Quah Ting Wen pushes for Olympic dream

Swimmer uses ISL to boost qualification bid in hopes of seeing Quah siblings race in Tokyo

Quah Ting Wen competing during last year's Singapore National Age Group Swimming Championships. The cancellation owing to the coronavirus pandemic of this year's event, one of the Olympic qualifying meets, has thrown into disarray her attempt of maki
Quah Ting Wen competing during last year's Singapore National Age Group Swimming Championships. The cancellation owing to the coronavirus pandemic of this year's event, one of the Olympic qualifying meets, has thrown into disarray her attempt of making the Tokyo Games. ST FILE PHOTO
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From next month, national swimmer Quah Ting Wen will be soaking in the gorgeous city sights along Budapest's Danube river as she will be based in the Hungarian capital to compete for a professional swimming team.

But the stint with International Swimming League (ISL) team, DC Trident, will not distract the 28-year-old from her goal of competing in her third Olympic Games next year, after enduring a topsy-turvy season owing to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on September 14, 2020, with the headline Quah Ting Wen pushes for Olympic dream. Subscribe