PARIS: Moments after she topped her heat and set a new personal best as well as new national record, Gan Ching Hwee was a picture of unbridled joy.
Singapore swimmer Gan Ching Hwee at the Paris Olympics on Jul 30, 2024.
Gan's time of 16:10.13 in the 1500m freestyle heats meant that she topped her heat and eclipsed her old national record and personal best set last month . Gan will also swim in two other events in Paris – the 800m on Friday and the 4x100 medley relay on Saturday., having made the Olympics Consideration Time, also known as the"B" cut, in the 1500m event. Gan was selected to replace Quah Ting Wen in the relay team.
"My coaches really kept me in check, reminding me that I just need to keep on putting in the work ... noise is really secondary ... A happy swimmer is always a faster swimmer."
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