{"id":480222,"date":"2021-06-28T17:50:32","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T00:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=480222"},"modified":"2021-06-28T17:50:32","modified_gmt":"2021-06-29T00:50:32","slug":"singapore-national-record-holder-gan-ching-hwee-set-to-join-hoosiers-in-spring-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/singapore-national-record-holder-gan-ching-hwee-set-to-join-hoosiers-in-spring-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Singapore National Record Holder Gan Ching Hwee Set to Join Hoosiers in Spring 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>Indiana University will welcome\u00a0Gan Ching Hwee<\/strong> out of Singapore in spring 2022, as she has announced her verbal commitment to the Hoosiers.<\/p>\n

She will overlap with Katharina Wred<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0MacKenna Lieske<\/strong>,<\/a>\u00a0Lily Hann<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Cat Watrous<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Chiok Sze Yeo<\/b><\/a>,\u00a0Kristina Paegle<\/b><\/a>,\u00a0Avery Spade<\/b><\/a>,\u00a0Gracie Olsen<\/b><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Mya DeWitt<\/b><\/a> who will arrive in Bloomington at the start of the 2022-23 season.<\/p>\n

Regarding her commitment, she said:<\/p>\n

\u201cI am so excited to announce my verbal commitment to Indiana University to further my academic and swimming career! I chose IU because of the strong team culture and wonderful facilities for me to train and study. I\u2019m also incredibly grateful for the support from my family, friends, and coaches. Can\u2019t wait to be a part of this amazing team!! GO HOOSIERS!\u2764\ufe0f?\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Hwee owns a pair of junior national records in the 800m free and 1500m free, the latter in which she also holds the standard at the senior national level.<\/p>\n

She trains year-round with Swimfast Aquatic Club.<\/p>\n

In LCM, her best times include:<\/p>\n