SOON Sophie Jin Wen

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
8	100m Breaststroke - SB12	2019	London, GBR	1:28.31
11	100m Butterfly - S13	2019	London, GBR	1:23.38
Asian Para Games
4	100m Butterfly - S13	2018	Jakarta, INA	1:19.71
6	100m Freestyle - S13	2018	Jakarta, INA	1:15.18
6	100m Breaststroke - SB13	2018	Jakarta, INA	1:29.73

Soph (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

Music, playing the violin, watching TV. (Athlete, 12 Sep 2019, 22 Aug 2021; youthopia.sg, 12 Jan 2021)

Athlete, Marketing

Business Management - Nanyang Polytechnic, Singapore, SGP

English

ART Aquatics [Singapore]

Roland Tan [club]; Mick Massey [national]

Her younger brother Colin has competed in Para swimming at international level. (sdsc.org.sg, 29 Apr 2020; myactivesg.com, 06 May 2019)

She began swimming at age eight but stopped because she did not immediately enjoy the sport. A couple of years later she returned to the pool after receiving personal guidance from a coach. She began competing in the sport at age 15. (Athlete, 12 Sep 2019, 22 Aug 2021; straitstimes.com, 02 Dec 2015)

She took up the sport to learn water safety. "What I like about swimming is that it feels like you're almost in a different world. And what I like about the pool that it's very structured." (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021; Aquafins Facebook page, 08 Mar 2018)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (youthopia.sg, 12 Jan 2021)

Making the final of the SB12 100m breaststroke at the 2019 World Championships in London, England. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

Singaporean swimmer Ang Peng Siong, and coach Roland Tan. (Athlete, 12 Sep 2019, 22 Aug 2021)

She braids her hair and stays away from social media ahead of a race. She also does not talk when she is in the call room. (Athlete, 12 Sep 2019, 22 Aug 2021)

"Strive for more than what you believe you can." (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)