Officials say only two swimmers have confirmed spots - Letitia Sim and Gan Ching Hwee.
National swimmer Gan Ching Hwee on the sidelines of Singapore Aquatics’ sponsorship announcement with Trans Eurokars-Mazda for the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup on July 10.
According to SAQ’s selection criteria, as the relay team did not meet the two relay-only swimmer requirement set by World Aquatics – they initially had three relay-only swimmers – Gan was given priority owing to her “B” cut invitation. “In order for that relay to even swim at the Olympics, the two of them have to swim it. So that was the purpose of why we put forth an appeal to World Aquatics to continue to try and have Ting Wen there because obviously yes, that’s the permutation that would want.”
Since the confirmation of her omission, Ting Wen has in media interviews urged for more clarity in SAQ’s selection policies to avoid a repeat of this incident. She noted that she had signed documents on July 4 to confirm her participation in the Olympics, only to be informed of the development by SAQ officials a day later.
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