Singaporean diver Megan Yow withdraws from World Aquatics Championships
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Diver Megan Yow (right), pictured with wushu exponent Kassandra Ong at the spexPotential programme ceremony, has withdrawn from the World Aquatics Championships.
PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO
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- Megan Yow, a 15-year-old Team Singapore diver, withdrew from the World Aquatics Championships due to a wrist injury.
- Ainslee Kwang, 14, will replace Yow in the mixed 10m synchronised dive with Yim Shek Yen, and compete in the women's 10m platform.
- Despite her disappointment, Yow will support her teammates; Singapore has sent a 72-strong contingent to compete in various disciplines.
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SINGAPORE - Singaporean diver Megan Yow has withdrawn from the World Aquatics Championships (WCH) owing to a wrist injury, Singapore Aquatics announced on July 24.
The 15-year-old was initially slated to take part in three events – the women’s individual 10m platform dive, women’s 10m synchronised dive, and the mixed 10m synchronised dive – at the world championships.
She first competed in the championships in Doha in 2024 and finished 41st in the women’s 10m platform.
Her teammate, Ainslee Kwang, will take her place in the mixed 10m synchronised dive with Yim Shek Yen. Ainslee, 14, will be Singapore’s sole representative in the women’s 10m platform event.
Singapore will not be fielding a pair in the women’s 10m synchronised dive.
Megan said in a statement: “I’m disappointed not to be part of the competition, especially with the championships taking place on home ground. My focus now is on recovering well and coming back stronger. I’ll be in the stands cheering on my teammates with pride and supporting the team every step of the way.”
She had previously clinched a bronze medal in the 2024 Malaysia Open Diving Championships, and was one of 10 divers set to represent Singapore in the ongoing WCH, which kicked off on July 11 with water polo events.
The diving competition will run from July 26 to Aug 3, starting with the women’s 1m springboard, mixed 3m and 10m team events on July 26 at the OCBC Aquatic Centre.
As hosts, Singapore will field its largest-ever contingent of 72 athletes to compete in swimming, diving, water polo, and artistic swimming.
Artistic swimmers Debbie Soh and Yvette Chong scored two personal bests to place 14th and 17th in the women’s duet free and duet technical events respectively, while divers Ashlee Tan and Fong Kay Yian will compete on July 26 in the women’s 1m springboard.
