Singapore Swimming Association Awards - Aquatic Inspiration of the Year 2015 (Voting close on 17th April 2016 2359 hr)

985 votes

Pang Sheng Jun has been to the last three SEA Games, but national swimmer Pang Sheng Jun has never won an individual medal.Two fourth-placings in the 200 and 400-metre individual medley on his debut in the 2009 SEA Games was followed by a disappointing fifth place in the 400m freestyle two years later, which depressed him so much that he thought of taking his own life after the race. But the 22-year-old finally got the podium finish he had craved for clinching silver in the 400m IM at the 28th SEA Games.He has also been writing inspirational blog entries, documenting his swimming journey. Read his blog at http://pangshengjun.com/ (Photo Credit: Adrian Seetho)
 
58% / 575 votes
Timothy and Mark Lee both came back from lengthy recuperation to win silver at the 28th SEA Games. Timothy had life threatening meningitis in May 2014 and Mark injured his foot during training in August 2014 (Photo Credit: Adrian Seetho)
 
28% / 280 votes
Yip Pin Xiu broke the World Record in the 50m backstroke S2 Category during the Asean Para Games 2015 (Photo Credit: Sport Singapore)
 
7% / 68 votes
Stephanie Chen and Crystal Yap both deferred their studies for 1 year to train full time to deliver Singapore's historic 1st Synchronised Swimming gold medals at SEA Games. (Photo Credit: Adrian Seetho)
 
4% / 40 votes
Freida Lim has grave's disease, and was advised by doctors to stop pursuing sports for 3 years to fully recover. Instead of giving up sports, she switched from swimming to diving and within 3 years, was able to win 1 silver and 1 bronze at the 28th SEA Games (Photo Credit: Adrian Seetho)
 
2% / 22 votes


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