Sng Ju Wei (born 3 June 1980) is a Singaporean former swimmer, who specialized in sprint and middle-distance freestyle events. He is a two-time Olympian (1996 and 2000), and a triple medalist at the

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. Sng also trained for the Aquatic Performance Swim Club in

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district, under head coach Jin Xia Li. Sng made his Olympic debut, as a 16-year-old from Singapore, at the

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. He failed to reach the top 16 final in any of his individual events, finishing fifty-eighth in the 50 m freestyle (25.04), fifty-seventh in the

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(53.50), thirty-seventh in the 200 m freestyle (1:55.51), and thirty-third in the

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(4:12.24). 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

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, and

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. At the

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, Sng drastically shortened his program, swimming only in the

on the first day of the Games. He posted a

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B-standard of 4:04.55 from the

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. He established a Singaporean record of 4:01.34 to hit the wall first in heat one, holding off Chile's

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by 0.17 of a second. Sng failed to reach the top 8 final, as he placed thirty-seventh overall in the prelims. At the

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, 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).

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Profile – Singapore Swimming Association
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