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QUAH Zheng Wen

Singapore
Swimming
29 Sep 1996
27
Male
1.79/5'10''

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
SWM Swimming Men's 100m Freestyle 8
Men's 50m Backstroke 8
Men's 100m Butterfly 6
Men's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay
SGP
Singapore
 4
Men's 4 x 100m Medley Relay  
Mixed 4 x 100m Medley Relay
SGP
Singapore
 4

Schedule

Change All times in venue local time
Start Time Location Event Status
Sun, 24 Sep
Followed by 		Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Aquatic Sports Arena
Men's 100m Freestyle - Heat 5
Finished
Sun, 24 Sep
20:26 		Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Aquatic Sports Arena
Men's 100m Freestyle Final
Finished
Mon, 25 Sep
Followed by 		Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Aquatic Sports Arena
Men's 50m Backstroke - Heat 2
Finished
Mon, 25 Sep
19:30 		Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Aquatic Sports Arena
Men's 50m Backstroke Final
Finished
Wed, 27 Sep
Followed by 		Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Aquatic Sports Arena
Men's 100m Butterfly - Heat 2
Finished
Wed, 27 Sep
11:31 		Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Aquatic Sports Arena
Mixed 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Heat 1
Finished
Wed, 27 Sep
19:36 		Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Aquatic Sports Arena
Men's 100m Butterfly Final
Finished
Wed, 27 Sep
20:57 		Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Aquatic Sports Arena
Mixed 4 x 100m Medley Relay Final
Finished
Thu, 28 Sep
11:21 		Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Aquatic Sports Arena
Men's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Heat 1
Finished
Thu, 28 Sep
20:48 		Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Aquatic Sports Arena
Men's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay Final
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocationResult
Asian Games
3Men's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay2018Indonesia3:17.22
3Men's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay2018Indonesia7:14.15
4Men's 100m Butterfly2018Indonesia52.54
4Men's 4 x 100m Medley Relay2018Indonesia3:37.68
6Men's 50m Backstroke2018Indonesia25.53
6Men's 200m Butterfly2018Indonesia1:57.95
HeatsMen's 200m Backstroke2018Indonesia2:02.68
Olympic Games
SemifinalMen's 100m Butterfly2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA52.26
SemifinalMen's 200m Butterfly2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA1:56.11
HeatsMen's 100m Backstroke2020Tokyo, JPN53.94
HeatsMen's 100m Butterfly2020Tokyo, JPN52.39
HeatsMen's 200m Butterfly2020Tokyo, JPN1:56.42
HeatsMen's 100m Backstroke2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA54.38
HeatsMen's 200m Backstroke2012London, GBR2:03.45
HeatsMen's 400m Individual Medley2012London, GBR4:26.81
World Championships
HeatsMen's 50m Backstroke2023Fukuoka, JPN25.76
HeatsMen's 100m Backstroke2023Fukuoka, JPN55.30
HeatsMen's 100m Butterfly2023Fukuoka, JPN52.53
HeatsMen's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay2023Fukuoka, JPN3:17.89
HeatsMen's 50m Backstroke2022Budapest, HUN25.79
HeatsMen's 100m Backstroke2022Budapest, HUN55.76
HeatsMen's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay2022Budapest, HUN3:18.76
HeatsMen's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay2022Budapest, HUN7:20.31
HeatsMixed 4 x 100m Medley Relay2022Budapest, HUN3:54.43
HeatsMen's 50m Backstroke2019Gwangju, KOR25.50
HeatsMen's 200m Butterfly2019Gwangju, KOR1:59.10
HeatsMen's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay2019Gwangju, KOR3:16.66
HeatsMen's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay2019Gwangju, KOR7:18.12
HeatsMen's 4 x 100m Medley Relay2019Gwangju, KOR3:41.58
HeatsMixed 4 x 100m Medley Relay2019Gwangju, KOR3:53.90
HeatsMen's 50m Backstroke2017Budapest, HUN25.58
HeatsMen's 100m Backstroke2017Budapest, HUN54.68
HeatsMen's 200m Backstroke2017Budapest, HUN1:59.49
HeatsMen's 100m Butterfly2017Budapest, HUN52.13
HeatsMen's 200m Butterfly2017Budapest, HUN1:56.76
HeatsMen's 100m Freestyle2015Kazan, RUS49.99
HeatsMen's 50m Backstroke2015Kazan, RUS25.44
HeatsMen's 100m Backstroke2015Kazan, RUS54.40
HeatsMen's 200m Butterfly2015Kazan, RUS1:58.32
HeatsMixed 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay2015Kazan, RUS3:34.58
HeatsMen's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay2015Kazan, RUS3:27.01
HeatsMen's 4 x 100m Medley Relay2015Kazan, RUS3:40.93
HeatsMixed 4 x 100m Medley Relay2015Kazan, RUS3:57.51
South East Asian Games
1Men's 100m Backstroke2023Phnom Penh, CAM55.22
1Men's 100m Butterfly2023Phnom Penh, CAM52.04
1Men's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay2023Phnom Penh, CAM3:17.35
1Mixed 4 x 100m Medley Relay2023Phnom Penh, CAM3:51.72
1Men's 4 x 100m Medley Relay2023Phnom Penh, CAM3:37.45
1Men's 100m Freestyle2021Hanoi, VIE49.57
1Men's 50m Backstroke2021Hanoi, VIE25.83
1Men's 100m Backstroke2021Hanoi, VIE54.83
1Men's 4 x 100m Medley Relay2021Hanoi, VIE3:37.69
1Men's 100m Backstroke2019Capas, PHI53.79
1Men's 200m Backstroke2019Capas, PHI2:00.06
1Men's 200m Butterfly2019Capas, PHI1:56.61
1Men's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay2019Capas, PHI3:16.82
1Men's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay2019Capas, PHI7:17.88
1Men's 4 x 100m Medley Relay2019Capas, PHI3:38.63
1Men's 100m Backstroke2017Kuala Lumpur, MAS54.81
1Men's 200m Backstroke2017Kuala Lumpur, MAS2:00.09
1Men's 200m Butterfly2017Kuala Lumpur, MAS1:57.95
1Men's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay2017Kuala Lumpur, MAS3:17.85
1Men's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay2017Kuala Lumpur, MAS7:18.94
1Men's 4 x 100m Medley Relay2017Kuala Lumpur, MAS3:37.46
1Men's 50m Backstroke2015Singapore, SIN25.27
1Men's 100m Backstroke2015Singapore, SIN54.51
1Men's 200m Backstroke2015Singapore, SIN2:00.55
1Men's 400m Individual Medley2015Singapore, SIN4:23.50
1Men's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay2015Singapore, SIN3:19.59
1Men's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay2015Singapore, SIN7:18.14
1Men's 4 x 100m Medley Relay2015Singapore, SIN3:38.25
1Men's 400m Individual Medley2013Naypyidaw, MYA4:23.45
1Men's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay2013Naypyidaw, MYA7:26.67
1Men's 400m Individual Medley2011Indonesia4:24.33
2Men's 100m Freestyle2023Phnom Penh, CAM48.99
2Men's 200m Freestyle2021Hanoi, VIE1:47.85
2Men's 100m Butterfly2021Hanoi, VIE52.86
2Men's 50m Backstroke2019Capas, PHI25.65
2Men's 100m Butterfly2019Capas, PHI51.87
2Men's 50m Backstroke2017Kuala Lumpur, MAS25.39
2Men's 100m Freestyle2015Singapore, SIN49.91
2Men's 200m Freestyle2015Singapore, SIN1:49.17
2Men's 200m Butterfly2015Singapore, SIN1:56.79
2Men's 200m Individual Medley2015Singapore, SIN2:02.22
2Men's 100m Backstroke2013Naypyidaw, MYA56.11
2Men's 200m Butterfly2013Naypyidaw, MYA2:01.65
2Men's 4 x 100m Medley Relay2013Naypyidaw, MYA3:43.62
2Men's 200m Butterfly2011Indonesia2:00.24
3Men's 50m Backstroke2023Phnom Penh, CAM25.61
3Men's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay2021Hanoi, VIE7:21.49
3Men's 50m Butterfly2015Singapore, SIN24.36
3Men's 200m Freestyle2013Naypyidaw, MYA1:51.66
3Men's 50m Backstroke2011Indonesia26.38
4Men's 200m Backstroke2013Naypyidaw, MYA2:07.28
4Men's 1500m Freestyle2011Indonesia16:05.44
DSQMen's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay2021Hanoi, VIEDSQ
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Athlete
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University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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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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His older sister Ting Wen competed in swimming at the 2008, 2016, and 2020 Olympic Games. His younger sister Jing Wen has also represented Singapore in the sport and won six gold medals at the 2022 South East Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam. (channelnewsasia, 04 Aug 2021; SportsDeskOnline, 02 Feb 2023; olympic, 2018; tnp, 22 Aug 2017; myactivesg男子棍术, 18 Jul 2017)
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2011 for Singapore, South East Asian Games in Indonesia (Athlete, 03 Aug 2016)
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He learned to swim at age six at his father's swimming club. He began competing at age 12. (Athlete, 03 Aug 2016; teamsingapore, 08 Nov 2011)
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"Since I was little I have enjoyed going to the beach and playing in the water. It was only natural for my parents to sign me up for swimming lessons, just so I would be water safe. I continued to swim on a regular basis because my older sister was a competitive swimmer. It was then I realised I enjoyed racing." (teamsingapore, 08 Nov 2011)
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To compete at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China, and the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (mothership, 17 Sep 2021; straitstimes, 15 Mar 2022; tatlerasia, 15 Oct 2022)
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"Why idolise someone when you can try to beat them." (Athlete, 03 Aug 2016)
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He was named Most Valuable Player [MVP] at the 2019 South East Asian Games in the Philippines. (SG Sports TV YouTube channel, 02 Apr 2020; todayonline, 12 Dec 2019)

He was named the 2012 Sportsboy of the Year at the Singapore Sports Awards. (singaporeolympics, 04 Feb 2013)

Additional Information

General
NATIONAL SERVICE
In July 2015 the Ministry of Defence in Singapore announced his national service would be deferred until August 2016, allowing him to train for, and compete at, the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. An extension to his deferment, which allowed him to enrol at the University of California in the United States of America, was confirmed in September 2016. In 2020 the deferment was extended again due to the postponement of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. He enlisted in September 2021 and completed his basic military training [BMT] in December the same year. "My sergeant was telling me that I can say goodbye to the body that I currently have because in the army, you just don't get as much rest as you do outside. Through my experiences in BMT, I know now with more certainty what I am capable of and it makes me more confident. I plan to continue racing for the country, so that we can fly our flag high on the international stage." (straitstimes, 15 Mar 2022; You Got Watch YouTube channel, 21 Jan 2022; tatlerasia, 04 Jan 2022; mothership, 06 Dec 2021, 20 Oct 2021, 17 Sep 2021; Instagram profile, 16 Sep 2021; channelnewsasia男子棍术, 11 Aug 2020, 11 Jan 2017, 22 Aug 2015; tnp.sg, 20 Mar 2016; theguardian男子棍术, 07 Jul 2015)

FAMILY SPORT
He says his sisters Ting Wen and Jing Wen, who have also represented Singapore in swimming, have been influential figures in his life. "I mean both of my sisters, they teach me more than I could possibly learn on my own. They mean everything to me. I mean I would not be the athlete or the person I am today without them, and I'm very grateful." (You Got Watch YouTube channel, 21 Jan 2022)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event