QUAH Ting Wen

Singapore
Swimming
18 Aug 1992
31
Female
1.76/5'9''

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
SWM Swimming Women's 50m Freestyle 5
Women's 100m Freestyle 7
Women's 50m Butterfly  
Women's 100m Butterfly  
Women's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay
SGP
Singapore
  
Women's 4 x 100m Medley Relay
SGP
Singapore
 DSQ
Mixed 4 x 100m Medley Relay  

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Aquatic Sports Arena
Women's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Heat 1
Finished
Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Aquatic Sports Arena
Women's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay Final
Finished
Followed by 		Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Aquatic Sports Arena
Women's 100m Freestyle - Heat 4
Finished
Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Aquatic Sports Arena
Women's 100m Freestyle Final
Finished
Followed by 		Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Aquatic Sports Arena
Women's 100m Butterfly - Heat 4
Finished
Followed by 		Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Aquatic Sports Arena
Women's 50m Freestyle - Heat 2
Finished
Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Aquatic Sports Arena
Women's 50m Freestyle Final
Finished
Followed by 		Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Aquatic Sports Arena
Women's 50m Butterfly - Heat 4
Finished
Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Aquatic Sports Arena
Women's 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Heat 1
Finished
Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Aquatic Sports Arena
Women's 4 x 100m Medley Relay Final
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocationResult
Asian Games
3Women's 4 x 100m Medley Relay2018Indonesia4:09.65
4Women's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay2018Indonesia3:44.21
4Women's 4 x 100m Medley Relay2014Incheon, KOR4:11.77
5Women's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay2018Indonesia8:15.12
5Women's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay2014Incheon, KOR3:47.62
5Women's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay2014Incheon, KOR8:12.09
5Women's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay2010Guangzhou, CHN3:49.17
5Women's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay2010Guangzhou, CHN8:16.47
5Women's 4 x 100m Medley Relay2010Guangzhou, CHN4:15.14
6Women's 50m Freestyle2018Indonesia25.48
6Women's 50m Butterfly2018Indonesia26.73
6Women's 200m Butterfly2014Incheon, KOR2:14.26
6Women's 200m Freestyle2010Guangzhou, CHN2:03.73
7Women's 400m Freestyle2006Doha, QAT4:21.00
7Women's 800m Freestyle2006Doha, QAT9:01.01
7Women's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay2006Doha, QAT8:31.78
8Mixed 4 x 100m Medley Relay2018IndonesiaDSQ
8Women's 200m Butterfly2006Doha, QAT2:21.27
HeatsWomen's 100m Butterfly2018Indonesia1:00.41
HeatsWomen's 100m Freestyle2010Guangzhou, CHN58.55
HeatsWomen's 200m Freestyle2006Doha, QAT2:07.51
Olympic Games
HeatsWomen's 50m Freestyle2020Tokyo, JPN26.16
HeatsWomen's 100m Freestyle2020Tokyo, JPN56.36
HeatsWomen's 100m Butterfly2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA1:00.88
HeatsWomen's 100m Freestyle2008Beijing, CHN56.14
HeatsWomen's 400m Individual Medley2008Beijing, CHN4:51.25
World Championships
HeatsWomen's 50m Freestyle2023Fukuoka, JPN25.52
HeatsWomen's 100m Freestyle2023Fukuoka, JPN56.52
HeatsWomen's 50m Butterfly2023Fukuoka, JPN26.67
HeatsMixed 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay2023Fukuoka, JPN3:30.89
HeatsWomen's 50m Freestyle2019Gwangju, KOR25.50
HeatsWomen's 100m Freestyle2019Gwangju, KOR55.60
HeatsWomen's 200m Freestyle2019Gwangju, KOR2:00.39
HeatsWomen's 50m Butterfly2019Gwangju, KOR26.92
HeatsWomen's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay2019Gwangju, KOR3:43.11
HeatsWomen's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay2019Gwangju, KOR8:08.44
HeatsWomen's 4 x 100m Medley Relay2019Gwangju, KOR4:11.67
HeatsWomen's 50m Freestyle2015Kazan, RUS26.51
HeatsWomen's 100m Freestyle2015Kazan, RUS56.84
HeatsWomen's 200m Freestyle2015Kazan, RUS2:02.13
HeatsWomen's 50m Butterfly2015Kazan, RUS27.58
HeatsWomen's 100m Butterfly2015Kazan, RUS1:00.30
HeatsWomen's 200m Butterfly2015Kazan, RUS2:14.93
HeatsMixed 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay2015Kazan, RUS3:34.58
HeatsWomen's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay2015Kazan, RUS3:51.10
HeatsWomen's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay2015Kazan, RUS8:24.60
HeatsMixed 4 x 100m Medley Relay2015Kazan, RUS3:57.51
HeatsWomen's 4 x 100m Medley Relay2015Kazan, RUS4:17.26
HeatsWomen's 100m Freestyle2013Barcelona, ESP56.70
HeatsWomen's 200m Freestyle2013Barcelona, ESP2:02.57
HeatsWomen's 200m Butterfly2013Barcelona, ESP2:14.10
HeatsWomen's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay2013Barcelona, ESP3:48.85
HeatsWomen's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay2013Barcelona, ESP8:15.91
HeatsWomen's 4 x 100m Medley Relay2013Barcelona, ESP4:10.69
HeatsWomen's 50m Freestyle2009Rome, ITA26.05
HeatsWomen's 100m Freestyle2009Rome, ITA56.29
HeatsWomen's 200m Freestyle2009Rome, ITA2:00.21
HeatsWomen's 400m Freestyle2009Rome, ITA4:13.70
HeatsWomen's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay2009Rome, ITA3:47.54
HeatsWomen's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay2009Rome, ITA8:09.91
HeatsWomen's 4 x 100m Medley Relay2009Rome, ITA4:12.35
HeatsWomen's 200m Freestyle2007Melbourne, VIC, AUS2:06.69
HeatsWomen's 400m Freestyle2007Melbourne, VIC, AUS4:23.57
HeatsWomen's 800m Freestyle2007Melbourne, VIC, AUS9:00.17
HeatsWomen's 1500m Freestyle2007Melbourne, VIC, AUS17:26.12
HeatsWomen's 200m Butterfly2007Melbourne, VIC, AUS2:19.27
HeatsWomen's 200m Individual Medley2007Melbourne, VIC, AUS2:22.38
HeatsWomen's 400m Individual Medley2007Melbourne, VIC, AUS5:01.59
HeatsWomen's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay2007Melbourne, VIC, AUS3:59.92
HeatsWomen's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay2007Melbourne, VIC, AUS8:31.65
HeatsWomen's 400m Freestyle2005Montreal, QC, CAN4:31.48
HeatsWomen's 800m Freestyle2005Montreal, QC, CAN9:20.93
HeatsWomen's 1500m Freestyle2005Montreal, QC, CAN18:07.10
HeatsWomen's 200m Backstroke2005Montreal, QC, CAN2:33.16
HeatsWomen's 200m Butterfly2005Montreal, QC, CAN2:21.50
HeatsWomen's 400m Individual Medley2005Montreal, QC, CAN5:09.37
HeatsWomen's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay2005Montreal, QC, CAN8:42.05
South East Asian Games
1Women's 50m Freestyle2023Phnom Penh, CAM25.04
1Women's 100m Freestyle2023Phnom Penh, CAM55.83
1Women's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay2023Phnom Penh, CAM3:44.29
1Women's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay2023Phnom Penh, CAM8:12.80
1Mixed 4 x 100m Medley Relay2023Phnom Penh, CAM3:51.72
1Women's 4 x 100m Medley Relay2023Phnom Penh, CAM4:06.97
1Women's 100m Freestyle2021Hanoi, VIE55.60
1Women's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay2021Hanoi, VIE3:45.71
1Women's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay2021Hanoi, VIE8:10.75
1Women's 4 x 100m Medley Relay2021Hanoi, VIE4:07.62
1Women's 100m Freestyle2019Capas, PHI54.74
1Women's 50m Butterfly2019Capas, PHI26.50
1Women's 100m Butterfly2019Capas, PHI59.62
1Women's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay2019Capas, PHI3:40.92
1Women's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay2019Capas, PHI8:07.00
1Women's 4 x 100m Medley Relay2019Capas, PHI4:07.05
1Women's 100m Freestyle2017Kuala Lumpur, MAS55.74
1Women's 50m Butterfly2017Kuala Lumpur, MAS26.83
1Women's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay2017Kuala Lumpur, MAS3:44.38
1Women's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay2017Kuala Lumpur, MAS8:10.41
1Women's 4 x 100m Medley Relay2017Kuala Lumpur, MAS4:09.32
1Women's 100m Freestyle2015Singapore, SIN55.93
1Women's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay2015Singapore, SIN3:46.60
1Women's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay2015Singapore, SIN8:12.95
1Women's 4 x 100m Medley Relay2015Singapore, SIN4:08.72
1Women's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay2013Naypyidaw, MYA8:13.99
1Women's 4 x 100m Medley Relay2013Naypyidaw, MYA4:13.02
1Women's 100m Freestyle2009Vientiane, LAO56.03
1Women's 200m Freestyle2009Vientiane, LAO2:00.57
1Women's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay2009Vientiane, LAO3:45.73
1Women's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay2009Vientiane, LAO8:11.75
1Women's 4 x 100m Medley Relay2009Vientiane, LAO4:10.38
1Women's 400m Individual Medley2007Nakhon Ratchasima, THA4:53.90
1Women's 4 x 100m Medley Relay2007Nakhon Ratchasima, THA4:13.18
2Women's 50m Butterfly2023Phnom Penh, CAM26.66
2Women's 100m Butterfly2023Phnom Penh, CAM59.51
2Women's 50m Butterfly2021Hanoi, VIE26.88
2Women's 100m Butterfly2021Hanoi, VIE59.34
2Women's 50m Freestyle2017Kuala Lumpur, MAS25.46
2Women's 50m Freestyle2015Singapore, SIN25.60
2Women's 50m Butterfly2015Singapore, SIN27.02
2Women's 100m Butterfly2015Singapore, SIN1:00.30
2Women's 200m Butterfly2015Singapore, SIN2:14.50
2Women's 100m Freestyle2013Naypyidaw, MYA56.54
2Women's 200m Freestyle2013Naypyidaw, MYA2:01.74
2Women's 100m Butterfly2013Naypyidaw, MYA1:00.34
2Women's 200m Butterfly2013Naypyidaw, MYA2:14.42
2Women's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay2013Naypyidaw, MYA3:49.00
2Women's 50m Freestyle2009Vientiane, LAO25.88
2Women's 400m Individual Medley2009Vientiane, LAO4:56.32
2Women's 100m Freestyle2007Nakhon Ratchasima, THA58.14
2Women's 200m Freestyle2007Nakhon Ratchasima, THA2:03.55
2Women's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay2007Nakhon Ratchasima, THA8:26.23
2Women's 800m Freestyle2005Manila, PHI9:02.20
3Women's 50m Freestyle2021Hanoi, VIE25.49
3Women's 100m Butterfly2017Kuala Lumpur, MAS1:00.69
3Women's 400m Freestyle2009Vientiane, LAO4:17.85
3Women's 400m Freestyle2005Manila, PHI4:24.73
3Women's 400m Individual Medley2005Manila, PHI5:01.57
4Women's 50m Freestyle2019Capas, PHI25.56
5Women's 50m Backstroke2021Hanoi, VIE29.83
5Women's 50m Freestyle2013Naypyidaw, MYA26.52
HeatsWomen's 200m Freestyle2015Singapore, SIN2:09.35
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Walking her dog, reading. (vogue, 25 Jan 2022)
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Athlete
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Communications - University of California, Los Angeles [UCLA], United States of America
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English, Mandarin, Spanish
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Swimfast Aquatic Club [Singapore]
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Gary Tan [national], SGP; Alexander Mordvincev [national]
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Her younger brother Zheng Wen competed in swimming at the 2012, 2016, and 2020 Olympic Games. Her younger sister Jing Wen has also represented Singapore in the sport and won six gold medals at the 2021 South East Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam, which took place in May 2022. (channelnewsasia, 04 Aug 2021; tatlerasia, 15 Oct 2022; SportsDeskOnline, 02 Feb 2023; olympic, 2018; myactivesg, 18 Jul 2017)
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2005 for Singapore, World Championships in Montreal, Canada (Athlete, 03 Aug 2016)
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She was struggling with a shoulder injury during the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, QLD, Australia. The injury started to bother her in 2017. (straitstimes, 08 Apr 2018)

In November 2011 she broke two bones in her arm in a surfing accident when a surfboard hit her after a big wave. The injury required surgery, with two metal plates and 15 screws inserted in her arm. The injury stopped her from swimming for six weeks and she did not regain full use of her arm for three months. The time out meant she was unable to qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (Athlete, 03 Aug 2016; digital, 22 Mar 2015; news, 03 Sep 2014)
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She began swimming classes at age five, and started training for competitive swimming at age 11. "I trained twice a day, 10 sessions a week, 05:30 mornings, 16:30 afternoons, with school in between. That was my life until I finished university." (vogue, 25 Jan 2022; Athlete, 03 Aug 2016)
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She enjoyed being in the water and began swimming after a national water safety programme introduced her to the sport. (myactivesg, 24 Jul 2017; Athlete, 02 Dec 2006)
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To win a medal at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China, and to compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (straitstimes, 19 Jan 2022; tatlerasia, 15 Oct 2022)
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"We train in cycles of about three weeks. So a cycle goes three weeks and maybe on the fourth week, we kind of take a step back, and maybe not train as hard, and then start again." (You Got Watch YouTube channel, 21 Jan 2022)
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Her brother Zheng Wen. (Athlete, 03 Aug 2016)
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Her family. (1 Play Sports YouTube channel, 15 Aug 2019)
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"I get very nervous before I race. I do tend to overthink a lot so I run through these power statements in my head over and over again, just so that there's no space for the negative thoughts. I repeat, 'I'm brave, I'm happy, I'm healthy and I'm strong'." (vogue, 25 Jan 2022)
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"Perfect practice makes perfect." (Athlete, 03 Aug 2016)
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She was named Top Athlete of the Games at the 2023 South East Asian Games in Cambodia. (swimswam, 18 May 2023)

She was selected as a batonbearer for the Queen's Baton Relay ahead of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. (elle, 25 Feb 2022)

She was flag bearer for Singapore at the opening ceremony of the 2015 South East Asian Games in Singapore. (straitstimes, 12 May 2015)

She was the Most Valuable Player [MVP] for the University of California, Los Angeles [UCLA] in 2013 and 2014. (myactivesg, 24 Jul 2017)

Additional Information

General
FAMILY SPORT
She is the oldest of three siblings, along with brother Zheng Wen and sister Jing Wen, who have all represented Singapore in swimming. "I come from a very tight-knit family. I'm the oldest of three. We all grew up swimming together. Because my mum was spending so much time ferrying me to the pool, my siblings just naturally got into the sport. It was difficult for me when my brother left for school [in the United States of America] in 2017. And then my sister left for school the same year later on. I didn't realise it at that time, but I think I was struggling with not having them here with me. I feel kind of bad that they never really got to explore other sports, but at the same time, I'm very grateful that they're here with me. They are one of the reasons why I still love what I do." (vogue, 25 Jan 2022; You Got Watch YouTube channel, 21 Jan 2022; channelnewsasia, 04 Aug 2021; CNA YouTube channel, 02 Jul 2021; 1 Play Sports YouTube channel, 15 Aug 2019)

BODY IMAGE
She says it took her a long time to embrace her physique as a swimmer. "I remember the very first time I actually thought about my body and how it was different from many of my peers was when I was 17, and my classmate made a comment, something along the lines of how swimmers' bodies are like upside-down triangles. I feel the most normal, and the most 'me' at the pool. I do not know yet if my shoulders will get smaller when I'm done swimming, but I think since 2016, I've come to not just accept but embrace myself, my physique, my build. I've learnt to actually be proud that I am an athlete, I am a swimmer." (The Straits Times YouTube channel, 21 Dec 2021)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
DSQ:
Disqualified