Quah Jing Wen

Quah Jing Wen (Chinese:柯敬文; born December 20, 2000) is a Singaporean swimmer who focuses on the category of the 400m individual medley, the 100, 200m butterfly, and the 100m freestyle.[8]

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

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Quah.
Quah Jing Wen
Personal information
Full nameQuah Jing Wen
Nationality Singapore
Born (2000-12-20) 20 December 2000[1]
Singapore
Height1.64 m (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in)[2]
Weight48 kg (106 lb)[3]
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, butterfly, IM[4]
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Asian Games 0 0 1
Southeast Asian Games 9 0 1
Commonwealth Youth Games 5 1 0
Total 14 1 1
Representing  Singapore
Women's swimming
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta 4×100 m medley
Southeast Asian Games
2019 Philippines200 m butterfly
2019 Philippines4×200 m freestyle
2019 Philippines4×100 m freestyle
2019 Philippines4×100 m medley
2017 Kuala Lumpur200 m butterfly
2017 Kuala Lumpur4×100 m medley
2017 Kuala Lumpur4×100 m freestyle[5]
2017 Kuala Lumpur4×200 m freestyle
2017 Kuala Lumpur100 m butterfly
2019 Philippines100m butterfly [6]
2015 Singapore400 m medley[7]
Commonwealth Youth Games
Nassar 2017100 m freestyle
Nassar 201750 m butterfly
Nassar 2017100 m butterfly
Nassar 20174×100 m freestyle
Nassar 20174×100 m medley
Nassar 2017200 m butterfly

Career

Quah Jing Wen clocked 2min 12.95sec 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.[9]

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 Nassar.[10] In the same year, she also won 5 gold medals in the 2017 SEA Games.[11]

Personal life

Quah has an elder sister, Quah Ting Wen, and an elder brother, Quah Zheng Wen, who also represent Singapore in swimming.[12][13]

See also
  • Swimming at the Southeast Asian Games

References
  1. "Quah Jing Wen". Active SG. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  2. "Quah Jing Wen". The Staits Times. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  3. "Quah Jing Wen weight" (PDF). Singapore Sports Council. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  4. "Quah Jing Wen". Active SG. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  5. "Quah Jing Wen". The Straits Times. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  6. "Quah Jing Wen 100m fly silver". The Straits Times. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  7. "Quah Jing Wen". The Straits Times. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  8. "Quah Jing Wen". Active SG. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  9. "Quah Jing Wen breaks Tao Li's Mark". The Straits Times. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  10. "Youngest Quah a star in own right". The Straits Times. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  11. "Quah Jing Wen". Active SG. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  12. "Aquatic Family". ASia One. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  13. "Quah Jing Wen shines on SEA Games debut as elder siblings strike gold". SG Yahoo. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
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