Since its inception in 2004, Singapore Sports School’s Swimming Academy has shown itself to be the pipeline for the national team, having produced more than 80 national representatives for Singapore. It works closely with Singapore Aquatics and the High Performance Sport Institute (HPSI) to serve as a key training base for developing youth and national swimmers.

Singapore Aquatics has established Sports School as the second National Training Centre (NTC) to support swimmers who aspire to represent Singapore. High-performing swimmers, including those who are not studying at Sports School, can access quality training from NTC coaches, sport science support from HPSI, and boarding facilities on campus to enhance their development toward their sporting goals.

The Swimming Academy’s student-athletes are trained by experienced coaches in its Olympic-sized indoor swimming pools. The Academy focuses on the Individual Medley training programme where all swimmers are trained to be competent in all four strokes. It believes in developing multi-faceted training plans for both short-term and long-term success. That includes incorporating sports science into its training to enhance student-athletes’ performance in training and competition. Student-athletes also gain valuable exposure and experience competing in local and international competitions. To cater to the needs of its deserving student-athletes, the Academy also works with partners to customise overseas training programmes to bring out the best in them. Top swimmers have trained in Australia, China, Japan, and South Korea to improve their fitness and potential.

Also, the Swimming Academy works with the National Sports Associations to support student-athletes from three other individual programmes in Aquatics – Diving, Water Polo, and Artistic Swimming – who have attained notable achievements.

ADMISSION CRITERIA

P6 Admission into Secondary Programme

P6 swimmers with competitive swimming experience and results from Singapore Aquatics (SAQ) sanctioned meets.

Mid-stream Admission into Secondary Programme

For entry to lower secondary levels

Minimally top 8 in Age Group in at least two Olympic events

For entry to upper secondary levels

Minimally top 4 in Age Group in at least two Olympic events

Mid-stream Admission into Post-Secondary Programme

Swimmers are required to meet both criteria for admission consideration:

At least 650 AQUA Points (average 3 Olympic events)
Representation at Junior Meet (World Juniors / Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships / Youth Olympics / Commonwealth Youth Games / Asian Youth Games)

Represent at Major Games (SEA Games / Asian Games / Commonwealth Games / Olympics / World Championships)

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Interested applicants may find out more about admission into the Swimming Academy here.

PROGRAMMES AND COMPETITIONS

National Training Centre at Sports School Pre-Singapore Sports School Programmes
Local and Overseas Competitions Special Programmes

Major Games Representation

Olympic Games, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, Southeast Asian Games. Many Singapore Sports School present and past student-athletes have gone on to the national teams and done Singapore proud at major sport competitions.

Staff

Roderick Eng Thuan Zhong

Acting Head Coach

Chin Khen Theen

Senior General Manager

chin_khen_theen@sportsschool.edu.sg

See Puay Kheng

Senior Coach

Jerome Teo Sze Chen

Coach