Jing Wen Quah

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Position:
Fly/Free/IM
Class:
Senior
High School:
Methodist Girls' School
Hometown:
Singapore

International

Won six gold medals and one bronze in 2022 SEA Games
Earned three gold medals and one silver at the 2021 Singapore National Swimming Championships
Represented Singapore in the 2019 SEA Games, earning gold in four events and one silver
Placed 8th at the 2019 FINA World Cup in Tokyo
Won gold medals in five events in the 2017 SEA Games (100 fly, 200 fly, 4x100 free relay, 4x200 free relay, an 4x100 medley relay)

Collegiate

2018 SEC Champion (200 butterfly)
2018 SEC All-Freshman Team

2020-21 (Senior):

NCAA Championships: Finished 11th in the 200 fly with a time of 1:54.41...Aided the 800 free relay to a season-best time of 7:02.48 to earn 12th
SEC Championships: Recorded a season-best time in the 200 fly (1:55.96), 200 IM (1:57.22) and 400 IM (4:08.80)
Art Adamson: Aided the 400 free relay to a first-place finish (3:18.31) … Swam season-best times in the 100 fly (53.76), 200 IM (1:57.25) and 400 IM (4:09.09)
Was the top finisher in the 200 back (1:59.66) against TCU
Was named co-Female SEC Swimmer of the Week for the first time in her career after her performance against Rice

2019-20 (Junior):

At the SEC Championship, Quah earned fourth in the 400 IM (4:06.18), fifth in the 200 IM (1:56.17) and 200 Fly (1:53.96), clinching NCAA B-cuts in all of them and beating her personal best in the 200 and 400 IM
Earned gold in the 200 Fly (1:59.63) and third in the 100 Fly (55.62) against Ohio State
Clinched second in the 200 Fly (1:58.62) at the dual meet against Texas
At the meet against Rice, Quah placed first in the 200 Fly (1:59.22) and third in the 100 Free (52.09)
Received an Olympic Trial cut time in the 200 IM and 200 Fly at the Art Adamson Invitational
Placed first and beat her personal best in the 400 IM (4:16.29) while also earning first in the 200 Fly (2:00.17) against SMU
Secured third in the 200 Fly (1:57.90) and second in the 200 IM (2:00.21) against Georgia
At the dual meet against LSU, Quah touched the wall first in the 200 Fly (1:57.60) and third in the 100 Free (51.49)
Against Arkansas, she earned first in the 200 Fly (1:57.36) and 400 IM (4:15.01), beating her personal best for the second time that season

2018-19 (Sophomore):

Came in first in the 100-yard butterfly at No. 17 Ohio State (54.97)
Finished second notching an NCAA B-cut at the Art Adamson Invitational (1:54.92)
Earned an NCAA B-cut in the 400-yard IM against Rice and TCU (4:16.79)
Notched a victory in the 100-yard butterfly against SMU (54.83)
Won the 200-yard butterfly in dual meet with Vanderbilt and Houston (1:59.84)
Collected the silver in the 200 butterfly the final day of the SEC Championships (1:54.29)
Placed eighth in the 200 butterfly at the 2019 NCAA Women’s swimming and diving championships (1:53.61)
Named to the winter SEC Academic Honor Roll

2017-18 (Freshman):

First-Team All-American (200 medley relay)
SEC Champion (200 fly)
First-Team All-SEC (200 fly)
SEC All-Freshman Team
2x SEC Freshman of the Week
Member of 4th-place 200 medley relay team at NCAAs (1:35.57)
Won the SEC Championship in the 200 fly w/season-best mark of 1:53.05
Helped 200 medley relay team to a runner-up finish at SEC Championships with a season-best time of 1:35.54
Helped 400 medley relay team to a runner-up finish at SEC Championships (2:29.40)
Finished 6th at SECs in 100 fly (52.05)
Also scored for Aggies at SECs in 200 IM (18th, 1:57.58)
Two-time SEC Freshman of the Week selection (Jan 9, Jan 23)

High School/Club:

2017 graduate of Anglo Chinese School
Coached by Gary Tan at NTC
Earned five medals while representing Singapore at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Swept the 100 and 200 butterfly races and also swam legs on three winning relays.

Personal:

Jing Quah is the daughter of Anne Quah and Quah Tee Hwa of Singapore
Born Dec. 20, 2000 in Singapore … biomedical science major
Her sister, Ting Wen, is a swimmer for UCLA, and her brother, Zheng Wen, is a swimmer for California
Chose Texas A&M because “A&M has a reputable women's swim program, and a well-respected academic foundation that I felt suited the needs that I wanted in a school. I fell in love with the school spirit and immediately felt like I was part of a family.”

Up Close:
Favorite TV Show: Friends
Most Played Song on iPod: Location
Favorite Movie: The Intern
Worst Habit: Cracking my knuckles
Favorite Place to Visit: Australia
Talent I’d Most Like to Have: Dancing
Pre-Competition Music: Eminem
Something about me that most people don’t know: I can rap the whole verse to “Humble” by Kendrick Lamar
Favorite Tradition at Texas A&M: The Aggie Ring