Darren Chua (born 20 March 2000) is a Singaporean swimmer who competes internationally at the

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and the Asian Games.

Career

In 2017, Darren has participated in major swim meets such as the 6th FINA World Junior Swimming Championship, 6th Commonwealth Youth Games and the

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. Darren competed at the

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. Along with

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and

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combined to bag a bronze in the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay at the Games, setting a new national record. Darren made his

debut in

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and bagged five golds - two in individual events and three in relays and a silver. Darren claimed his first individual title at the SEA Games, clinching the gold medal in the men’s 200m freestyle on December 7 at the

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. He clocked a personal-best of 1min 48.26sec, just ahead of Malaysia’s

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(1:48.52). Vietnam’s

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was third with his time of 1:48.59. It was Darren’s third gold at the Games, after wins in the 4x100m freestyle and 4x200m freestyle relays. Chua upset defending champion

in the 200m freestyle, then stunned defending champion

in the 100m freestyle. Schooling’s timing of 49.64 at the New Clark City Aquatic Complex meant that he was 0.05s behind Chua (49.59), who claimed gold.

Personal life

Darren started as a mere water safety lesson, before taking up swimming as a career. Darren attended

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School of Applied Science in the Diploma in Veterinary Technology.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chua, Darren 2000 births Living people Singaporean male freestyle swimmers Singaporean male medley swimmers Singaporean sportspeople of Chinese descent Swimmers at the 2018 Asian Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in swimming Asian Games bronze medalists for Singapore SEA Games medalists in swimming SEA Games gold medalists for Singapore SEA Games silver medalists for Singapore Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games Swimmers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Singapore 21st-century Singaporean people