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Quah Ting Wen

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Not to be confused with Quah Zheng Wen or Quah Jing Wen.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Quah.
Quah Ting Wen
Personal information
Born (1992-08-18) 18 August 1992 (age 32)
Singapore
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly, Freestyle, Individual Medley
ClubDC Trident
College teamUniversity of California, Los Angeles[1]
Medal record
Women's swimming
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Asian Games 0 0 1
Southeast Asian Games 33 21 5
Asian Youth Games 4 0 1
Total 37 21 7
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta 4×100 m medley
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Thailand 400 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2007 Thailand 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2009 Laos 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2009 Laos 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2009 Laos 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2009 Laos 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2009 Laos 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2013 Myanmar 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2013 Myanmar 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2015 Singapore 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2015 Singapore 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2015 Singapore 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2015 Singapore 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kuala Lumpur 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kuala Lumpur 50 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kuala Lumpur 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kuala Lumpur 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2019 Philippines 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2019 Philippines 50 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2019 Philippines 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2019 Philippines 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2019 Philippines 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2019 Philippines 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2021 Vietnam 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2021 Vietnam 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2021 Vietnam 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2021 Vietnam 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2023 Cambodia 50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2023 Cambodia 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2023 Cambodia 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2023 Cambodia 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2023 Cambodia 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2023 Cambodia 4×100 m mixed medley
Silver medal – second place 2005 Philippines 800 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2005 Philippines 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2007 Thailand 100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2007 Thailand 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2007 Thailand 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2009 Laos 50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2009 Laos 400 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2013 Myanmar 100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2013 Myanmar 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2013 Myanmar 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2013 Myanmar 200 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2013 Myanmar 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2015 Singapore 50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2015 Singapore 50 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2015 Singapore 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2015 Singapore 200 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2017 Kuala Lumpur 50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2021 Hanoi 50 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2021 Hanoi 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2023 Phnom Penh 50 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2023 Phnom Penh 100 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Philippines 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Philippines 400 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Laos 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Kuala Lumpur 100 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Hanoi 50 m freestyle
Asian Youth Games
Gold medal – first place 2009 Singapore 50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2009 Singapore 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2009 Singapore 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2009 Singapore 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Singapore 4×100 m medley
Quah Ting Wen
Simplified Chinese柯婷文
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinKē Tíngwén
Wade–GilesKe1Ting2 wen2

Quah Ting Wen OLY (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

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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

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Collegiate level

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Quah had represented the UCLA Bruins during her time at the University of California, Los Angeles.[5]

International level

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2005 Southeast Asian Games

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Quah first represented Singapore on the international level in the 2005 Southeast Asian Games.[6]

2008 Olympic Games

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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

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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

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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

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Quah has represented Singapore and won, at the following games:

Personal life

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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

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  1. ^ "Ting Quah - Swimming & Diving". UCLA.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Ting Wen's toughest struggles". www.asiaone.com. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  4. ^ "The SEA-soned Medallist: Quah Ting Wen". ActiveSG. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Ting Quah - Swimming & Diving". UCLA. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  6. ^ Heng, Lim Say (6 June 2015). "Quah siblings raring to make waves at SEA Games". The New Paper. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Flagged for AYG success". AsiaOne. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  8. ^ "New golden girl". AsiaOne. Archived from the original on 10 July 2009. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  9. ^ "Swimmers set new short-course marks". Today. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  10. ^ "The 1 to watch". AsiaOne. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
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