Singapore’s Gan Ching Hwee clinches Asian Games silver in 1,500m freestyle, sets new national records

Gan Ching Hwee in action during the women's 1,500m freestyle final at the 2026 Asian Games at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre on Sep 20, 2026. (Photo: CNA/Wallace Woon)

Matthew Mohan 20 Sep 2026 04:43PM (Updated: 20 Sep 2026 08:24PM) Bookmark Bookmark Share WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Email LinkedIn Set CNA as your preferred source on Google Add CNA as a trusted source to help Google better understand and surface our content in search results. Read a summary of this article on FAST. Get bite-sized news via a new cards interface. Give it a try. Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FAST FAST TOKYO: When it came to her 1,500m freestyle race on Sunday (Sep 20), the approach for Gan Ching Hwee was simple - to "go out fast and just be brave".