Letitia Sim

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Letitia Sim En Yi
Personal information
Born (2003-03-03) 3 March 2003 (age 22)
Singapore
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Breaststroke, Butterfly, Individual Medley
College team University of Michigan
Medal record
Women's swimming
Event1st2nd3rd
Southeast Asian Games 1221
Total1221
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Thailand 50 m breaststroke
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2025 Thailand100 m breaststroke
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2025 Thailand200 m breaststroke
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2025 Thailand200 m medley
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2025 Thailand4×100 m medley
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Cambodia 100 m breaststroke
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2023 Cambodia200 m breaststroke
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2023 Cambodia200 m medley
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2023 Cambodia4×100 m medley
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Vietnam 50 m breaststroke
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2021 Vietnam100 m breaststroke
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2021 Vietnam4×100 m medley
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2023 Cambodia50 m breaststroke
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2021 Vietnam200 m medley
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2021 Vietnam200 m breaststroke

Letitia Sim En Yi (born 3 March 2003) is a Singaporean swimmer who specialises in breaststroke, butterfly, and individual medley events. She is also the national record holder in the women's 50m, 100m, 200m breaststroke, and the 200m Individual Medley.

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Education

Letitia is currently studying at the University of Michigan.

Swimming career

She participated at the 2022 Asian Games where she registered two fourth-place finishes in the 100m and 200m breaststroke events and also set a new national record in the 50m breaststroke where she finished seventh. She also participated in the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

At the 2023 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Berlin, Letitia won bronze at the 200m breaststroke event with a timing of 02:24.15, setting a national record.

In 2023, at the Japan Open, Sim clocked a time of 1:06.36 at the women's 100m breaststroke event. She clinched silver behind Japan's Reona Aoki. This timing meant that she broke the national record she previously set, and also meeting the 2024 Summer Olympics "A" cut. [1] She also won silver a few days later at the 200m individual medley.

On her Olympics debut at the 2024 Olympics, she participated in the 100m and 200m breaststroke and 4x100m medley relay events. [2] She finished 25th and 22nd respectively for her individual events.

At the 2025 SEA Games, Letitia became the first swimmer to complete the SEA Games hat-trick in her stroke. [3]

Personal life

Letitia has a younger sister, Levenia Sim who is also a national swimmer of Singapore as well. Both of them competed at the 4x100m medley relay together. [4]

References

  1. "Singapore swimmer Letitia Sim sets new national record, meets Olympic qualification mark". Channel News Asia. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  2. "Nervy Olympic debut for Singapore's breaststroke swimmer Letitia Sim". The Straits Times. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  3. "SEA Games 2025: Singapore's Letitia Sim is first to seal hat-trick of breaststroke titles". Asia One. Asia One. 15 December 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  4. "Swim siblings Letitia and Levenia Sim game for Asian Games adventure". The Straits Times. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2025.