With less than three months to the 29th SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur, Singapore Swimming Association (SSA) organised a sending-off for the 73 athletes from the Aquatics contingent with Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Grace Fu as Guest-of-Honour.
Zheng Wen, who turns 20 on September 29, was granted his first deferment for the lead up to the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Pin Xiu is the first Singaporean to win two gold medals at a single Paralympics.
During the medal ceremony of Joseph Schooling's astonishing win in the 2016 Rio Olympics, I had missed it.
In doing so, Schooling pushed three-time defending champion Michael Phelps, 31, of the United States of America, into second.
Four more men's meet records were broken on the final day of the SNAG championships – Jonathan Tan and Darren Chua in the 100m freestyle, then Quah Zheng Wen and Francis Fong in the 100m backstroke.
Gan Ching Hwee and Quah Jing Wen were awarded Most Valuable Swimmer honours, while Quah Ting Wen and the women's 4x100m freestyle relay team set new national marks on the final day of the meet.
Four more men's meet records were broken on the penultimate day of the SNAG championships after blistering performances in the pool by Quah Zheng Wen, Dylan Koo and Jonathan Tan .
