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Senior freestyle swimmer Ting Quah, who came to UCLA from Singapore, had to adjust to a new school schedule and an increased swimming workload. In spite of all the cultural, training and educational changes, Quah became an All-American and a team leader at UCLA. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)

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Senior swimmer not a fish out of water, succeeds at UCLA

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Imagine going to school more than 8,000 miles from home, coming to college a quarter before every other first-year student and adjusting to an unfamiliar culture – all at the age of 17.

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Senior swimmer not a fish out of water, succeeds at UCLA

By Nathaniel Liebes

June 9, 2014 12:00 a.m.