S'pore swimmer Gan Ching Hwee places 7th in 1,500m freestyle final

Singapore swimmer Gan Ching Hwee came in seventh in the women's 1,500m freestyle finals at the World Aquatics Championship Singapore 2025.

Gan swam steadily and fought hard, clocking 16:03.51.

American swimming legend Katie Ledecky came in first with a time of 15:26.44, followed by Italian swimmer Simona Quadrella in second and Australia's Lani Pallister coming in third.

Broke records

It has been an excellent week for Gan at the World Aquatics Championship in Singapore.

On Jul. 26, Gan broke a nearly 16-year-old national record for the women's 400m freestyle event, previously held by Lynette Lim in December 2009.

Gan clocked a time of 4:09.81, placing 13th overall.

A couple of days later, on Jul. 28, Gan set two new national records in the women's 1,500m freestyle heats.

Gan swam in the women's 1,500m freestyle event and set a new national record with a time of 16:01.29.

Her 800m split time was 8:29.93, smashing the previous 800m freestyle record of 8:32.37.

Her timing led her to rank fourth overall and earn a spot in the finals.

Previously, during the 2024 Paris Olympics, Gan set the national record for the women's 1,500m freestyle event with a time of 16:10.13.

She also set the national record in the women's 800m freestyle event with a time of 8:32.37, narrowly missing the finals by three spots.

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