Swimming: S'pore fell short of expectations at Tokyo Olympics, admits SSA president

Singapore sent four swimmers to Japan - (clockwise from top left) Joseph Schooling, Quah Ting Wen, Quah Zheng Wen and Chantal Liew. PHOTOS: KUA CHEE SIONG, LIANHE ZAOBAO
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SINGAPORE - The performance of the Republic's swimmers at the Tokyo Olympics fell short of expectations, admitted Singapore Swimming Association (SSA) president Lee Kok Choy, and the association takes responsibility for this given its plans were "not optimised".

Despite this, Lee told The Straits Times on Friday (Oct 22) that there is evidence to suggest that the SSA is making progress and it aims to do better at the 2024 Paris Games.

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