Singapore’s Gan Ching Hwee clinches Asian Games silver in 400m freestyle, registers another national record
This is Gan’s second medal of the Games.
File photo of Gan Ching Hwee during the women’s 800m freestyle final at the 33rd SEA Games at the Sports Authority of Thailand in Bangkok on Dec 15, 2025. (Photo: CNA/Jeremy Long)
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TOKYO: Singapore’s Gan Ching Hwee clinched silver and clocked a new national record in the women’s 400m freestyle final on Tuesday (September 22).
At the Tokyo Aquatics Centre, Gan timed 4:06.81, to re-write her national mark of 4:09.34 clocked at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games earlier this year. China’a Li Bingjie won gold.
Gan qualified for the final in fifth spot, clocking a time of 4:13.05 in the heats.
Earlier in the Games, the 23-year-old took her first Asiad medal, a silver in the 1,500m freestyle, rewriting her previous national mark. Gan’s time of 8:29.56 for the first 800m of the race also broke the national record for the 800m freestyle.
In the day’s morning session, Gan’s compatriot Russel Pang set a new national record in the 1500m freestyle.
The Asian Games debutant clocked a time of 15:22.16 en route to finishing second in the 1,500m freestyle B final. Pang’s previous national record of 15:25.58 was set at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games in July.
Source: CNA/mt
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