University of California Athletics

Accolades

• 2x Olympian (Singapore: 2012, 2016)
• NCAA team championship (2019)
• Pac-12 team championship (2018, 2019, 2020)
• 13x CSCAA All-American
  • 2020: 100 Fly, 200 Fly, 200 IM, 200 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay
  • 2019: 100 Fly, 200 Fly
  • 2018: 100 Fly (HM), 200 Fly, 200 IM (HM), 800 Free Relay
  • 2017: 100 Fly, 200 Fly
• 9x Pac-12 champion
  • 2020: 200 fly, 200 free relay, 800 free relay
  • 2019: 100 fly, 200 fly, 200 free relay, 800 free relay
  • 2018: 200 fly, 800 free relay
• SEA Games Most Valuable Male Athlete (2019)
• CSCAA Scholar All-American (2020)
• Pac-12 All-Academic Team Honorable Mention (2019)

At Cal
2019-20 (Sr.)

• Five-time CSCAA All-American in his final collegiate season
• Made large impact on Cal's third straight Pac-12 Championship, winning three titles & scoring 73 points (53 individual, 20 relay)
  • 1st in 200 fly (1:39.15) (Pac-12 Championship record)
  • 1st in 800 free relay (6:11.47)
  • 1st in 200 free relay (1:15.54) (Pac-12 Championship record)
  • 2nd in 200 IM (1:42.93)
  • 3rd in 100 fly (45.24)
• Broke his own Pac-12 Championship record in the 200 fly with the nation's second-fastest time of the season (1:39.15)
• Cleared the NCAA "A" cut with is 200 fly performance at Pac-12s
• Swam NCAA "B" cuts in the 100 free, 200 free, 100 back, 100 fly & 200 IM
• Ranked among Cal's 10 fastest swims in eight different individual events
• Won 200 free (1:34.91) & 200 IM (1:46.61) events in Cal's dual meet victory at Pacific (Oct. 3)
• Named King of the Pool at Cal Poly (Sept. 20), posting lowest five-race time (4:02.68)

• Played key role in Cal winning its sixth NCAA team title & won two individual Pac-12 titles
• Was also a member of Pac-12 title-winning 200 free relay & 800 free relay teams
• CSCAA All-American in 200 fly & 100 fly
• Finished third in 200 fly (1:39.68) at NCAA Championships
• Matched his best time of 45.06 in 100 fly finals to place sixth at NCAA Championships
• Placed 17th in 200 IM prelims (1:43.13), just missing a second swim at NCAA Championships
• Set a Pac-12 Championships record with a 1:39.86 time in the 200 fly as he defending his conference title
• Won the 100 fly (45.13) at Pac-12 Championships
• Set Pac-12 Championships record in 800 free relay (6:10.94)
• Pac-12 All-Academic Team Honorable Mention

• Big impact in first full season of swimming for Cal, earning CSCAA All-American honors in 200 fly, 100 fly (HM), 200 IM (HM) & 800 free relay
• Scored 19 individual points at NCAA Championships, placing sixth in 200 fly, 12th in 100 fly & 16th in 200 IM
• Won his first Pac-12 title in the 200 fly
• Ranked in Cal's top 10 in 100 back, 200 back, 100 fly, 200 fly, 200 IM & 100 free

• Qualified for NCAA Championships through Pac-12 Invitational & went on to make a major impact with 31 team points for the Bears
• Placed second in 200 fly & fifth in 100 fly at NCAA Championships
• His 200 fly time of 1:38.83 ranked second nationally & set a Cal school record (broke Tom Shields' record of 1:39.65 set in 2013)
• Also competed in 100 back at NCAA Championships
• Had what was then the second-fastest time in the nation in 200 fly at Pac-12 Invitational

International

• Two-time Olympian, competing for his native country of Singapore at 2016 Rio Olympics & 2012 London Games
  • Became Singapore's first swimmer to qualify for an Olympic semifinal when he reached 200 fly semis in Rio
  • Placed 10th (1:56.11) in 200 fly in Rio
  • Also earned a semifinal spot in the 100 fly & took 15th (52.26) in Rio 
  • Competed in his first Olympics at age 15 in London, placing 31st in 400 IM prelims (4:26.81)
• Named Most Valuable Male Athlete at 2019 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games
  • Won eight total medals (most among all athletes at 2019 SEA Games)
  • Six gold medals, two silver medals
  • Earned two 2021 Olympic qualifying times in 100-meter back (53.79) & 100-meter fly (51.87)
  • Set Singaporean & SEA Games meet records in 100-meter back
• Winner of 11 gold, seven silver & three bronze medals at SEA Games throughout his career
• Represented Singapore at 2019 World Championships
• Also a six-time medalist at Asian Youth Games (three gold, two silver & one bronze)

Personal

• Born on Sept. 29, 1996
• Has two sisters, Ting Wen Quah & Jing Wen Quah, both of which also represent Singapore in international swimming
• Graduated from Anglo-Chinese School's International Baccalaureate program in 2015 with 43 points out of a maximum possible 45 & was admitted to National University of Singapore's prestigious school of medicine