Tan Sze En
With flexibility, lots of sweat, determination and grit, Tan Sze En is flipping up the training as the Tokyo Olympics are right around the corner.
With the one year delay of the Olympics due to the COVID-19 crisis, Sze En shared how she felt about the postponement of the competition.
"I was quite upset when it was cancelled but at the same time, I understood that the safety of everyone, especially the people in Japan was of the utmost importance."
One year on, and while it's been a long journey to Tokyo for this tenacious athlete, she is not letting anything get in her way of representing Team Singapore at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Sze En has been training in the US for the past 6 months under the watchful eye of her coach, Tabitha Yim, and will fly direct into Tokyo just a few days before the official training kicks off from her home base in California. After completing freshman year at Stanford University in the US just a week ago, she has already started to turn up the heat on her training and is fully focused on what is ahead.
Sze En is only the second Singaporean gymnasts to achieve this feat and follows in the footsteps of Lim Heem Wei who was our first gymnast to compete at the Olympics in London 2012.
Publication date: 15 June 2021
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Personal Information |
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Full Name: |
Tan Sze En |
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Name in Chinese / Tamil Characters: |
陈思恩 |
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Nickname or shortened name |
Sze En |
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Date of Birth |
19-10-2000 |
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Gender: |
Female |
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Height (in cm): |
172 |
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Current School / University, if applicable: |
Stanford University |
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Previous School(s): |
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Age began gymnastics and reason for starting |
6 years old My brother did gymnastics as a CCA and I would try to copy him when he did skills at home. My mum didn’t want me to get injured so she signed me up for gymnastics. |
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First Club |
Junior Gymnastics |
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First Coach |
Xin Ying Ying |
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Current Club |
Stanford Women’s Gymnastics |
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Current Coach |
Tabitha Yim |
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Best apparatus |
Bars |
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Favourite skill |
Shaposh |
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Most difficult skill to learn so far |
Shaposh half |
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Most Significant Performances |
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Personal Best Recorded and the Event in which it was recorded: |
Apart from my World Championship performance, Buckeye National Qualifier in 2018 with 51.15 |
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Major Sporting Achievements |
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Previous Sports Awards |
2019 Singapore Gymnastics Athlete of the Year |
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Major Events History |
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World Championships |
2019 |
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Asian Games |
2018 |
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Interesting Facts |
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Sporting motto or saying |
Don’t let your mind trick you into thinking you aren’t good enough |
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Favourite music |
Pop/R&B |
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Favourite movie |
The Devil Wears Prada |
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My favourite local dish is ... because ... |
Mee Pok |
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My main support group consists of ... |
My family and friends!! |
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If I was not an athlete, I would like to be a ... |
Just a regular student :-) |
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One embarrassing/unforgettable moment that happened during my sporting career was |
I don't think I’ve had anything super embarrassing happen to me at a competition |
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Top 3 items in my bucket list includes ... |
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When I return from my overseas training or Competition, the one thing I must do is ... |
Get bubble tea |
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I love to hang out at ... because ... |
Cafes because I like the atmosphere (and coffee, of course) |
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What is the greatest challenge you have faced in your sporting career? How did you overcome that? |
All the injuries and surgeries I’ve been through, just making sure to remain patient and focus on rehab and recovery and eventually things will work out |
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Any pre-competition routines that you practice besides warm-up? |
Listening to music and doing breathing exercises |
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