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21 Seniors

Jing Wen Quah Season 2017-18

PositionFLY/IM
ClassFreshman
HometownSingapore

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
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JIng Wen Quah 2018-19
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