appeals committee that based on FINA's priority order, she should be chosen over Gan and was successful. As a result, Gan was not selected for the 2020 Olympic Games.
On 4 July 2024, World Aquatics (Aqua) (formerly FINA) confirmed that Singapore can send a women’s 4x100m medley relay team to the 2024 Summer Olympics held at Paris, France. As the team consisted of three relay-only swimmers, which exceeded Aqua's maximum of two, Singapore Aquatics (SAQ) (formerly SSA) was given special dispensation by Aqua to send the team. This team consisted of Quah Ting Wen, Quah Jing Wen, Letitia Sim and Levenia Sim. On 5 July, Gan received an invitation again by Aqua for the women’s 1500m freestyle event at the Olympics Games.
As Gan received an invitation, Singapore would not need special dispensation to send the medley relay team as Gan could replace Quah Ting Wen for her freestyle leg, within Aqua's rules of maximum two relay-only swimmers. Gan was selected over Quah and Quah lodged an appeal with SAQ. After two separate appeals by Quah rejected by SAQ, Gan was confirmed of her spot at the Olympics Games on 8 July.[6]
On her Olympics debut at the 2024 Summer Olympics women's 1500 metre freestyle event, Gan broke the national record at 16:10:13 during the heats, but missed out on progressing to the finals by 1 spot.[7] In the women's 800 metre freestyle event, she also broke the national record at 8:32:37 during the heats, placing her 11th and did not progress to the finals.[8]