TOH Wei Soong

11 Sep 1998
22
Male
S7

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
SWM Swimming Men's 50m Freestyle - S7 7
Men's 400m Freestyle - S7 7
Men's 50m Butterfly - S7 4

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocationResult
World Championships
7100m Freestyle - S72019London, GBR1:03.55
750m Butterfly - S72019London, GBR32.23
850m Freestyle - S72019London, GBR29.39
12400m Freestyle - S72019London, GBR5:06.66
13100m Backstroke - S72019London, GBR1:20.07
Asian Para Games
150m Freestyle - S72018Jakarta, INA29.01
1100m Freestyle - S72018Jakarta, INA1:03.16
3100m Backstroke - S72018Jakarta, INA1:20.21
Commonwealth Games
350m Freestyle - S72018Gold Coast, QLD, AUS29.83
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Writing. (straitstimes.com, 02 Feb 2019)
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Athlete, Student
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Economics, Philosophy, Politics - National University of Singapore, Singapore
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English, French, Mandarin, Spanish
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Aquatic Performance Swim Club [APSC] [Singapore]
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Alex Ang; Ang Peng Siong; Osamu Gushi
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He began swimming competitively at age eight. (straitstimes.com, 05 Oct 2019; news.asiaone.com, 17 Sep 2013)
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He took up the sport as part of his rehabilitation. "I enjoy the freedom I get when I am underwater; being able to move about without obstacle is why I love swimming. Swimming got so entrenched in my lifestyle that it in itself is a way of life. The idea of not swimming is the idea of not going out into the sun - it's impossible." (global.toyota, 14 Feb 2019; bp.com, 01 Jan 2018; myactivesg.com, 07 Dec 2015)
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To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (asiaprofessionalspeakersconvention.com, 04 Sep 2020)
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Coach Ang Peng Siong. (global.toyota, 14 Feb 2019)
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"It always gets better. You have to plant your feet and weather the storm and the weight of what life throws at you because you will get past this struggle and be better for it." (global.toyota, 14 Feb 2019)
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In 2019 and 2020 he was named Sportsboy of the Year at the Singapore Disability Sports Awards. (straitstimes.com, 08 Aug 2020; straitstimes.com, 05 Oct 2019, 06 Aug 2019)

He was presented with the Goh Chok Tong Enable Award in 2019. (Mediacorp Facebook page, 11 May 2020)

He was a torch bearer at the opening ceremony of the 2015 ASEAN Para Games in Singapore. (straitstimes.com, 04 Dec 2015; insidethegames.biz, 03 Dec 2015)
Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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