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Coach hails 'big milestone' for Singapore swimming
The Straits Times
|June 16, 2024
Team Singapore have confirmed their roster of five swimmers for the Paris Olympics - barring any late developments - as the Singapore National Swimming Championships (SNSC) concluded on June 15 without anyone meeting the Olympic qualifying mark.
The meet was the last opportunity for the swimmers to book their 2024 Olympic spot. World swimming body Fina will inform the national Olympic committees of their allocations on July 3.
Jonathan Tan and Letitia Sim had earlier qualified for the men's 50m freestyle and women's 100m breaststroke respectively, while the women's 4x100m medley relay team of Quah Ting Wen, Quah Jing Wen, Letitia and Levenia Sim also earned a berth with their top-13 finish at the World Aquatics Championships.
But top swimmers like Commonwealth Games silver medallist Teong Tzen Wei and three-time Olympian Quah Zheng Wen will be missing from the roster after failing to attain the mark.
For the Tokyo 2020 Games, Joseph Schooling and Zheng Wen met the qualifying times for three events while Chantal Liew qualified for the women's 10km open water and Ting Wen made it via a universality place.
This story is from the June 16, 2024 edition of The Straits Times.
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