2023-24 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Ching Hwee Gan
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Singapore, Singapore
- High School:
- Anglo-Chinese School
CAREER BEST TIMES AT INDIANA
200-yard free: 1:47.69 (1/27/24)
500-yard free: 4:38.91 (3/16/23)
1,000-yard free: 9:30.07 (2/2/24)
1,650-yard free: 15:46.28 (3/18/23)
400 IM: 4:12.08 (2/23/24)
CAREER BEST LCM TIMES
100-meter free: 58.03 (12/5/19)
200-meter free: 2:00.89 (6/24/21)
400-meter free: 4:12.31 (3/14/24)
500-meter free: 4:13.90 (11/16/23)
800-meter free: 8:34.13 (6/15/24)
1,500-meter free: 16:10.61 (6/12/24)
CAREER ACCOLADES AT INDIANA
Olympian (2024) … Six-time All-American (2022, 23, 24) … Two-time NCAA medalist (2023, 24) … Three-time Big Ten Champion (2023, 24) … Big Ten team champion (2024) … Two-time Big Ten Silver Medalist (2023) … Big Ten Bronze Medalist (2022) … College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Team Member of the Year … Two-time College Sports Communicators Academic All-America (2023, 24) … Three-time CSCAA Scholar All-America (2022, 23, 24) … Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2024) … Two-time Academic All-Big Ten (2023, 24).
PARIS OLYMPICS (2024)
Set national records and earned Olympic Consideration Times (OCT) in 800-meter freestyle (8:34.13) and 1,500-meter freestyle (16:10.61) to qualify for Olympics.
WORLD AQUATICS CHAMPIONSHIPS (SPRING 2024)
Finished 14th in 1,500-meter freestyle (16:29.74) and 19th in 400-meter freestyle (4:14.54).
JUNIOR (2023-24)
College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Team Member of the Year … First-team All-America in two events … NCAA bronze medalist in 1,650-yard freestyle (15:46.90) … Helped IU finish fifth in 800-yard freestyle relay, setting program record 6:54.03 (split 1:44.56) … Placed 20th in 500 free (4:40.28) … First-team All-Big Ten … Repeated as Big Ten Champion in 800 freestyle relay (6:55.45), splitting 1:45.04 … Won first individual title in 1,650 free (15:54.83), winning by 2.5 seconds … Finished fifth in 500 free (4:41.71) and 10th in 400 IM (4:12.08) … Big Ten Swimmer of the Week (Feb. 7) … Set program record in 1,000 free (9:30.07), also winning 500 free (4:40.30) in tri-meet versus Louisville and Wisconsin … Swam NCAA A cut 15:48.70 in 1,650 free victory at Ohio State Invitational … College Sports Communicators first-team Academic All-America … CSCAA Scholar All-America … Big Ten Distinguished Scholar … Academic All-Big Ten.
WORLD AQUATICS CHAMPIONSHIPS (SUMMER 2023)
Finished 14th in 1,500-meter freestyle (16:20.88) and 17th in 800-meter freestyle (8:36.31) … Placed 24th in 400 free (4:13.10) and 39th in 200 free (2:02.32) … Won gold in four events - 4x200-meter freestyle relay, 200-meter freestyle, 400-meter freestyle and 800-meter freestyle - to qualify for World Championships.
SOPHOMORE (2022-23)
First-team All-America in three events … NCAA silver medalist in 1,650-yard freestyle, finishing in 15:46.28 … Set program record with 1,000-yard split of 9:30.71 … Finished seventh in 500 free (4:38.91) and 800 freestyle relay (6:59.01; 1:45.31 split) … First-team All-Big Ten … Helped IU to Big Ten title in 800 freestyle really in program record 6:58.44, splitting 1:45.08 individually … Earned conference silver in 500 free (4:38.96) and 1,650 free (15:56.66) … Placed 12th in 400 IM (4:14.65) at conference meet … College Sports Communicators third-team Academic All-America … CSCAA Scholar All-America … Academic All-Big Ten.
16th FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (SUMMER 2022)
Represented Singapore in Budapest … Finished 14th in 1,500-meter freestyle, besting own national record in 16:32.43 … Also placed 23rd in 400-meter freestyle … Qualified for world championships after winning all five events swam at Southeast Asian Games; 200 free (2:02.06), 400 free (4:14.16), 800 free (8:42.60), 1,500 free (16:36.73) and 4x200-meter freestyle relay (8:10.75).
FRESHMAN (2021-22)
Honorable mention All-American … Finished 10th in 1,650-yard freestyle at NCAA Championships, going 16:02.68 … Also placed 30th in 500 free (4:44.25) and 400 IM (4:12.88), a personal best, at national meet … Won bronze in 1,650 freestyle at Big Ten Championships, finishing in 15:53.81, the fastest mile by a Hoosier since 2016 … Placed fifth at conference meet in 500 free (4:40.49) … Finished 11th in 400 IM consolation final (4:14.18) at Big Tens … Made debut against No. 15 Louisville on January 14 and placed second in 1,000 free (9:49.08).
PREP/PERSONAL
2021-22 midseason international transfer out of Singapore … Set Singapore national record in the 1,500 Freestyle and the U17 records in the 800 free and 1500 free … Won two gold and one silver medal at 2019 Southeast Asian Games … Won bronze at 2017 SEA Games … Earned perfect score (45) on International Baccalaureate exams.
