Teong Tzen Wei

2022 - 7 - 31

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Teong Tzen Wei wins silver in 50m butterfly, S'pore's first 2022 ... (Mothership.sg)

National swimmer Teong Tzen Wei won Singapore's first medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games on Saturday, July 30, after finishing second in the men's 50m ...

In June, he also became the third Singaporean male swimmer to reach a final at the FINA World Championships after he qualified for the 50m fly final at the prestigious world meet. He won gold in the 50m freestyle in May's SEA Games in Hanoi, Vietnam as he became the first Southeast Asian male swimmer to go below 22 seconds in the event, with a time of 21.93 seconds Joseph Schooling was the first, winning a silver in the men's 100m fly at Glasgow in 2014, while para-swimmer Toh Wei Soong won a bronze in the men's 50m freestyle (S7) in the games in Gold Coast in 2018.

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Commonwealth Games: Teong Tzen Wei swims to silver in 50m ... (Yahoo Philippines News)

Swimmer Teong Tzen Wei earned the first medal for Singapore at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, coming in second in the men's 50m butterfly final in Birmingham.

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Teong Tzen Wei wins silver in 50m fly for S'pore's first 2022 ... (The Straits Times)

He is only the third Singaporean swimmer to finish on the podium at the Games. Read more at straitstimes.com.

England's Ben Proud claimed the gold in a Games record of 22.81sec, while New Zealand's Cameron Gray (23.27) took the bronze. Trinidad and Tobago's Dylan Carter (23.41) was the third fastest. Teong has been in remarkable form in recent months.

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Swimmer Teong Tzen Wei Wins Silver At 50m Butterfly, S'pore's First ... (Must Share News)

On Saturday (30 Jul), national swimmer Teong Tzen Wei clinches silver at the 50m butterfly in the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

In June, at the Fina World Championships, he qualified for the men’s 50m butterfly final. Speaking after his swim, Teong said he is happy with silver but thinks he can go faster and better next time. This remarkable result makes Teong only the third Singaporean swimmer to win a medal at the Commonwealth Games. On Saturday (30 Jul), 24-year-old national swimmer Teong touched the wall at the Sandwell Aquatic Centre in Smethwick, England in a time of 23.21 seconds. This makes Teong the first in Singapore’s contingent to clinch a medal at this year’s Commonwealth Games. The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games are now in full swing, and things are going swimmingly well, especially for Teong Tzen Wei who took silver in the men’s 50m butterfly final on Saturday (30 Jul).

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