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34 ACS (Independent) students and alumni were part of Team
Singapore. They took part in 14 sports and collectively bagged
46 medals (25 Golds, 13 Silvers & 8 Bronzes).
Combined
with the rest of the schools in the family, we reckon the ACS
family’s contribution to Singapore’s medal tally was 69, of
which 32 were Golds.
Congratulations to all the medal winners,
in particular alumni members Joseph Schooling (9 Golds) and
Quah Zheng Wen (7 Golds, 4 Silvers and 1 Bronze) for their
exceptional performance and those who achieved personal
bests and set new Games/National records. You have all done
the ACS family proud!
Independent’s current students proudly contributed to Singapore’s
medal tally, with Janine Khoo (Equestrian Gold),
Rachel Tseng
(4x200m Freestyle Gold), James Koh (Sailing Silver),
Matthew
Scott (Sailing Silver) and Jonathan Chan (Diving Bronze).
Apart
from the haul by Joseph Schooling and Quah Zheng Wen, other
alumni members in Singapore’s swim team were podium
finishers, with Lionel Khoo (a Gold and a Silver), and
Yeo
Kai Guan (2 Golds).
Water Polo’s representatives,
Sean Ang,
Chiam Kunyang, Lin Diyang and
Bryan Ong, together with
their teammates, were magnificent once again with their 26th
consecutive Gold.
Other medals came from Athletics (Silver),
Badminton (Bronze), Canoeing (2 Golds, 1 Silver), Golf (Silver),
Rugby (Bronze), Sailing (1Gold, 1 Silver), Softball (Bronze) and
Squash (2 Silvers, 2 Bronze),
Details are shown in the
Table of medals.
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Quah
Zheng Wen &
Joseph Schooling
(Credit: Danny Toh) |
Jonathan
Chan dives to a
Bronze medal
(Credit:
Team Singapore) |
Quah Zheng Wen
in action |
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James Koh achieved a Silver in
the Optimist
Team Racing event |
Janine
Khoo riding in
splendid style for Gold
(Credit: Danny Toh/SNOC) |
Sailing:
Colin Cheng (right)
winner
of Gold & Silver |
Squash Men’s Individual Bronze (Shared)
(from left) Samuel Kang
& Bryan Koh
(Credit: Ms Doreen Chiang) |
Bryan Ong,
member of the victorious
Water Polo team. |
Matthew Scott Lau (left) with his Silver
for the
double handed dinghy, 420 |
Rugby
(Bronze) (left to right)
Front Row:
Marah
Ishraf, Derek Chan,
Blandon Tan.
Back Row:
Marin Eddie Butler,
Reiner Leong, Samuel Teo |
The
victorious Water Polo team,
which is made up of
ACS (Independent), ACS (Barker
Road) and ACJC
alumni,
posing with President
Tony Tan and Mrs Tan. |
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 I
believe that The Best is Yet to
Be!
I was a member of the 4 x 200m Freestyle relay team
which won a Gold medal for Singapore.
We knew it would be a tough fight with the Thais and true
enough they were in the lead as I jumped in. All I could
think about then was to swim as fast as I could to narrow
the difference between my split swim and theirs.
When my team mate, Ting Wen, jumped in for the anchor
leg, I prayed that she would be able to catch up. It was
absolutely inspiring watching her fight so hard and making
a comeback to clinch the Gold.
Medals aside, through swimming, we learn to be more
resilient and to persevere in the face of obstacles. Through
successes, setbacks and sportsmanship, we become not
only better athletes but also better persons.
A huge thank you to my school, teachers, classmates,
friends, coaches, my parents and everyone who prayed
for me. My success at the SEA Games would not have
been possible without your
support.
Last but certainly not the
least, I thank God for His
grace. For all that I have
achieved, to God be the
Glory!
I hope and believe that the
Best is Yet to Be.
Rachel Tseng
ACS (Independent)
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