Sng Ju Wei

Sng Ju Wei (born 3 June 1980) is a Singaporean former swimmer, who specialized in sprint and middle-distance freestyle events.[1] He is a two-time Olympian (1996 and 2000), and a triple medalist at the 2001 Southeast Asian Games. Sng also trained for the Aquatic Performance Swim Club in Singapore district, under head coach Jin Xia Li.

Sng Ju Wei
Personal information
Full nameSng Ju Wei
National team Singapore
Born (1980-06-03) 3 June 1980
Singapore
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubAPSC Singapore
CoachJin Xia Li
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Singapore
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2001 Kuala Lumpur 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2001 Kuala Lumpur 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Kuala Lumpur 200 m freestyle

Sng made his Olympic debut, as a 16-year-old from Singapore, at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. He failed to reach the top 16 final in any of his individual events, finishing fifty-eighth in the 50 m freestyle (25.04),[2] fifty-seventh in the 100 m freestyle (53.50),[3] thirty-seventh in the 200 m freestyle (1:55.51),[4] and thirty-third in the 400 m freestyle (4:12.24).[5] As a member of the Singaporean squad, Sng also placed fifteenth in the 4×200 m freestyle relay (7:54.19), and twenty-third in the 4×100 m medley relay (3:59.51), along with his teammates Desmond Koh, Gerald Koh, and Thum Ping Tjin.[6][7]

At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Sng drastically shortened his program, swimming only in the 400 m freestyle on the first day of the Games. He posted a FINA B-standard of 4:04.55 from the Southeast Asian Games in Brunei.[8] He established a Singaporean record of 4:01.34 to hit the wall first in heat one, holding off Chile's Giancarlo Zolezzi by 0.17 of a second.[9] Sng failed to reach the top 8 final, as he placed thirty-seventh overall in the prelims.[10][11]

At the 2001 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sng won a total of three medals: two golds in the 4×100 m freestyle relay (3:27.48) and 4×200 m freestyle relay (7:38.82), and bronze in the 200 m freestyle (1:54.33).[12]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sng Ju Wei". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  2. "Atlanta 1996: Aquatics (Swimming) – Men's 50m Freestyle Heat 3" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 35. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  3. "Atlanta 1996: Aquatics (Swimming) – Men's 100m Freestyle Heat 2" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 36. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  4. "Atlanta 1996: Aquatics (Swimming) – Men's 200m Freestyle Heat 2" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 38. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  5. "Atlanta 1996: Aquatics (Swimming) – Men's 400m Freestyle Heat 2" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 39. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  6. "Atlanta 1996: Aquatics (Swimming) – Men's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Heat 3" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 51. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  7. "Atlanta 1996: Aquatics (Swimming) – Men's 4×100m Medley Relay Heat 3" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 52. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  8. "Swimming – Men's 400m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 1)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  9. "In Singapore, an Olympic fourth place will do". Oneindia.in. 26 September 2000. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  10. "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 400m Freestyle Heat 5" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 132. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  11. Newberry, Paul (16 September 2000). "Thompson anchors U.S. relay win; Thorpe wins 400 free". Canoe.ca. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  12. Phang, Kelvin (10 September 2001). "Awesome foursome". Kuala Lumpur: MediaCorp. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
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