In this Chinese name, the family name is Quah.
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Full name | Quah Jing Wen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (2000-12-20) 20 December 2000 (age 24) Singapore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle, Butterfly, Individual Medley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Texas A&M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 柯敬文 | ||||||||
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Quah Jing Wen (Chinese: 柯敬文; pinyin: Kē Jìngwén; born 20 December 2000) is a Singaporean professional swimmer who specialises in individual medley, butterfly and freestyle events.
Education
Quah was educated at Methodist Girls' School and Anglo-Chinese School (Independent), 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.
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. In the same year, she also won 5 gold medals in the 2017 SEA Games.
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.
See also
References
- "Quah Jing Wen". Team Singapore. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- "Quah Jing Wen". Team Singapore. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- "Quah Jing Wen". FINA. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- "Quah Jing Wen weight" (PDF). Singapore Sports Council. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- "SEA Games 2023: Quah Zheng Wen's fighting spirit shines; Singapore win four swimming golds on 1st day". Channel News Asia. 7 May 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- "Golds for Quah siblings as they pair up and shine for Singapore at SEA Games". Channel News Asia. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- "SEA Games: Quah Jing Wen comes of age as Joseph Schooling cruises". The Straits Times. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- "SEA Games: Singapore's swimmers win 23 golds, match best ever haul". The Straits Times. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- "SEA Games: Quah Jing Wen comes of age as Joseph Schooling cruises". The Straits Times. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- "Jing Wen Quah". Texas A&M. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- Heng, Lim Say (6 June 2015). "Quah siblings raring to make waves at SEA Games". The New Paper. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ Chen, May (31 July 2017). "National swimmer Quah Jing Wen to join Texas A&M University's top-tier swim team". The Straits Times. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- "Quah Jing Wen breaks Tao Li's Mark". The Straits Times. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- Wong, Lester (19 August 2017). "Youngest Quah a star in own right". The Straits Times. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- "Quah Jing Wen". Active SG. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- "Aquatic Family". 22 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- "Quah Jing Wen shines on SEA Games debut as elder siblings strike gold". SG Yahoo. 6 June 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Singaporean female butterfly swimmers
- Swimmers at the 2018 Asian Games
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Singapore
- Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
- Asian Games medalists in swimming
- SEA Games medalists in swimming
- SEA Games gold medalists for Singapore
- SEA Games silver medalists for Singapore
- SEA Games bronze medalists for Singapore
- Competitors at the 2015 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 2017 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 2023 SEA Games
- Singaporean female freestyle swimmers
- Singaporean female medley swimmers
- Methodist Girls' High School, Singapore alumni
- Anglo-Chinese School alumni
- Texas A&M Aggies women's swimmers
- Singaporean expatriate swimmers in the United States
- Swimmers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Singapore
- 21st-century Singaporean women
- Swimmers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic swimmers for Singapore