Quah Zheng Wen

QUAH Zheng Wen

Personal information
Full name	Quah Zheng Wen
Nationality	Singapore
Born	29 September 1996 Singapore
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9 ^1⁄2 in)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke, Butterfly, IM
Medal record Southeast Asian Games Indonesia 2011 400 m individual medley Singapore 2015 50 m backstroke Singapore 2015 100 m backstroke Singapore 2015 200 m backstroke Singapore 2015 400 m individual medley Singapore 2015 4x100 m freestyle relay Singapore 2015 4x200 m freestyle relay Singapore 2015 4x100 m medley relay Indonesia 2011 200 m butterfly Singapore 2015 200 m individual medley Singapore 2015 200 m butterfly Singapore 2015 100 m freestyle Singapore 2015 200 m freestyle Indonesia 2011 50 m backstroke Singapore 2015 50 m butterfly Asian Youth Games Nanjing 2013 200 m backstroke Nanjing 2013 200 m butterfly Nanjing 2013 200 m individual medley Nanjing 2013 200 m freestyle Nanjing 2013 4×100 m freestyle relay Nanjing 2013 4×100 m medley relay

Quah Zheng Wen is a Singaporean swimmer who competes in the 200 m and 400 m individual medley.^[1]

In June 2012, he set a national record in the 200 m medley. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he finished 33rd overall in the heats in the Men's 400 metre individual medley and failed to reach the final. ^[2] Quah was Singapore's flag bearer for the 2013 Asian Youth Games.^[3] He subsequently won three individual gold medals and one silver medal at the 200 m backstroke, 200 m butterfly, 200 m individual medley and 200 m freestyle events respectively. He also won the team silver and bronze medals at the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay and 4 × 100 m medley relay events.

In the recent 28th SEA Games held in Singapore, Quah took part in 12 events, winning seven golds, four silvers and one bronze. At the same time, he broke six Games records – three individual and three relays. In the men’s 4 × 100 m medley relay which consisted of Quah, Joseph Schooling, Clement Lim and Lionel Khoo, they finished the race in 3:38.25, erasing the old mark of 3:41.35 set in 2011.^[4]

Quah's hobbies include drawing, reading, amongst others such as walking his dog Koda, a German Shepherd. He was educated at the Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) and fared 43 out of the possible 45 in his International Baccalaureate exam.

In April 2016, Quah was announced as Brand Ambassador with Liberty Insurance Singapore for one year, as he gears up for the Rio Olympics.

Personal life

Quah has an elder sister, Quah Ting Wen, and a younger sister, Quah Jing Wen, who both are also swimming representatives for Singapore.^[5][6]

References

1. "Zheng Wen Quah". London 2012 Olympics. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
2. Chew, Pris. "New Liberty Insurance Ambassador Quah Confident about Rio". PrisChew Dot Com. PrisChew Dot Com. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
3. "Asian Youth Games: Zheng Wen takes the mantle". AsiaOne. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
4. https://sg.sports.yahoo.com/news/12-medals-in-12-events--here-s-what-it-cost-quah-zheng-wen-161500464.html
5. "The 1 to watch". AsiaOne. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
6. http://news.asiaone.com/news/singapore/aquatic-family