Quah Jing Wen
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Full name | Quah Jing Wen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | [2] Singapore | 20 December 2000||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 48 kg (106 lb)[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle, Butterfly, Individual Medley[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.[10]
Education
[edit]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.[12]
Swimming career
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ a b 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