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| Nationality | Singaporean | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 March 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Glen Lim Jun Wei (born 28 March 2002) is a Singaporean swimmer. [1] He competed in the men's 400 metre freestyle at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships. [2] He won the 400m freestyle at the Neo Garden 14th Singapore National Swimming Championships in 2019, breaking the national record of 3min 54.64sec and set a national record of 3min 54.12sec. [1]
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