Swimming: Quah Ting Wen's not giving up on Tokyo Olympics dream

National swimmer Quah Ting Wen will be joining International Swimming League team DC Trident for a second season. PHOTO: SSA
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SINGAPORE - From next month, national swimmer Quah Ting Wen will be soaking in the gorgeous city sights along Budapest's Danube river as she will be based in the Hungarian capital to compete for a professional swimming team.

But the stint with International Swimming League (ISL) team, DC Trident, will not distract the 28-year-old from her goal of competing in her third Olympic Games next year, after enduring a topsy-turvy season owing to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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