Singapore's Gan Ching Hwee finishes 7th in women's 1,500m freestyle final at world championships
It was a bittersweet evening for Team Singapore swim sensation Gan Ching Hwee at the World Aquatics Championships. The 22-year-old competed against the world's best as the fastest Asian swimmer in the women's 1,500m freestyle final. But she fell short of a medal and around two seconds off a new national record, after finishing seventh with a time of 16:03.51. Nikhil Khattar reports from the race.
It was a bittersweet evening for Team Singapore swim sensation Gan Ching Hwee at the World Aquatics Championships. The 22-year-old competed against the world's best as the fastest Asian swimmer in the women's 1,500m freestyle final. But she fell short of a medal and around two seconds off a new national record, after finishing seventh with a time of 16:03.51. Nikhil Khattar reports from the race.