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Quah Ting Wen

Personal information
Born	(1992-08-18) 18 August 1992 (age 32) Singapore
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Butterfly, Freestyle, Individual Medley
Club	DC Trident
College team	University of California, Los Angeles
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 2018 Jakarta 4×100 m medley Southeast Asian Games 2007 Thailand 400 m medley 2007 Thailand 4×100 m medley 2009 Laos 100 m freestyle 2009 Laos 200 m freestyle 2009 Laos 4×100 m freestyle 2009 Laos 4×200 m freestyle 2009 Laos 4×100 m medley 2013 Myanmar 4×200 m freestyle 2013 Myanmar 4×100 m medley 2015 Singapore 100 m freestyle 2015 Singapore 4×100 m freestyle 2015 Singapore 4×200 m freestyle 2015 Singapore 4×100 m medley 2017 Kuala Lumpur 100 m freestyle 2017 Kuala Lumpur 50 m butterfly 2017 Kuala Lumpur 4×100 m freestyle 2017 Kuala Lumpur 4×200 m freestyle 2019 Philippines 100 m freestyle 2019 Philippines 50 m butterfly 2019 Philippines 100 m butterfly 2019 Philippines 4×100 m freestyle 2019 Philippines 4×200 m freestyle 2019 Philippines 4×100 m medley 2021 Vietnam 100 m freestyle 2021 Vietnam 4×100 m freestyle 2021 Vietnam 4×100 m medley 2021 Vietnam 4×200 m freestyle 2023 Cambodia 50 m freestyle 2023 Cambodia 100 m freestyle 2023 Cambodia 4×100 m freestyle 2023 Cambodia 4×200 m freestyle 2023 Cambodia 4×100 m medley 2023 Cambodia 4×100 m mixed medley 2005 Philippines 800 m freestyle 2005 Philippines 4×200 m freestyle 2007 Thailand 100 m freestyle 2007 Thailand 200 m freestyle 2007 Thailand 4×200 m freestyle 2009 Laos 50 m freestyle 2009 Laos 400 m medley 2013 Myanmar 100 m freestyle 2013 Myanmar 200 m freestyle 2013 Myanmar 100 m butterfly 2013 Myanmar 200 m butterfly 2013 Myanmar 4×100 m freestyle 2015 Singapore 50 m freestyle 2015 Singapore 50 m butterfly 2015 Singapore 100 m butterfly 2015 Singapore 200 m butterfly 2017 Kuala Lumpur 50 m freestyle 2021 Hanoi 50 m butterfly 2021 Hanoi 100 m butterfly 2023 Phnom Penh 50 m butterfly 2023 Phnom Penh 100 m butterfly 2005 Philippines 400 m freestyle 2005 Philippines 400 m medley 2009 Laos 400 m freestyle 2017 Kuala Lumpur 100 m butterfly 2021 Hanoi 50 m freestyle Asian Youth Games 2009 Singapore 50 m freestyle 2009 Singapore 100 m freestyle 2009 Singapore 200 m freestyle 2009 Singapore 4×100 m freestyle 2009 Singapore 4×100 m medley

Quah Ting Wen (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.

Education

Quah was educated at Raffles Girls' School and Raffles Institution, before graduating from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2014.

Swimming career

Collegiate level

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

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

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

• 2005 Southeast Asian Games (2 silvers, 2 bronzes)
• 2007 Southeast Asian Games (2 golds, 3 silvers)
• 2009 Southeast Asian Games (5 golds, 2 silvers, 1 bronze)
• 2013 Southeast Asian Games (2 golds, 5 silvers)
• 2015 Southeast Asian Games(4 golds, 4 silvers)
• 2017 Southeast Asian Games (4 golds, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
• 2019 Southeast Asian Games (6 golds)
• 2021 Southeast Asian Games (4 golds, 2 silvers, 1 bronze)
• 2023 Southeast Asian Games (6 golds, 2 silvers)

Personal life

Quah has a younger brother, Quah Zheng Wen, and a younger sister, Quah Jing Wen, who both are national swimmers of Singapore as well.

References

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.

External links

• Quah Ting Wen at World Aquatics
• Quah Ting Wen at SwimRankings.net
• Quah Ting Wen at the International Swimming League
• Quah Ting Wen at Olympics.com
• Quah Ting Wen at Olympedia

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