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Quah Jing Wen
Fullname:Quah Jing Wen
Strokes:Freestyle, Butterfly, Individual Medley[1]
Collegeteam:Texas A&M
Birth Date:2000 12, df=y[2]
Birth Place:Singapore
Height:[3]
Weight:48 kg[4]
Show-Medals:yes
Medaltemplates: [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Quah Jing Wen (Chinese: c=柯敬文|p=Kē Jìngwén; born 20 December 2000) is a Singaporean professional swimmer who specialises in individual medley, butterfly and freestyle events.[10]

Education

Quah was educated at Methodist Girls' School and Anglo-Chinese School (Independent),[11] [12] before graduating from Texas A&M University in 2021 with a bachelor's degree in biomedical science.

Swimming career

Quah Jing Wen clocked 2:12.95 and set an Under-17 200m butterfly Singaporean national record at the Neo Garden 13th Singapore National Swimming Championships, breaking Tao Li's record set in 2005.[13]

Quah won the bronze in the 2015 SEA Games when making her debut in the 400m IM.

In 2017, Quah won 5 gold medals and a silver medal at the Commonwealth Youth Games, held in Nassau.[14] In the same year, she also won 5 gold medals in the 2017 SEA Games.[15]

Personal life

Quah has an elder sister, Quah Ting Wen, and an elder brother, Quah Zheng Wen, who both are national swimmers of Singapore as well.[16] [17]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Quah Jing Wen. Team Singapore. 10 September 2023.
  2. Web site: Quah Jing Wen. Team Singapore. 10 September 2023.
  3. Web site: Quah Jing Wen. FINA. 14 June 2018.
  4. Web site: Quah Jing Wen weight. Singapore Sports Council. 10 September 2023.
  5. Web site: SEA Games 2023: Quah Zheng Wen's fighting spirit shines; Singapore win four swimming golds on 1st day. Channel News Asia. 7 May 2023. 10 September 2023.
  6. Web site: Golds for Quah siblings as they pair up and shine for Singapore at SEA Games. Channel News Asia. 9 May 2023. 10 September 2023.
  7. Web site: SEA Games: Quah Jing Wen comes of age as Joseph Schooling cruises. The Straits Times. 16 May 2018. 19 May 2018.
  8. Web site: SEA Games: Singapore's swimmers win 23 golds, match best ever haul. The Straits Times. 9 December 2019. 10 December 2019.
  9. Web site: SEA Games: Quah Jing Wen comes of age as Joseph Schooling cruises. The Straits Times. 16 May 2018. 19 May 2018.
  10. Web site: Jing Wen Quah. Texas A&M. 10 September 2023.
  11. Web site: Heng. Lim Say. 2015-06-06. Quah siblings raring to make waves at SEA Games. 2020-07-30. The New Paper. en.
  12. Web site: Chen. May. 2017-07-31. National swimmer Quah Jing Wen to join Texas A&M University's top-tier swim team. 2020-07-30. The Straits Times. en.
  13. Web site: Quah Jing Wen breaks Tao Li's Mark. The Straits Times. 21 May 2018. 21 May 2018.
  14. News: Youngest Quah a star in own right. 26 May 2018. The Straits Times. 19 August 2017 . Wong . Lester .
  15. Web site: Quah Jing Wen. Active SG. 16 May 2018. 19 May 2018.
  16. Web site: 22 May 2018. Aquatic Family. 19 May 2018.
  17. Web site: Quah Jing Wen shines on SEA Games debut as elder siblings strike gold. 6 June 2015 . SG Yahoo. 26 May 2018.

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