Quahs 'in a good position'

Swim coach happy with siblings' progress, wants them to stay disciplined back in US

Singapore swimmers (from far left) Pang Sheng Jun, Quah Jing Wen, Quah Ting Wen and Quah Zheng Wen training at the OCBC Aquatic Centre. Zheng Wen has qualified for his third Olympics and his sisters are aiming to join him in Tokyo next year.
Singapore swimmers (from far left) Pang Sheng Jun, Quah Jing Wen, Quah Ting Wen and Quah Zheng Wen training at the OCBC Aquatic Centre. Zheng Wen has qualified for his third Olympics and his sisters are aiming to join him in Tokyo next year. PHOTO: INSTAGRAM/SWIMPSJ
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Four months after the Covid-19 pandemic forced Olympic-bound Quah Zheng Wen and his younger sister Jing Wen to return home to train with the national squad, the duo departed for the United States on Sunday to resume training overseas.

Two-time Olympian Zheng Wen, 23, and Jing Wen, 19, are undergraduates at the University of California, Berkeley and Texas A&M University respectively.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on August 04, 2020, with the headline Quahs 'in a good position'. Subscribe