Gan Ching Hwee (; born 22 July 2003) is a Singaporean

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Education

Gan studied at

Tao Nan School Tao Nan School (abbreviation: TNS; Chinese: ), is a co-educational primary school in Singapore. One of the six Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan schools, along with Ai Tong School, Chongfu Primary School, Kong Hwa School, Nan Chiau Primary School and ...

and

Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) (ACS(I)) is an independent Methodist secondary school in Dover, Singapore. Founded in 1886 by Reverend William Fitzjames Oldham, it was recognised as an International Baccalaureate World School in 2005, and ha ...

. She is currently studying nutrition science at

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, United States.

Swimming career

Gan competed in the

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at the

2019 World Aquatics Championships The 2019 World Aquatics Championships were the 18th FINA World Aquatics Championships, held in Gwangju, South Korea from 12 to 28 July 2019. The city had previously hosted the 2015 Summer Universiade aquatics events in the same venues.

. She won the women's 800m freestyle in the Liberty Insurance 50th Singapore National Age Group Swimming Championships and broke her own U-17 national record at 8:42.23.

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* 2003 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Singaporean female freestyle swimmers Swimmers at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Swimmers at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Singapore SEA Games gold medalists for Singapore SEA Games silver medalists for Singapore SEA Games bronze medalists for Singapore SEA Games medalists in swimming Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games Competitors at the 2023 SEA Games Indiana Hoosiers women's swimmers 21st-century Singaporean women {{Singapore-swimming-bio-stub