Jonathan Tan (swimmer) explained

Jonathan Tan
Full Name:Jonathan Tan Eu Jin
Nickname:Johnny
Birth Date:2002 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Singapore
Strokes:freestyle, medley
Coach:Gary Tan
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Jonathan Tan Eu Jin (born 11 March 2002)[1] is a Singaporean swimmer. He represented Singapore at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea and he finished in 34th place in the heats in the men's 50 metre freestyle event.[2]

He qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics after meeting the Olympics 'A' cut of 21.96 s for 50 m freestyle, clocking 21.91 s in the heats at the 2023 Southeast Asian Games.[3]

Swimming career

In 2018, Tan represented Singapore at the Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia and he competed in one individual event and two relays events.[4] He finished in 14th place in the heats in the men's 200 metre freestyle event.[4] He won the bronze medal both in the men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay and men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay events.[4]

During the 16th Singapore National Swimming Championships Invitationals in 2021, Tan broke his own national record for the men’s 50m freestyle with 22.12 seconds[5] and qualified for the 2021 Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games).[6] However, it was 0.1 second slower than the required 22.02 seconds to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Japan. Tan would also qualify for both 50m and 100m freestyle events for the 2021 SEA Games. Tan won the men's 200m freestyle event with 1 min 50.17 seconds but failed to qualify for both 2021 SEA Games and the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Tan competed in the men's 50 metre freestyle and men's 100 metre freestyle events at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.

Education

Tan studied at Anglo-Chinese School from primary school to junior college. He graduated from Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) with an International Baccalaureate diploma. In 2022, Tan enrolled at Stanford University on a partial scholarship.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Swimming – Entry list. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200726214154/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001130107FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF20.pdf. 26 July 2020. 26 July 2020. 2019 World Aquatics Championships.
  2. Web site: Men's 50 metre freestyle – Heats. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200730211745/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011301070101EB01FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf. 30 July 2020. 30 July 2020. 2019 World Aquatics Championships.
  3. Web site: Wong. Jonathan. 7 May 2023. SEA Games 2023: Jonathan Tan shatters records and meets Paris mark for 50m freestyle . The Straits Times.
  4. Web site: Swimming Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200728214230/http://www.ocagames.com/orb/files/4/59/AG2018_OfficialResultBook_Swimming_v1.0.pdf. 28 July 2020. 9 August 2020. 2018 Asian Games.
  5. Web site: Auto . Hermes . 27 June 2021 . Swimming: Singapore athletes miss out on Olympic berths at final qualifying meet The Straits Times . 6 January 2023 . www.straitstimes.com . en.
  6. Web site: Auto . Hermes . 24 June 2021 . Swimming: Jonathan Tan wins 200m freestyle but misses SEA Games qualifying mark The Straits Times . 6 January 2023 . www.straitstimes.com . en.
  7. Web site: cue . 5 January 2023 . Swimming: Jonathan Tan heads to Stanford with Paris 2024 Olympics in his sights The Straits Times . 6 January 2023 . www.straitstimes.com . en.