Passion in full flow
Quah Ting Wen is the first Singaporean to compete in the International Swimming League which started on Oct 16. Today, she files the third of four dispatches from Budapest on her experience.
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National swimmer Quah Ting Wen (left) with DC Trident teammate Remedy Rule at the International Swimming League. Surrounded by like-minded swimmers, Quah believes there is no fixed end date to something you love and that the passion will always draw one back into the sport.
PHOTO: MINE KASAPOGLU/ISL
Quah Ting Wen
Every once in a while, it's nice to have a reminder of why I do what I do. The monotony of the regimen and rigours of the programme can sometimes drive me into a robotic cycle of eat, sleep and swim on repeat, to the point where I sometimes forget my purpose.
Being here in Hungary, surrounded by some of the best in the world, my sense of self is strengthened.
