Gan Ching Hwee finishes second in 400m freestyle, wins second Asian Games medal

• Gan Ching Hwee won her second Asian Games medal in the women's 400m freestyle event.
• She finished the race in 4 minutes, adding to her silver medal in the 1,500m freestyle two days earlier.
• At 23 years old, Gan continues to showcase strong performances in Asian Games swimming competitions.

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SINGAPORE – Singapore’s Gan Ching Hwee won her second Asian Games medal on Sept 22, when she finished second in the women’s 400m freestyle in 4min 6.81sec.

Taking gold was China’s Li Bingjie (4:02.71), while Japan’s Ichika Kajimoto (4:07.45) was third.

Two days earlier, the 23-year-old had clinched a silver in the women’s 1,500m freestyle final which finished in the same order.

David Lee is senior sports correspondent at The Straits Times, focusing on aquatics, badminton, basketball, cue sports, football and table tennis.

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