Quah Ting Wen

Quah Ting Wen OLY (Chinese: 柯婷文; pinyin: Kē Tíngwén; born 18 August 1992) 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.[2]

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

In this Chinese name, the family name is Quah.
Quah Ting Wen
Personal information
Nationality Singapore
Born (1992-08-18) 18 August 1992
Singapore
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly, Freestyle, Individual Medley
ClubDC Trident
College teamUniversity of California, Los Angeles[1]
Medal record
Representing  Singapore
Women's swimming
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Asian Games 0 0 1
Southeast Asian Games 33 21 5
Asian Youth Games 4 0 1
Total 37 21 7
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta 4×100 m medley
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2007 Thailand400 m medley
Gold medal – first place2007 Thailand4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place2009 Laos100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2009 Laos200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2009 Laos4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2009 Laos4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2009 Laos4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place2013 Myanmar4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2013 Myanmar4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place2015 Singapore100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2015 Singapore4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2015 Singapore4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2015 Singapore4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place2017 Kuala Lumpur100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2017 Kuala Lumpur50 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place2017 Kuala Lumpur4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2017 Kuala Lumpur4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2019 Philippines100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2019 Philippines50 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place2019 Philippines100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place2019 Philippines4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2019 Philippines4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2019 Philippines4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place2021 Vietnam100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2021 Vietnam4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2021 Vietnam4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place2021 Vietnam4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2023 Cambodia50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2023 Cambodia100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2023 Cambodia4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2023 Cambodia4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2023 Cambodia4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place2023 Cambodia4×100 m mixed medley
Silver medal – second place2005 Philippines800 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2005 Philippines4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2007 Thailand100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2007 Thailand200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2007 Thailand4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2009 Laos50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2009 Laos400 m medley
Silver medal – second place2013 Myanmar100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2013 Myanmar200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2013 Myanmar100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place2013 Myanmar200 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place2013 Myanmar4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2015 Singapore50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2015 Singapore50 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place2015 Singapore100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place2015 Singapore200 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place2017 Kuala Lumpur50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2021 Hanoi50 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place2021 Hanoi100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place2023 Phnom Penh50 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place2023 Phnom Penh100 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place2005 Philippines400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2005 Philippines400 m medley
Bronze medal – third place2009 Laos400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2017 Kuala Lumpur100 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place2021 Hanoi50 m freestyle
Asian Youth Games
Gold medal – first place2009 Singapore50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2009 Singapore100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2009 Singapore200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2009 Singapore4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2009 Singapore4×100 m medley
Quah Ting Wen
Simplified Chinese柯婷文

Education

Quah was educated at Raffles Girls' School and Raffles Institution,[3] before graduating from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2014.[4]

Swimming career

Collegiate level

Quah had represented the UCLA Bruins during her time at the University of California, Los Angeles.[5]

2005 Southeast Asian Games

Quah first represented Singapore on the international level in the 2005 Southeast Asian Games.[6]

2008 Olympic Games

At the 2008 Olympic Games, Quah failed to qualify in the heats of the 400m Individual Medley event but set a new national record (4:51.25).

2009 Asian Youth Games

Quah was Singapore's flag bearer for the 2009 Asian Youth Games.[7] She won three individual gold medals in the 50 m, 100 m and 200 m freestyle events while setting national records for all three (25.43, 55.57 and 1:59.21).[8] She won the team gold and bronze medals in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay and 4 × 100 m medley relay events, respectively.

2013 FINA Swimming World Cup

Quah set a new national record in the 200 m freestyle event in the second leg of the 2013 FINA Swimming World Cup, held in Berlin, Germany. Her new timing of 1:58.80 was 0.09 seconds faster than Lynette Lim's three-day-old record of 1:58.89.[9]

Southeast Asian Games

Quah has represented Singapore and won, at the following games:

Personal life

Quah has a younger brother, Quah Zheng Wen, and a younger sister, Quah Jing Wen, who both are national swimmers of Singapore as well.[10]

References
  1. "Ting Quah - Swimming & Diving". UCLA.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Quah Ting Wen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
  3. "Ting Wen's toughest struggles". www.asiaone.com. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  4. "The SEA-soned Medallist: Quah Ting Wen". ActiveSG. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  5. "Ting Quah - Swimming & Diving". UCLA. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  6. Heng, Lim Say (6 June 2015). "Quah siblings raring to make waves at SEA Games". The New Paper. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  7. "Flagged for AYG success". AsiaOne. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  8. "New golden girl". AsiaOne. Archived from the original on 10 July 2009. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  9. "Swimmers set new short-course marks". Today. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  10. "The 1 to watch". AsiaOne. Retrieved 15 December 2013.


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