Jamie Koo Yazhen
Availability: Committed
University: Northeastern University
Country: Singapore
Date of birth: 24th November 2001
Height: 5 feet 4 inches
Weight: 135 lbs
Sex: Female
School: Anglo Chinese School Singapore
Graduation Year: December 2019
College Enrollment Year: Fall 2020
Qualifications:
High School Grades: coming soon…
ACT (with writing): 32
TOEFL: not needed (IB in English)
PERSONAL BEST TIMES:
50m Back (SC): 28.52
50m Back (LC): 29.34
100m Back (LC): 1.04:88
200m Back (LC): 2.25.83
50m Free (SC): 26.46
50m Free (LC): 26.47
100m Free (SC): 57.60
100m Free (LC): 58.72
50m Fly (SC): 27.49
50m Fly (LC): 27.17
100m Fly (SC): 1.01:32
100m Fly (LC): 1.01:14
Additional Information:
Team Selections:
Singapore National Team (2016-present)
Other Achievements:
1st place 2018 ASEAN School Games (50m Back)
2nd place 2018 ASEAN School Games (50m Fly, 50m Free & 100m Fly)
6th place 2017 South East Asian Games (50m Back)
6th place 2016 FINA/Airweave Swimming World Cup (50m Back)
7th place 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games (50m Back)
11th place 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games (200m Back)
15th place 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games (100m Back)
Represented Singapore in the 2018 Junior Pan Pacific Games
Qualified for the 2019 South East Asian Games (50m & 100m Back, 50m Fly)
Give us 5 words that best describe you as an athlete:
committed, appreciative, disciplined, friendly, honest
Tell us about your best memory of your athletic career:
I only started to win medals in swimming competitions at age 14. This is considered quite late in Singapore, especially for girls. And soon after I got my first medals, I cut my finger during a school charity project, requiring 14 stitches and putting me out of practice for a few months. Then I had an eczema outbreak caused by chlorine. I consulted doctors to keep my condition in check, watched my food intake and did land exercises on days chlorine was added to the pool. I never thought about giving up despite the obstacles. Now at 17, I am clocking faster times and believe this is only the beginning!
Goals:
I want to be a successful student-athlete by trusting in the process and being the best that I can be. In so doing, I believe I can achieve my goals – graduate in the top 10% of my college and medal in the Olympics!
Anything else we should know?
I believe success begets success and this is why I aim to enter a college with the right environment to allow me to perform my best academically and athletically.