Quah Ting Wen
Quah Ting Wen (Chinese: 柯婷文; born 18 August 1992) is a Singaporean compe*ive swimmer currently representing DC Trident at the International Swimming League.
Contents
- 1 Early life and education
- 2 Swimming career
- 2.1 Collegiate level
- 2.2 International level
- 2.2.1 2005 Southeast Asian Games
- 2.2.2 2008 Olympic Games
- 2.2.3 2009 Asian Youth Games
- 2.2.4 2013 FINA Swimming World Cup
- 2.2.5 Southeast Asian Games
- 3 Personal life
- 4 References
- 5 External links
Early life and education
Quah attended Raffles Girls' School (Secondary) and Raffles Ins*ution under the Integrated Programme before graduating from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 2014.
During her time in UCLA, she was on the college's swim team.
Swimming career
Collegiate level
International level
2005 Southeast Asian Games
Quah first represented Singapore on the international level in the 2005 Southeast Asian Games.
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. 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). 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.
Southeast Asian Games
She swam for Singapore at the following games, winning...
- 2005 Southeast Asian Games (Two silvers, two bronzes)
- 2006 Commonwealth Games
- 2006 Asian Games
- 2007 Southeast Asian Games (Two golds, three silvers)
- 2009 Southeast Asian Games (Four golds, two silvers, one bronze)
- 2013 Southeast Asian Games (Two golds, three silvers)
- 2014 Asian Games
- 2015 Southeast Asian Games(Four golds, four silvers)
- 2017 Southeast Asian Games (Four golds, one silver, one bronze)
Personal life
Quah has a younger brother, Quah Zheng Wen, who is a national swimmer of note. Her younger sister, Quah Jing Wen is also a national swimmer of Singapore.
References
External links
- Quah Ting Wen at FINA
- Quah Ting Wen at SwimRankings.net
- Quah Ting Wen at Olympics.com
- Quah Ting Wen at Olympedia
- Quah Ting Wen at the Commonwealth Games Federation
- Quah Ting Wen at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Quah Ting Wen at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Quah Ting Wen at the Singapore National Olympic Council
- Ting Wen QUAH at the International Olympic Committee
- Ting Wen QUAH at Olympics.com