KEITH LIM bade farewell to the Malaysia Games (Sukma) in perfect fashion by breaking the Games record twice en route to successfully defending the boys’ 50m freestyle title.
The 20-year-old, swimming for Federal Territories, splashed to victory in 23.19 in the final at the Tuanku Zara Aquatic Centre yesterday to improve on the previous record he set in the morning heat.
Keith had posted 23.44 in the heats to qualify fastest for the final, smashing a 10-year record of 23.45 held by Foo Jian Beng of Selangor since 2008.
That record lasted just a few hours as Keith touched home first in the final, shaving a further 0.25 seconds to earn his fourth gold medal of the Games.
Keith won the 100m freestyle three days ago and was part of the winning 4x100m and 4x200m freestyle quartets for FT.
“This is my last Sukma as I am not eligible for the next one, so I’m happy to break the record on the last day,” said the Bukit Jalil-based swimmer, who also holds the national record in the 50m freestyle with a time of 23.10 set at the Mare Nostrum series in Monaco in June.
“I hope it does not stay too long and somebody will come up and break it,” said Keith.
It was a wonderful final day for the FT swimming team as Steve Khiew sprang another surprise by winning the boys’ 100m backstroke event.
The 15-year-old clocked 58.86 ahead of Selangor duo Yin Chuen (58.97) and Jordan Yip (59.06) for his second individual gold medal. Steve won the 200m backstroke event on Monday.
Terengganu swimmer Arvin Shaun Singh notched a double by winning the 1,500m freestyle event when the Brisbane-based swimmer completed the 30-lap race in 15:58.26 ahead of FT’s Sebastian Soon (15:59.52).
Selangor retained their overall champions’ title with 12 golds while Penang and FT earned six each in the pool this time.
Read more at https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/swimming/2018/09/22/from-keith-to-man-ft-swimmer-caps-last-sukma-in-recordbreaking-fashion/#qluz1su41sBHLXoB.99
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