Sng Ju Wei (born 3 June 1980) is a Singaporean former swimmer, who specialized in sprint and middle-distance freestyle events. He is a two-time Olympian (1996 and 2000), and a triple medalist at the

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. Sng also trained for the Aquatic Performance Swim Club in

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district, under head coach Jin Xia Li. Sng made his Olympic debut, as a 16-year-old from Singapore, at the

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. He failed to reach the top 16 final in any of his individual events, finishing fifty-eighth in the 50 m freestyle (25.04), fifty-seventh in the 100 m freestyle (53.50), thirty-seventh in the 200 m freestyle (1:55.51), and thirty-third in the 400 m freestyle (4:12.24). As a member of the Singaporean squad, Sng also placed fifteenth in the 4×200 m freestyle relay (7:54.19), and twenty-third in the 4×100 m medley relay (3:59.51), along with his teammates Desmond Koh,

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, and Thum Ping Tjin. At the

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, Sng drastically shortened his program, swimming only in the 400 m freestyle on the first day of the Games. He posted a

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B-standard of 4:04.55 from the

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. He established a Singaporean record of 4:01.34 to hit the wall first in heat one, holding off Chile's Giancarlo Zolezzi by 0.17 of a second. Sng failed to reach the top 8 final, as he placed thirty-seventh overall in the prelims. At the

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, Sng won a total of three medals: two golds in the 4×100 m freestyle relay (3:27.48) and 4×200 m freestyle relay (7:38.82), and bronze in the 200 m freestyle (1:54.33).

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Profile – Singapore Swimming Association
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sng, Ju Wei 1980 births Living people Singaporean male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for Singapore Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1994 Asian Games Swimmers at the 1998 Asian Games Swimmers at the 2006 Asian Games SEA Games medalists in swimming SEA Games gold medalists for Singapore SEA Games silver medalists for Singapore SEA Games bronze medalists for Singapore Competitors at the 1995 SEA Games Competitors at the 1997 SEA Games Competitors at the 1999 SEA Games Competitors at the 2001 SEA Games Asian Games swimmers for Singapore 21st-century Singaporean sportsmen