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World Aquatics World Cup #3 – Astana
October 15-17, 2026 Astana, Kazakhstan SCM (25 meters) Meet Central Results Entries How to WatchChing Hwee Gan has been on a tear this year, setting numerous Singaporean records in the 400 free, 800 free, and 1500 free, but this morning claimed her first ever continental record.
Gan ripped a new lifetime best in the timed final of the women’s 1500 free today, hacking seven seconds off her former best of 15:45.23 set last week. Her new record of 15:38.41 shaved more than three seconds off the Asian record of 15:41.80 formerly held by China’s Li Bingjie.
The former Indiana swimmer took the win by over ten seconds. Caitlin Deans placed second in 15:48.38, six seconds off her personal best, but was never close enough to challenge Gan as the Singaporean swimmer pulled away.
She moves up to rank 15th all-time, and her time today would have garnered bronze at the World Short Course Championships two years ago. Gan placed 9th in Budapest in a time of 15:50.37, then a national record.
She has now set Singaporean records in the 400 free, 800 free, and 1500 free in both long and short course this year. That has helped her to silverware, including a trio of silver medals at the Asian Games last month. In addition, she set a national record in the 400 IM at the first stop of the World Cup in Baku.
Ching Hwee Gan‘s Singaporean National Records (Set In 2026)
400 Free (SCM) – 4:01.94 400 Free (LCM) – 4:06.81 800 Free (SCM) – 8:15.54 800 Free (LCM) – 8:29.56 1500 Free (SCM) – 15:38.41 1500 Free (LCM) – 16:00.45 400 IM (SCM) – 4:39.42Gan’s improvement in the 1500 free today came across the board. She was around a second faster per 200m through the first 1400 meters, before a near-identical final 100.
To make her feat even more impressive, she shaved two tenths of a second off her national record in the 800 free here, splitting 8:15.54 to undercut the 8:15.73 she swam two weeks ago.
Gan has entries remaining in the 800 free and 400 free this weekend.
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