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Why swimmer Quah Jing Wen’s tears matter so much
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Quah Jing Wen spoke with honesty and bravery about how testing defeat can be.
ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO
In the immediate aftermath of her third place in the 200m butterfly at the SEA Games, her lungs searching for oxygen, ambition dented, self-esteem bruised, everything so acutely painful, swimmer Quah Jing Wen did us a mighty favour.
She took off her invisible armour and wept.
