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Singapore swimmer Gan Ching Hwee clocks second national record at Paris Olympics
PARIS: Swimmer Gan Chung Hwee’s stunning showing at the Paris Olympics continued on Friday (Aug 2) as she clocked another national record.
Competing in the women’s 800m freestyle
at the Paris La Defense arena, the Singaporean smashed her personal best and national record of 8:34.01 by almost two seconds with a time of 8:32.37.
Gan finished seventh in her heat.
This is her second national record of the Olympics after setting one in the 1500m freestyle.
She had only last month been confirmed to compete at the Games, having made the Olympics Consideration Time, also known as the “B” cut, in the 1,500m event. Gan was selected to replace Quah Ting Wen in the relay
