Amanda Lim is Liberty Insurance's First Friend of Liberty
SINGAPORE, 14 MARCH 2022 – The Singapore Swimming Association (SSA) and their General Insurance Partner, Liberty Insurance, today announced national swimmer and multiple SEA Games gold medalist, Amanda Lim, as the insurance company’s first Friend of Liberty, their ambassadorship program which supports and nurtures young talented Singaporean individuals across all fields. Amanda, who currently holds the title of Southeast Asia’s fastest woman, having won the 50m Freestyle event six times in a row at the SEA Games, said, “I feel very honored… See more
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SSA Appoints Gary Tan As National Head Coach
After conducting a comprehensive search, the Singapore Swimming Association (SSA) today announced that incumbent National Training Centre (NTC) Head Coach Gary Tan has been appointed Singapore’s National Swimming Head Coach. He will take over from Stephan Widmer with immediate effect. “We were looking for a candidate that has the technical competence, track record and understanding of Singapore’s competitive swimming eco-system. Gary impressed us the most and displayed that he has gained the expertise after having come under the tutelage… See more
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Ashley Lim Rewrites Own National Record, Books Ticket to Abu Dhabi
16-year-old Ashley Lim booked her ticket to her first ever FINA World Championships (25m) in Abu Dhabi this December, as she rewrote her own national short course record in the Women’s 400m Individual Medley on the penultimate day of competition at the 9th Singapore National Swimming Championships (Short Course Meters) on Saturday. The rising star clocked a time of 4:45.86s to better her own record time of 4:47.13s that she set two years ago at the same competition, as well as meet the FINA ‘B’ Cut timing of 4:47.25s. “I am feeling… See more
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Records continue to tumble at short course championships
A host of long-standing records were toppled on Friday, the second day of competition of the 9th Singapore National Swimming Championships (Short Course Meters) at the OCBC Aquatic Centre. Teong Tzen Wei, who had set two national short course records on Thursday, carried on from where he left off in the morning heats when he smashed the time of 50.84s set in 2015 by Quah Zheng Wen in the Men’s 100m Butterfly, with a blistering swim and a new record time of 50.35s. The 24-year-old then created a slice of history in the evening finals… See more
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Quah Jing Wen shines in first local competition on return from USA
National swimmer Quah Jing Wen, making her first appearance in a local swimming competition since returning from the USA, stole the show on the first day of the 9th Singapore National Swimming Championships (Short Course Meters) on Thursday at the OCBC Aquatic Centre. The 21-year-old, who has been training at the National Training Centre (NTC) since August, set three new National Short Course Records in one day, and qualified for the FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) 2021 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates this December. The records… See more
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