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| Full name | Quah Jing Wen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 December 2000 [1] Singapore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle, Butterfly, Individual Medley [4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 :KēJìngwén;born 20 December 2000) is a Singaporean professional swimmer who specialises in individual medley,butterfly and freestyle events. [10]
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]
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. [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]
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]
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Quah Ting Wen 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.
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