Thursday, 31 March 2016
The Star : World-class Welson to swim in national age-group meet
BY LIM TEIK HUAT
PETALING JAYA: Finally, Malaysia can boast of a swimmer who is of world-class standard.
Youngster Welson Sim is the first Malaysian swimmer to have dipped inside two A qualifying times for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
His national record efforts of 1:47.67 in the 200m freestyle and 3:50.33 in the 400m freestyle at Singapore’s national age-group championships recently are the 15th and 16th fastest times in the world so far.
As such, expectations are high that Welson’s star presence will rub off on the up-and-coming talents competing in the National Age-Group Swimming Championships at the Shah Alam Aquatic Centre on Thursday.
The 18-year-old may have qualified for the Rio Games on merit, but he will still swim in the national age-group meet for Sarawak.
Welson should be in a class of his own in the Open category as his latest times are good enough for him to target a place in the semi-finals in his Olympic debut.
Alex Lim Keng Liat is the only Malaysian to have reached the last 16 in the Olympics so far – in the men’s 100m backstroke in Athens in 2004.
“We want him (Welson) to swim to keep his muscles in good shape,” said Amateur Swimming Union of Malaysia (Asum) secretary Mae Chen.
“What Welson has done shows that it is possible to swim world-class times if you are committed and willing to work hard.
“Welson is talented and pushes himself really hard in training.
“We hope to have more swimmers qualifying for the Olympics.
“We also have a new ranking system where you will earn more opportunities to compete outside if you clock certain times in the targeted meets.”
The national age-group meet and the Malaysian Open (May 5-8) are the designated Olympic qualifying meets at home.
Those eyeing Olympic qualifying spots are breaststroke swimmer Phee Jinq En as well as long distance specialists Khoo Cai Lin and Kevin Yeap.
Jinq En and Cai Lin have achieved B qualifying times in the women’s 100m breaststroke (1:08.99) and 400m freestyle (4:17.79).
They will be motivated to improve on their timings so as to be on board the plane to Rio de Janeiro come August.
http://www.thestar.com.my/sport/swimming/2016/03/30/welson-to-swim-in-national-age-group-meet/
PETALING JAYA: Finally, Malaysia can boast of a swimmer who is of world-class standard.Youngster Welson Sim is the first Malaysian swimmer to have dipped inside two A qualifying times for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
His national record efforts of 1:47.67 in the 200m freestyle and 3:50.33 in the 400m freestyle at Singapore’s national age-group championships recently are the 15th and 16th fastest times in the world so far.
As such, expectations are high that Welson’s star presence will rub off on the up-and-coming talents competing in the National Age-Group Swimming Championships at the Shah Alam Aquatic Centre on Thursday.
The 18-year-old may have qualified for the Rio Games on merit, but he will still swim in the national age-group meet for Sarawak.
Welson should be in a class of his own in the Open category as his latest times are good enough for him to target a place in the semi-finals in his Olympic debut.
Alex Lim Keng Liat is the only Malaysian to have reached the last 16 in the Olympics so far – in the men’s 100m backstroke in Athens in 2004.
“We want him (Welson) to swim to keep his muscles in good shape,” said Amateur Swimming Union of Malaysia (Asum) secretary Mae Chen.
“What Welson has done shows that it is possible to swim world-class times if you are committed and willing to work hard.
“Welson is talented and pushes himself really hard in training.
“We hope to have more swimmers qualifying for the Olympics.
“We also have a new ranking system where you will earn more opportunities to compete outside if you clock certain times in the targeted meets.”
The national age-group meet and the Malaysian Open (May 5-8) are the designated Olympic qualifying meets at home.
Those eyeing Olympic qualifying spots are breaststroke swimmer Phee Jinq En as well as long distance specialists Khoo Cai Lin and Kevin Yeap.
Jinq En and Cai Lin have achieved B qualifying times in the women’s 100m breaststroke (1:08.99) and 400m freestyle (4:17.79).
They will be motivated to improve on their timings so as to be on board the plane to Rio de Janeiro come August.
http://www.thestar.com.my/sport/swimming/2016/03/30/welson-to-swim-in-national-age-group-meet/
Sunday, 27 March 2016
The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) : Going for gold
By Duvindi Illankoon
Azquiya Usuph who secured a gold in snowboarding-a sport she picked up in 2015 shares her experience with the
Mirror Magazine
What’s it like to get up at the crack of dawn every single morning, to jump into a not so warm swimming pool and do laps? Azquiya Usuph can give all the gory details. However, one won’t find the 16 year old complaining though-she loves swimming, and has done so for as long as she can remember.We meet Azquiya about something else though-she has just secured a Gold for Sri Lanka at the 2016 Dream Program in Pyeong Chang, a programme introduced by the Gangwon Provincial Government of the Republic of Korea as a run up prior to the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Pyeong Chang, Korea 2018. Azquiya placed first in the category of snowboarding-a sport she learnt in 2015.
But first, some background-Azquiya has an impressive set of swimming credentials to her name. She is first and foremost a swimmer with Olympic dreams, having started competing professionally from a very young age. “From my small days I loved going to the beach,” she tells us. “So I guess it makes sense that I began swimming pretty early.”
She took swimming more seriously when the family moved to Kuala Lampur, Malaysia for a few years. Returning to Sri Lanka, Azquiya began competing at her age group level nationally and later, internationally. Her placements are too extensive to include in this space, but a few include spots at the Sri Lanka Aquatic Sports Union’s National Age Group B Division Swimming Championship, Sri Lanka Schools All Island Age Group Aquatic Championships, SICC Open Invitational Swimming Championship in 2015 (in Singapore) and at the National Age Group Aquatic Championships. She is the current 50 Meter Backstroke record Holder of the Inter International Schools Swimming Championship Meet.To get here, Azquiya has had to give up certain things. She trains six days a week, meeting the demands of a rigorous schedule that involves land training as well as quality time in the pool. This she balances with her studies as a student of the British School in Colombo. Like many of her fellow swimmers, Azquiya is optimistic and committed-though she admits that it can sometimes be hard. Her greatest supporter in all this is her father. Huzam Usuph, as a former athlete, knows that his daughter must endure a rigorous schedule if she is to accomplish her dream to be an Olympic swimmer.
Azquiya first took part in the Dream Program in 2015, which was when she learnt snowboarding for the first time. Dream Program is a winter sports training program and competition to nurture young talent from around the world with special focus on countries from Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East hosted by Gangowan Province in South Korea since 2004. The programme aims to create participants from their respective nations for the Pyeongchang 2018 Games.
In 2015, when Azquiya participated for the first time, she was a complete novice to snowboarding. Mr Usuph had taught her to surf in preparation-“you’re holding your body in the same way,” she says-but Azquiya had not dealt with the snow before. “It was really fun,” she says of the experience. “We learnt how to snowboard over the period of 10 days.” Representing Sri Lanka, Azquiya placed first in snowboarding that year. Returning in January this year with 179 participants from 44 countries, Azquiya once more secured a Gold Medal for Sri Lanka in the category.
Back in Sri Lanka, Azquiya’s plan is to retrain her focus on swimming; she draws inspiration from the likes of Olympic medalist Missy Franklin (whom she met and chatted with, when Franklin was in Sri Lanka) and knows that to get there, a lot of hard work will have to factor into the equation. Azquiya says that “sportsmanship is one of the best things I’ve learnt from being a swimmer,” and that her community of fellow swimmers has been supportive throughout.Read more at
http://www.sundaytimes.lk/160327/magazine/going-for-gold-187272.html
*Note : Azquiya is an active member of IBSC
Thursday, 24 March 2016
The Star : Swimmer Christina having a splashing time stateside
BY LIM TEIK HUAT
PETALING JAYA: Christina Loh is making waves in the United States.
The breaststroke specialist, who is studying at the Indian River State College, pulled off a stunning six-gold feat in the recent NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association) swimming championships in Fort Pierce, Florida.
The 21-year-old swept three breaststroke titles in the 50-yard (28.99), 100-yard (1:01.99) and 200-yard (2:15.41) distances as well as the 200-yard individual medley (2:04.84). Collegiate meets in the US are held in yards (10 yards = 9.144m).
Christina also contributed to Indian River State College’s relay wins in the 200-yard and 400-yard medley finals.
She then teamed up to set a new NJCAA mark in the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:41.18, eclipsing 1:42.95 set in 2013.
Her college also lived up to their billing as the best junior squad by retaining the NJCAA national crown.
Her exploits is certainly good news for the Amateur Swimming Union of Malaysia as they are eyeing a good outing in next year’s SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur.
Christina left the national training programme in August, 2014 to further her studies in the US but returned to compete at the Singapore SEA Games last year.
Christina had a disappointing campaign in Singapore when she failed to defend her 100m and 200m breaststroke titles she won in Myanmar in 2013.
Malaysia, however, still managed to hold on to the 100m breaststroke gold medal through newcomer Phee Jinq En.
National swimming coach Paul Birmingham is happy Christina is back in the right lane.
“I’m delighted she is charting a new course for herself. It’s a good opportunity to improve herself.
“As for the SEA Games, I hope she will come back and compete. She is definitely an asset,” said Birmingham.
Her presence at next year’s Games will certainly boost Malaysia’s challenge, especially in the 200m breaststroke and 200m individual medley where Malaysia do not have any good swimmers since Siow Yi Ting retired two years ago.
PETALING JAYA: Christina Loh is making waves in the United States.
The breaststroke specialist, who is studying at the Indian River State College, pulled off a stunning six-gold feat in the recent NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association) swimming championships in Fort Pierce, Florida.
The 21-year-old swept three breaststroke titles in the 50-yard (28.99), 100-yard (1:01.99) and 200-yard (2:15.41) distances as well as the 200-yard individual medley (2:04.84). Collegiate meets in the US are held in yards (10 yards = 9.144m).
Christina also contributed to Indian River State College’s relay wins in the 200-yard and 400-yard medley finals.
She then teamed up to set a new NJCAA mark in the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:41.18, eclipsing 1:42.95 set in 2013.
Her college also lived up to their billing as the best junior squad by retaining the NJCAA national crown.
Her exploits is certainly good news for the Amateur Swimming Union of Malaysia as they are eyeing a good outing in next year’s SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur.
Christina left the national training programme in August, 2014 to further her studies in the US but returned to compete at the Singapore SEA Games last year.
Christina had a disappointing campaign in Singapore when she failed to defend her 100m and 200m breaststroke titles she won in Myanmar in 2013.
Malaysia, however, still managed to hold on to the 100m breaststroke gold medal through newcomer Phee Jinq En.
National swimming coach Paul Birmingham is happy Christina is back in the right lane.
“I’m delighted she is charting a new course for herself. It’s a good opportunity to improve herself.
“As for the SEA Games, I hope she will come back and compete. She is definitely an asset,” said Birmingham.
Her presence at next year’s Games will certainly boost Malaysia’s challenge, especially in the 200m breaststroke and 200m individual medley where Malaysia do not have any good swimmers since Siow Yi Ting retired two years ago.
Monday, 21 March 2016
The Star : Welson may splash his way to third Olympic event in Rio
BY LIM TEIK HUAT
PETALING JAYA: Welson Sim may swim in three events when he makes his Olympic debut in Rio de Janeiro in August.
The teenager capped a delightful end to his campaign in the Singapore national age-group swimming championships at the OCBC Aquatic Centre on Sunday when he made the Olympic B time in the 100m freestyle.
The 18-year-old sprinted to snatch the silver medal in the final in 50.40 and in the process dipped under the Olympic B qualifying time of 50.70. Singapore’s Darren Lim claimed the gold in 50.34
Welson qualified fourth fastest in the morning preliminaries with 50.85.
Although he failed in his bid to erase the national record of 50.16 held by Daniel Bego, it was still an impressive effort considering the Sarawakian is a middle distance swimmer.
Daniel set the national record when he won the gold medal at the 2009 SEA Games in Laos.
Welson is already assured of an Olympic spot after hitting the Olympic A time for the 200m and 400m freestyle events earlier in the week, the first Malaysian swimmer to do so.
The 1:47.67 and 3:50.33 he set in winning the 200m and 400m freestyle were also new national records.
Swimmers who made the B qualifying time will have to wait until July to know their fate based on their rankings. Swimming have a maximum number of 900 participants for the Olympics.
For Welson, the hard work continues with less than five months before the Olympics.
“My road to Rio has started and I will continue to work hard,” said Welson.
“The feeling is honestly unreal (on qualifying under category A). I trained day and night for many years to be able to swim with the world’s best.
“I’m thankful for all the guidance coach Paul (Birmingham) has given me and all the support from my family, team-mates and friends,” added Welson.
PETALING JAYA: Welson Sim may swim in three events when he makes his Olympic debut in Rio de Janeiro in August.
The teenager capped a delightful end to his campaign in the Singapore national age-group swimming championships at the OCBC Aquatic Centre on Sunday when he made the Olympic B time in the 100m freestyle.
The 18-year-old sprinted to snatch the silver medal in the final in 50.40 and in the process dipped under the Olympic B qualifying time of 50.70. Singapore’s Darren Lim claimed the gold in 50.34
Welson qualified fourth fastest in the morning preliminaries with 50.85.
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| Welson dipped under the Olympic B time in the 100m freestyle at the Singapore national age-group swimming championships. |
Daniel set the national record when he won the gold medal at the 2009 SEA Games in Laos.
Welson is already assured of an Olympic spot after hitting the Olympic A time for the 200m and 400m freestyle events earlier in the week, the first Malaysian swimmer to do so.
The 1:47.67 and 3:50.33 he set in winning the 200m and 400m freestyle were also new national records.
Swimmers who made the B qualifying time will have to wait until July to know their fate based on their rankings. Swimming have a maximum number of 900 participants for the Olympics.
For Welson, the hard work continues with less than five months before the Olympics.
“My road to Rio has started and I will continue to work hard,” said Welson.
“The feeling is honestly unreal (on qualifying under category A). I trained day and night for many years to be able to swim with the world’s best.
“I’m thankful for all the guidance coach Paul (Birmingham) has given me and all the support from my family, team-mates and friends,” added Welson.
The NST : Welson makes Olympic 'B' time for 100m freestyle in Singapore
BY FADHLI ISHAK - 20 MARCH 2016 @ 8:47 PM
KUALA LUMPUR: National swimmer Welson Sim could be competing in up to three events at the Rio Olympics this year after meeting the 'B' time for the 100m freestyle at the Singapore National Age Group Swimming Championships today.
Welson, who strengths lie in the middle distance events, did well to clock 50.40 seconds en route to taking silver behind winner Darren Lim of Singapore in the final at the OCBC Aquatics Centre.
His time was well under the 50.70s 'B' standard for the Olympiad and was also not far from the national record of 50.16s which Daniel Bego had set at the 2009 Laos Sea Games when polyurethane swimsuits, which are now banned, were still in use.
The Sarawakian had earlier in the day finished fourth in the preliminaries on 50.87s, making him the first Malaysian swimmer to go under 51s in the event since Daniel.
Earlier in the tournament Welson became the first ever Malaysian to qualify on 'A' times for two Olympics events, which he achieved en route to winning the 400m and 200m freestyle finals on Thursday and Friday respectively.
Meeting an 'A' time guarantees direct entry to the Games while those who qualify with 'B' times must wait to see where they stand at the end of the Olympic qualifying period as slots are limited for them.
Read More : http://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/03/133925/welson-makes-olympic-b-time-100m-freestyle-singapore
KUALA LUMPUR: National swimmer Welson Sim could be competing in up to three events at the Rio Olympics this year after meeting the 'B' time for the 100m freestyle at the Singapore National Age Group Swimming Championships today.
Welson, who strengths lie in the middle distance events, did well to clock 50.40 seconds en route to taking silver behind winner Darren Lim of Singapore in the final at the OCBC Aquatics Centre.
His time was well under the 50.70s 'B' standard for the Olympiad and was also not far from the national record of 50.16s which Daniel Bego had set at the 2009 Laos Sea Games when polyurethane swimsuits, which are now banned, were still in use.
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Earlier in the tournament Welson became the first ever Malaysian to qualify on 'A' times for two Olympics events, which he achieved en route to winning the 400m and 200m freestyle finals on Thursday and Friday respectively.
Meeting an 'A' time guarantees direct entry to the Games while those who qualify with 'B' times must wait to see where they stand at the end of the Olympic qualifying period as slots are limited for them.
Read More : http://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/03/133925/welson-makes-olympic-b-time-100m-freestyle-singapore
Sunday, 20 March 2016
Coach Zoe and Zhen Yi championed the PD International Swimathon 2016 in the female categories
The weekend is filled with excitement as some of IBSC swimmers traveled to Pantai Cahaya Negeri, Port Dickson to join the PD International Swimathon 2016 this morning, 20 March 2016. The participants swam either the 2.5km or 5km distance.
We are very proud of our very own Coach Zoe, who triumphed the swimathon as the fastest female swimmer for the category aged 35 and above in the 5km race. A seasoned triathlon athlete, the achievement of Coach Zoe does not come as a surprise to us.
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| Coach Zoe, an inspiration to her students and IBSC members |
First timer, Chloe Ng, managed a commendable 7th position. Chloe felt a lot tougher swimming in the open sea as it is dark, choppy and a challenge to swim against the current. Having finished her maiden swim in the 2.5km race this time, she is determined to attempt the 5km course next year.
Chloe's father, Ng Weng Kong, inspired Chloe into the sport and he led by example by emerging 3rd in the Male 45 and above category. Zhen Yi's brother, Yeong Yik San, claimed 5th position for the Male 12-24 category.
Absolutely, a great outing and accomplishment for IBSC swimmers! Bravo to all finishers too!
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| Spectators and supporters witnessing the swim |
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| Yeong Yik San with sister, Zhen Yi |
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| Female 13 & above winners |
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| Ng Weng Kong (left) with daughter Chloe (right) |
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| Female 12-35 winners |
See more photos at IBSC Gallery.
* Photos courtesy of IBSC parents
The Star : Former swim champ Keng Liat impressed with Welson
BY LIM TEIK HUAT
PETALING JAYA: The sky’s the limit for young swimmer Welson Sim, who is the first Malaysian to qualify for two Olympic A events in swimming.
Welson set new national records en route to winning the 200m and 400m freestyle gold medals at the ongoing Singapore national age-group championships to earn his tickets.
The 18-year-old from Sarawak clocked 1:47.67 and 3:50.33 in the 200m and 400m freestyle, which is nothing short of astonishing considering he trains locally and not under the best of conditions at times.
He previously trained at National Aquatics Centre in Bukit Jalil but then had to share the Kampung Pandan pool with the Paralympic swimmers last month as the former pool is under renovation.
Welson, coached by Australian Paul Birmingham, would have claimed bronze medals at the last Asian Games in Incheon based on his timings and his 200m freestyle personal best would be good enough to get into the top 16 semis at the World Aquatics Championships in Kazan last year.
Former top Malaysian swimmer Alex Lim Keng Liat said it’s a pleasant surprise for Welson to chalk up the impressive timings and believed the country is seeing a rare talent in the pool.
“I knew he had potential as I’ve seen him as a kid when I was coaching a few years ago,” said Keng Liat.
“He’s very fast for his age and I am impressed he can do it training in Malaysia.
“I have to go overseas to try for an A time (100m backstroke at the Athens Olympics in 2004) and it’s got tougher since then.
“In fact, I did not believe anybody can do an A time training in Bukit Jalil but he proved me wrong.
“It also helped that he has Daniel Bego and Kevin Yeap pushing him in training,” added Keng Liat, the 2003 World Championships finalist and 1998 Asian Games gold medal winner for 100m backstroke.
The three-time Olympian has one advice for Welson – to broaden his wings abroad.
“He certainly has what it takes. These kind of talents do not come easily ... it’s like Lee Chong Wei in badminton and he can achieve a lot of big things if he keeps progressing.
“He can even be more successful than me as he is still young. His age is just right for college overseas and I hope he takes up the opportunity if there is one. With his kind of timings, he has no problem getting sports scholarship.
“I started to improve after I went to the United States right after my first Olympics ... also at his age,” added Sabah-born Keng Liat.
PETALING JAYA: The sky’s the limit for young swimmer Welson Sim, who is the first Malaysian to qualify for two Olympic A events in swimming.
Welson set new national records en route to winning the 200m and 400m freestyle gold medals at the ongoing Singapore national age-group championships to earn his tickets.
The 18-year-old from Sarawak clocked 1:47.67 and 3:50.33 in the 200m and 400m freestyle, which is nothing short of astonishing considering he trains locally and not under the best of conditions at times.
He previously trained at National Aquatics Centre in Bukit Jalil but then had to share the Kampung Pandan pool with the Paralympic swimmers last month as the former pool is under renovation.
Welson, coached by Australian Paul Birmingham, would have claimed bronze medals at the last Asian Games in Incheon based on his timings and his 200m freestyle personal best would be good enough to get into the top 16 semis at the World Aquatics Championships in Kazan last year.
Former top Malaysian swimmer Alex Lim Keng Liat said it’s a pleasant surprise for Welson to chalk up the impressive timings and believed the country is seeing a rare talent in the pool.
“I knew he had potential as I’ve seen him as a kid when I was coaching a few years ago,” said Keng Liat.
“He’s very fast for his age and I am impressed he can do it training in Malaysia.
“I have to go overseas to try for an A time (100m backstroke at the Athens Olympics in 2004) and it’s got tougher since then.
“In fact, I did not believe anybody can do an A time training in Bukit Jalil but he proved me wrong.
“It also helped that he has Daniel Bego and Kevin Yeap pushing him in training,” added Keng Liat, the 2003 World Championships finalist and 1998 Asian Games gold medal winner for 100m backstroke.
The three-time Olympian has one advice for Welson – to broaden his wings abroad.
“He certainly has what it takes. These kind of talents do not come easily ... it’s like Lee Chong Wei in badminton and he can achieve a lot of big things if he keeps progressing.
“He can even be more successful than me as he is still young. His age is just right for college overseas and I hope he takes up the opportunity if there is one. With his kind of timings, he has no problem getting sports scholarship.
“I started to improve after I went to the United States right after my first Olympics ... also at his age,” added Sabah-born Keng Liat.
Saturday, 19 March 2016
59th MILO/PRAM Malaysia Open Swimming Championships 2016
The forthcoming event for the 59th MILO/PRAM Malaysia Open Swimming Championships 2016 will be held as follows:-
Date : 5th - 8th May, 2016 (Thurs–Sun)
Venue : Darul Ehsan Aquatic Centre, Shah Alam, Selangor
Competition Rules : FINA rules apply
Organiser : Amateur Swimming Union of Malaysia
Entry Closing : 1 April, 2016
FINA has approved the 59th MILO/PRAM Malaysia Open Swimming Championships 2016 as the qualifying event for RIO Summer Olympic Games 2016.
Kindly refer to the Competition Rules and Order of Events attached for all information related to this meet.
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Date : 5th - 8th May, 2016 (Thurs–Sun)
Venue : Darul Ehsan Aquatic Centre, Shah Alam, Selangor
Competition Rules : FINA rules apply
Organiser : Amateur Swimming Union of Malaysia
Entry Closing : 1 April, 2016
FINA has approved the 59th MILO/PRAM Malaysia Open Swimming Championships 2016 as the qualifying event for RIO Summer Olympic Games 2016.
Kindly refer to the Competition Rules and Order of Events attached for all information related to this meet.
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The NST : Second Olympic 'A' time and national record for Welson in Singapore
BY FADHLI ISHAK - 18 MARCH 2016 @ 9:52 PM
KUALA LUMPUR: National swimmer Welson Sim is just on fire at the moment, again emerging as the standout man at the Singapore National Age-Group (SNAG) Swimming Championships today.
He qualified for his second event at the Rio Olympics this year with another 'A' qualifying time en route to winning the 200m freestyle at the OCBC Aquatics Centre.
He is the first Malaysian to qualify with 'A' times for two events.
Welson clocked one minute and 47.67 seconds to also enter the history books as the first Malaysian with an 'A' time, which for this edition of the games stands at 1:47.97s, over the distance.
Alex Lim Keng Liat was the last Malaysian to qualify under the 'A' time in the 100m backstroke at the 2004 Athen Games.
The 18-year-old's time had also bettered his own national record in the event. He had set the previous mark of 1:48.11s at the World Cup in Doha in November.
The Sarawakian had yesterday smashed his national record of 3:52.83s, also set in Doha, when he won the 400m freestyle final in 3:50.33s. It had also placed him in the history books as the first Malaysian to meet an 'A' time in the discipline.
Welson said it has been a memorable week for him so far, all achieved through dedication to the sport.
"I am very happy and proud of my achievements as I am the first swimmer to make the 'A' cut for two events at the Olympics," said Welson, via text message.
"There is no secret to my success, it has all been hard work and dedication."
National coach Paul Birmingham said a different approach paid dividends for Welson.
"We tried a different strategy today," said Birmingham.
"He (Welson) went out a bit easier and it worked well for him."
Phee Jinq En was also in fiery form as she broke her own national record and again met the Olympic 'B' time in the women's 100m breaststroke after winning the 'B' final in 1:08.99s.
The SNAG meet rules only allow the two fastest foreigners in qualifying to compete in the 'A' final.
Her old record, set in Doha as well, stood at 1:09.64s while the Olympic 'B' time is 1:10:22s.
Meeting an 'A' time guarantees direct entry to the games while those who qualify with 'B' times must wait to see where they stand at the end of the Olympic qualifying period as slots are limited for them.
Read More : http://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/03/133574/second-olympic-time-and-national-record-welson-singapore
KUALA LUMPUR: National swimmer Welson Sim is just on fire at the moment, again emerging as the standout man at the Singapore National Age-Group (SNAG) Swimming Championships today.
He qualified for his second event at the Rio Olympics this year with another 'A' qualifying time en route to winning the 200m freestyle at the OCBC Aquatics Centre.
He is the first Malaysian to qualify with 'A' times for two events.
Welson clocked one minute and 47.67 seconds to also enter the history books as the first Malaysian with an 'A' time, which for this edition of the games stands at 1:47.97s, over the distance.
Alex Lim Keng Liat was the last Malaysian to qualify under the 'A' time in the 100m backstroke at the 2004 Athen Games.
The 18-year-old's time had also bettered his own national record in the event. He had set the previous mark of 1:48.11s at the World Cup in Doha in November.
The Sarawakian had yesterday smashed his national record of 3:52.83s, also set in Doha, when he won the 400m freestyle final in 3:50.33s. It had also placed him in the history books as the first Malaysian to meet an 'A' time in the discipline.
Welson said it has been a memorable week for him so far, all achieved through dedication to the sport.
"I am very happy and proud of my achievements as I am the first swimmer to make the 'A' cut for two events at the Olympics," said Welson, via text message.
"There is no secret to my success, it has all been hard work and dedication."
National coach Paul Birmingham said a different approach paid dividends for Welson.
"We tried a different strategy today," said Birmingham.
"He (Welson) went out a bit easier and it worked well for him."
Phee Jinq En was also in fiery form as she broke her own national record and again met the Olympic 'B' time in the women's 100m breaststroke after winning the 'B' final in 1:08.99s.
The SNAG meet rules only allow the two fastest foreigners in qualifying to compete in the 'A' final.
Her old record, set in Doha as well, stood at 1:09.64s while the Olympic 'B' time is 1:10:22s.
Meeting an 'A' time guarantees direct entry to the games while those who qualify with 'B' times must wait to see where they stand at the end of the Olympic qualifying period as slots are limited for them.
Read More : http://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/03/133574/second-olympic-time-and-national-record-welson-singapore
Friday, 18 March 2016
The Star : Awesome Welson makes the cut for a second Olympics event
BY LIM TEIK HUAT
PETALING JAYA: Welson Sim has done it again.
The 18-year-old has become the first Malaysian swimmer to qualify for two Olympic “A” events after claiming the men’s 200m freestyle gold medal in record-breaking fashion at the Singapore National Age Group swimming championships on Friday.
Welson touched the wall in a sensational 1:47.67 at the OCBC Aquatic Centre to smash his national mark of 1:48.11 set at the World Cup meet in Doha last November.
He thus dipped under the Rio Olympic “A” time of 1:47.97 for the event.
Victory for Welson tasted even sweeter as he beat Singapore favourite Quah Zheng Wen in his own backyard.
Zheng Wen, who romped to seven gold medals in the SEA Games at the same venue last year, clocked 1:50.43 for the silver while his compatriot Danny Yeo (1:50.99) took bronze.
Welson had showed signs of what was to come when he posted 1:49.62 to emerge as the fastest qualifier for the top-eight final in the morning preliminaries.
“I’m very happy and proud of what I’ve achieved as this is going to be my first Olympics ... I’m also the first swimmer to make the cut for two Olympic ‘A’ events,” said a delighted Sarawak-born Welson.
On Thursday, he became the first Malaysian swimmer to achieve A qualifying standards since the new system took effect at the 2012 London Olympics when he won the 400m freestyle event in 3:50.33 – smashing his own national record of 3:52.83 set at the World Cup meet in Doha.
Alex Lim Keng Liat had also made the “A” time for men’s 100m backstroke at the 2004 Olympics, but back then a swimmer who meets even the “B” time was assured of Olympic qualification.
National swimming coach Paul Birmingham was delighted to see Welson put up such a superb performance on his way to sweeping both the middle distance titles.
“We tried a different strategy ... went out a bit easier. It worked well. He did 55.3 for the first 100m and 54.3 for the second 100m ... really great splitting,” he said.
Malaysia have also qualified athletes in archery, track cycling, diving, shooting and sailing for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in August.
Phee Jinq En also erased her own national record of 1:09.64, set at the World Cup meet in Doha last year, on her way to winning the women’s 100m breaststroke “B” final in 1:08.99.
She was third fastest in the heats in 1:11.04, but had to swim in the consolation final as the rules only allowed two foreigners to race in the “A” final.
PETALING JAYA: Welson Sim has done it again.
The 18-year-old has become the first Malaysian swimmer to qualify for two Olympic “A” events after claiming the men’s 200m freestyle gold medal in record-breaking fashion at the Singapore National Age Group swimming championships on Friday.
Welson touched the wall in a sensational 1:47.67 at the OCBC Aquatic Centre to smash his national mark of 1:48.11 set at the World Cup meet in Doha last November.
He thus dipped under the Rio Olympic “A” time of 1:47.97 for the event.
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| Simply fantastic. Welson Sim becomes the first Malaysian swimmer to qualify for two Olympics events. |
Victory for Welson tasted even sweeter as he beat Singapore favourite Quah Zheng Wen in his own backyard.
Zheng Wen, who romped to seven gold medals in the SEA Games at the same venue last year, clocked 1:50.43 for the silver while his compatriot Danny Yeo (1:50.99) took bronze.
Welson had showed signs of what was to come when he posted 1:49.62 to emerge as the fastest qualifier for the top-eight final in the morning preliminaries.
“I’m very happy and proud of what I’ve achieved as this is going to be my first Olympics ... I’m also the first swimmer to make the cut for two Olympic ‘A’ events,” said a delighted Sarawak-born Welson.
On Thursday, he became the first Malaysian swimmer to achieve A qualifying standards since the new system took effect at the 2012 London Olympics when he won the 400m freestyle event in 3:50.33 – smashing his own national record of 3:52.83 set at the World Cup meet in Doha.
Alex Lim Keng Liat had also made the “A” time for men’s 100m backstroke at the 2004 Olympics, but back then a swimmer who meets even the “B” time was assured of Olympic qualification.
National swimming coach Paul Birmingham was delighted to see Welson put up such a superb performance on his way to sweeping both the middle distance titles.
“We tried a different strategy ... went out a bit easier. It worked well. He did 55.3 for the first 100m and 54.3 for the second 100m ... really great splitting,” he said.
Malaysia have also qualified athletes in archery, track cycling, diving, shooting and sailing for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in August.
Phee Jinq En also erased her own national record of 1:09.64, set at the World Cup meet in Doha last year, on her way to winning the women’s 100m breaststroke “B” final in 1:08.99.
She was third fastest in the heats in 1:11.04, but had to swim in the consolation final as the rules only allowed two foreigners to race in the “A” final.
Sebastian won Overall Best Boy in MSSM 2016
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| Sebastian being awarded the Overall Champion trophy by MSSM officials |
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| Extract from NST. Pix by Muhammad Sulaiman |
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| List of achievement of Sebastian Soon, 15 |
Sebastian, 15, is also awarded the best boy in his age group of 13-15 boys. as he accumulated 4 individual gold and 4 silver. In the relays, he also helped his team mates to secure 2 more golds in freestyle and medley relays.
Even in marking a new meet record, Sebastian is simply humble as he said "I am still not good enough and will try to improve further".
" I would like to thank the club, my coaches and parents for all the support. Also I enjoy training very much as my swim mates always bring fun to the training sessions, so thanks to them too".
Well done Sebastian, IBSC is very proud of your achievement!
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| Double trophies for double joy to Seb |
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| Sebastian posing with his gold medal in 200IM prize presentation |
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| Sebastian and Janetty being photographed by reporters for their record breaking feat. |
See more MSSM photos at IBSC Gallery, courtesy of IBSC parents and supporters.
Thursday, 17 March 2016
The Star : Swimmer Welson qualifies for Olympics in style
BY LIM TEIK HUAT
PETALING JAYA: Welson Sim has become the first Malaysian swimmer to have qualified for the Olympic Games under category A.
He made the historic breakthrough in the men’s 400m freestyle at the Singapore national age-group swimming championships at the OCBC Aquatic Centre.
Welson also smashed his own national record of 3:52.83, set at the World Cup meet in Doha last November, en route to winning the final in 3:50.33 on Thursday
Taiwan’s An Ting-yao (3:55.45) took silver and Singapore’s Yeo Kai Quan (4:02.18) the bronze.
The 18-year-old Welson thus becomes the first Malaysian swimmer to dip under the Olympic A time of 3:50.40.
He had twice beaten the B qualifying time at the World Cup meets last year.
But those times did not guarantee him a place at the Olympics since the new qualifying system came into effect at the 2012 Olympics in London.
His latest effort would have earned him the bronze at the Incheon Asian Games in 2014 behind the two giants of world swimming – China’s Sun Yang and South Korea’s Park Tae-hwan.
National swimming coach Paul Birmingham, who broke the news, said he was not surprised with Welson’s outstanding achievement.
“I’m really happy with his result. His training over the last six months showed that he could do it.
“It’s just taken him more race practices to get the pacing better.
“I’m thankful to the National Sports Council (NSC) for giving us the funding to race,” he said.
Besides swimming, Malaysia also have representatives in archery, track cycling, diving, shooting and sailing for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
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| Welsom Sim first Malaysian swimmer to qualify for the Olympic Games under category A. |
PETALING JAYA: Welson Sim has become the first Malaysian swimmer to have qualified for the Olympic Games under category A.
He made the historic breakthrough in the men’s 400m freestyle at the Singapore national age-group swimming championships at the OCBC Aquatic Centre.
Welson also smashed his own national record of 3:52.83, set at the World Cup meet in Doha last November, en route to winning the final in 3:50.33 on Thursday
Taiwan’s An Ting-yao (3:55.45) took silver and Singapore’s Yeo Kai Quan (4:02.18) the bronze.
The 18-year-old Welson thus becomes the first Malaysian swimmer to dip under the Olympic A time of 3:50.40.
He had twice beaten the B qualifying time at the World Cup meets last year.
But those times did not guarantee him a place at the Olympics since the new qualifying system came into effect at the 2012 Olympics in London.
His latest effort would have earned him the bronze at the Incheon Asian Games in 2014 behind the two giants of world swimming – China’s Sun Yang and South Korea’s Park Tae-hwan.
National swimming coach Paul Birmingham, who broke the news, said he was not surprised with Welson’s outstanding achievement.
“I’m really happy with his result. His training over the last six months showed that he could do it.
“It’s just taken him more race practices to get the pacing better.
“I’m thankful to the National Sports Council (NSC) for giving us the funding to race,” he said.
Besides swimming, Malaysia also have representatives in archery, track cycling, diving, shooting and sailing for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
The NST : MSSM: Rosalind closes on a high
BY FADHLI ISHAK - 17 MARCH 2016 @ 4:42 PM
SHAH ALAM: Rosalind Pang of Selangor capped her Malaysian Schools Sports Council (MSSM) swimming championships campaign with another two wins to bring her total haul to eight gold on the final day of competition today.
Despite having to compete against older swimmers, Rosalind bagged the girls under-18 400m freestyle gold in a time of four minutes and 51.06 seconds at the Darul Ehsan Aquatics Complex in Shah Alam.
The Sri Kuala Lumpur student then teamed up with Shannen Kay Chan, Nessa Yip and Liew Chern Xin to help Selangor win the under-15 100m freestyle relay in 4:18.38s.
Rosalind had also won eight gold in her final year in the under-12 category in 2013. No records were broken yesterday, though Selangor's Jordan Yip added another two wins in the boys' under-18 200m butterfly (2:13:85s) as well as the 100m freestyle relay (3:39.47s), where he teammed up with Ooi Joo Vern, Khoo Yee Shen and Tan Tsien ee. It brought his haul to a staggering 12 gold.
Although Rosalind and Jordan amassed the medals it was not enough to see them claim the best overall swimmer awards, which is based on the ability to break records with older records counting for more.
Sabah's Janetty J. Fabian took the best female swimmer award. She had broken fellow Sabahan Leung Chii Lin's 13-year-old record en route to winning the under-12 50m backstroke.
Best male swimmer went to Sebastian Soon of Selangor as he broke Tia'a Faang Der's (Johor) four-year-old record when he won the boys' under-15 200m individual medley.
As expected, Selangor again emerged the overall champions of the MSSM Aquatics competition, which also includes water polo and diving, with a 63 gold, 35 silver and 16 bronze haul. The Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur came in second on 17-20-22 while Malacca were third on 7-9-12.
Read More : http://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/03/133344/mssm-rosalind-closes-high
SHAH ALAM: Rosalind Pang of Selangor capped her Malaysian Schools Sports Council (MSSM) swimming championships campaign with another two wins to bring her total haul to eight gold on the final day of competition today.
Despite having to compete against older swimmers, Rosalind bagged the girls under-18 400m freestyle gold in a time of four minutes and 51.06 seconds at the Darul Ehsan Aquatics Complex in Shah Alam.
The Sri Kuala Lumpur student then teamed up with Shannen Kay Chan, Nessa Yip and Liew Chern Xin to help Selangor win the under-15 100m freestyle relay in 4:18.38s.
Rosalind had also won eight gold in her final year in the under-12 category in 2013. No records were broken yesterday, though Selangor's Jordan Yip added another two wins in the boys' under-18 200m butterfly (2:13:85s) as well as the 100m freestyle relay (3:39.47s), where he teammed up with Ooi Joo Vern, Khoo Yee Shen and Tan Tsien ee. It brought his haul to a staggering 12 gold.
Although Rosalind and Jordan amassed the medals it was not enough to see them claim the best overall swimmer awards, which is based on the ability to break records with older records counting for more.
Sabah's Janetty J. Fabian took the best female swimmer award. She had broken fellow Sabahan Leung Chii Lin's 13-year-old record en route to winning the under-12 50m backstroke.
Best male swimmer went to Sebastian Soon of Selangor as he broke Tia'a Faang Der's (Johor) four-year-old record when he won the boys' under-15 200m individual medley.
As expected, Selangor again emerged the overall champions of the MSSM Aquatics competition, which also includes water polo and diving, with a 63 gold, 35 silver and 16 bronze haul. The Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur came in second on 17-20-22 while Malacca were third on 7-9-12.
Read More : http://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/03/133344/mssm-rosalind-closes-high
The Star : Tenacious Jordan swims to 10 golds in MSSM meet
SHAH ALAM: It’s 10 golds – and counting – for Selangor swimmer Jordan Yip at the National Schools Sports Council (MSSM).
The 17-year-old has bagged three more gold medals to take his tally to an awesome 10.
He was simply unstoppable at the Shah Alam Aquatic Centre here on Wednesday.
First, he romped home in the 50m freestyle in 24.71. Then, just like his idol Kosuke Hagino of Japan, Jordan showed his versatility by winning the 400m Open individual medley (IM) in record fashion – clocking 4:43.51 to erase the 4:44.73 set by Tia’a Faang Der of Johor in 2013.
Hagino won the 400m IM bronze medal at the London Olympics in 2012 and is one of only two Asians to have been named Swimmer of the Year.
Jordan’s third gold came when he swam the butterfly leg to help his Selangor team-mates Khoo Yee Shen, Ng Yi Hao and Ooi Joo Vern triumph in the 4x100m medley in 4:05.84.
Jordan had earlier won golds in the 100m and 200m freestyle; 50m, 100m and 200m backstroke; 100m butterfly; and 200m individual medley.
He also claimed a silver on Wednesday – clocking 2:27.26 to finish behind team-mate Yo Hao (2:26.00) in the 200m breaststroke.
It was his second silver in the meet, having finished second in the 50m butterfly on Sunday.
But he’s not done yet.
He has three more races on Thursday – 400m freestyle, 200m butterfly and 4x100m freestyle relay.
“I’ve won medals in all the events I entered for ... I will try to win three more on the final day tomorrow,” he said.
“I’m feeling good ... I’m happy to have clocked a personal best in the 400m individual medley.
“It was unexpected ... to break Faang Der’s meet record shows I’m on the right track.”
Jordan will switch his focus to the Malaysia Games (Sukma) in Kuching where he hopes to make a golden debut in the 200m and 400m individual medley events.
The Selangor quartet of Yasmin Batrisyia, Lim Shun Qi, Elise Wong and Amanda Sofea were the other record breakers on Wednesday.
They clocked 2:14.70 en route to winning the girls’ 12 and under 4x50m medley relay and erase the previous mark of 2:15.76, which they set last year.
Selangor are confirmed as the overall champions for aquatics with one day to go with a haul of 47-31-15. Kuala Lumpur (13-15-19) are second and Malacca (5-9-12) third.
The 17-year-old has bagged three more gold medals to take his tally to an awesome 10.He was simply unstoppable at the Shah Alam Aquatic Centre here on Wednesday.
First, he romped home in the 50m freestyle in 24.71. Then, just like his idol Kosuke Hagino of Japan, Jordan showed his versatility by winning the 400m Open individual medley (IM) in record fashion – clocking 4:43.51 to erase the 4:44.73 set by Tia’a Faang Der of Johor in 2013.
Hagino won the 400m IM bronze medal at the London Olympics in 2012 and is one of only two Asians to have been named Swimmer of the Year.
Jordan’s third gold came when he swam the butterfly leg to help his Selangor team-mates Khoo Yee Shen, Ng Yi Hao and Ooi Joo Vern triumph in the 4x100m medley in 4:05.84.
Jordan had earlier won golds in the 100m and 200m freestyle; 50m, 100m and 200m backstroke; 100m butterfly; and 200m individual medley.
He also claimed a silver on Wednesday – clocking 2:27.26 to finish behind team-mate Yo Hao (2:26.00) in the 200m breaststroke.
It was his second silver in the meet, having finished second in the 50m butterfly on Sunday.
But he’s not done yet.
He has three more races on Thursday – 400m freestyle, 200m butterfly and 4x100m freestyle relay.
“I’ve won medals in all the events I entered for ... I will try to win three more on the final day tomorrow,” he said.
“I’m feeling good ... I’m happy to have clocked a personal best in the 400m individual medley.
“It was unexpected ... to break Faang Der’s meet record shows I’m on the right track.”
Jordan will switch his focus to the Malaysia Games (Sukma) in Kuching where he hopes to make a golden debut in the 200m and 400m individual medley events.
The Selangor quartet of Yasmin Batrisyia, Lim Shun Qi, Elise Wong and Amanda Sofea were the other record breakers on Wednesday.
They clocked 2:14.70 en route to winning the girls’ 12 and under 4x50m medley relay and erase the previous mark of 2:15.76, which they set last year.
Selangor are confirmed as the overall champions for aquatics with one day to go with a haul of 47-31-15. Kuala Lumpur (13-15-19) are second and Malacca (5-9-12) third.
Wednesday, 16 March 2016
The Star : Listen to you grandmother's advice and you'll do well!
BY LIM TEIK HUAT
SHAH ALAM: Sabah’s Janetty Fabian is proof that listening to your grandmother’s advice is worthwhile.
Janetty heeded her granny Lucy Binijian’s advice and followed in the footsteps of her aunt Jossie Fabian, who is a state swimmer.
And now Janetty is beginning to make a splash!
The 12-year-old Kadazan girl smashed the 13-year-old record of 34.12, set by former SEA Games gold medallist Leung Chii Lin, on her way to winning the girls’ 12 and under 50m backstroke in the National Schools Sports Council (MSSM) swimming championships on Tuesday.
Janetty, who was born in Penampang, is happy to have completed her collection of medals in only her second MSSM outing.
“I represented Sabah last year but did not win any medals. I’m happy to get the gold as I got two silvers (50m breaststroke and 50m butterfly) and two bronzes (100m backstroke and 100m breaststroke) from the first two days of competition.
“It’s a bonus to break Chii Lin’s record. She’s also from Sabah and she swam at the Olympics before. I hope to be like her one day,” said Janetty.
She hopes to grab a second gold for Sabah in the 50m freestyle at the Shah Alam Aquatic Centre on Wednesday.
Selangor’s Sebastian Soon was the other record-breaker on Tuesday.
The 15-year-old clocked 2:14.73 in the boys’ 13-15 200m individual medley to dip under Johor swimmer Tia’a Faang Der’s record of 2:14.94 set in 2012.
Sebastian also won the 50m backstroke gold in 30.40, taking his gold medal tally to four after coming out tops in the 100m backstroke and 200m freestyle on Sunday.
“I didn’t expect to swim so fast today. My previous personal best was 2:16,” he said.
Selangor’s Jordan Yip bagged three more events – in the 50m backstroke, 100m freestyle and 200m individual medley – in the boys’ 16-18 age group to take his tally to seven gold medals so far.
Hosts Selangor have captured 35 gold medals (in swimming and diving) with two days of competition to go.
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| Janetty (left) broke the girls’ 12 and under 50m backstroke record while Sebastian (right) smashed the boys’ 13-15 200m backstroke record. – FAIHAN GHANI / The Star |
Janetty heeded her granny Lucy Binijian’s advice and followed in the footsteps of her aunt Jossie Fabian, who is a state swimmer.
And now Janetty is beginning to make a splash!
The 12-year-old Kadazan girl smashed the 13-year-old record of 34.12, set by former SEA Games gold medallist Leung Chii Lin, on her way to winning the girls’ 12 and under 50m backstroke in the National Schools Sports Council (MSSM) swimming championships on Tuesday.
Janetty, who was born in Penampang, is happy to have completed her collection of medals in only her second MSSM outing.
“I represented Sabah last year but did not win any medals. I’m happy to get the gold as I got two silvers (50m breaststroke and 50m butterfly) and two bronzes (100m backstroke and 100m breaststroke) from the first two days of competition.
“It’s a bonus to break Chii Lin’s record. She’s also from Sabah and she swam at the Olympics before. I hope to be like her one day,” said Janetty.
She hopes to grab a second gold for Sabah in the 50m freestyle at the Shah Alam Aquatic Centre on Wednesday.
Selangor’s Sebastian Soon was the other record-breaker on Tuesday.
The 15-year-old clocked 2:14.73 in the boys’ 13-15 200m individual medley to dip under Johor swimmer Tia’a Faang Der’s record of 2:14.94 set in 2012.
Sebastian also won the 50m backstroke gold in 30.40, taking his gold medal tally to four after coming out tops in the 100m backstroke and 200m freestyle on Sunday.
“I didn’t expect to swim so fast today. My previous personal best was 2:16,” he said.
Selangor’s Jordan Yip bagged three more events – in the 50m backstroke, 100m freestyle and 200m individual medley – in the boys’ 16-18 age group to take his tally to seven gold medals so far.
Hosts Selangor have captured 35 gold medals (in swimming and diving) with two days of competition to go.
Tuesday, 15 March 2016
The NST : Sebastian, Janetty break records in MSSM Swimming championship
BY AJITPAL SINGH - 15 MARCH 2016 @ 3:55 PM
SHAH ALAM: Sebastian Soon of Selangor and Janetty J Fabian of Sabah each smashed a meet record in the Malaysian Schools Sports Council (MSSM) Swimming Championships at Darul Ehsan Club today.
Sebastian, 15, clocked 2:14.73 to break a four-year-old record set by national swimmer Tia’a Faang Der by 0.21 seconds to win the boys’ 13-15 200m individual medley event.
“I did not expect to break the meet record as I have never dipped below 2:16.00 in competitions,” said Sebastian who also won a gold medal in the 50m backstroke race today.
“It is great to break a record and hopefully, it will inspire me to train harder for upcoming international meets.
" Despite his record breaking feat, Sebastian’s spot in the squad for the Malaysia Games in Sarawak later this year is not guaranteed.
“I am not sure whether I will be picked for the Malaysia Games. Selangor have so many good swimmers,” said the Kajang-born Sebastian.
Janetty was the star of the day when she bettered a 13-year-old record in the girls’ Under-12 50m backstroke event.
The 12-year-old clocked 33.95 to break Leung Chii Lin’s mark of 34.12 set in 2003.
“It is my first MSSM gold medal. It is a good start to my career as I want to go far in the sport,” said Janetty, who managed two silver and two bronze in the opening two days.
Janetty, a student of SK (C) Anglo Chinese School in Penampang, is coached by Benjamin Lee.
Jordan Yip of Selangor took his gold medal tally to seven when he won the boys’ 16-18 50m backstroke, 100m freestyle and 200m individual medley today.
Results • Boys' Under-12 50m backstroke: 1. Darren Lew (Sel) 32.41sec, 2. Suhairi Mohd (Mal) 33.22, 3. Arhadin Prome (Lab) 34.38;
Under 13-15: 1. Sebastian Soon (Sel) 30.40, 2. Zachary Adam (Sar) 30.48, 3. Khiew Hoe Yean (KL) 30.93;
Under 16-18: 1. Jordan Yip (Sel) 28.26, 2. Dylan Wong (Pen) 29.37, 3. Ooi Joo Vern (Sel) 29.86.
Under-12 100m freestyle: 1. Darren Low (Sel), 1:01.89, 2. Lim Kai Hen (Sel0 1:02.90, 3. Suhairi Mohd (Mal) 1:04.62;
Under 13-15: 1. Iqmal Muqhis Faizal (KL) 55.92, 2. Sebastian Soon (Sel) 56.20, 3. Zachary Adam (Sar) 56.39;
Under 16-18: 1. Jordan Yip (Sel) 54.37, 2. Chew Chee Ming (KL) 54.99, 3. Ooi Joo Vern (Sel) 55.20.
Under-12 200m IM: 1. Suhairi Mohd (Mal) 2:33.30, 2. Darren Lew (Sel) 2:42.56, 3. Kam Zhuo Wei (NS) 2:45.54;
Under 13-15: 1. Sebastian Soon (Sel) 2:14.73 (MR) , 2. Low Zheng Yong (Mal) 2:17.93, 3. Lim Zi Win (Sel) 2:20.87;
Under 16-18: 1. Jordan Yip (Sel) 2:12.04, 2. Ng Yi Hao (Sel) 2:15.18, 3. Chieh Wong Venn (Sab) 2:17.11.
Girls' Under-12 50m backstroke: 1. Janetty J. Fabian (Sab) 33.95 (MR) , 2. Yasmin Batrisyia Zahiruddin (Sel) 34.47, 3. Ng Zi Syuen (KL) 34.80;
Under 13-15: 1. Rosalind Pang (Sel) 32.33, 2. Goh Chia Tong (Mal) 33.40, 3. Nessa Yip (Sel) 33.94;
Under 16-18: 1. Fatin Amira Ahmad Hadri (Sel) 32.27, 2. Tan Rou Ying (KL) 32.72, 3. Elynn Tan (Pen) 33.59.
Under-12 100m freestyle: 1. Elise Wong (Sel) 1:04.28, 2. Yasmin Batrisyia Zahiruddin (Sel) 1:05.62, 3. Ng Zi Syuen (KL) 1:07.99;
Under 13-15: 1. Rosalind Pang (Sel) 1:01.58, 2. Cheng Ka Man (Sab) 1:02.70, 3. Shannen Kay (Sel) 1:03.82;
Under 16-18: 1. Elynn Tan (Pen) 1:01.06, 2. Fatin Amira Ahmad Hadri (Sel) 1:01.88, 3. Tyng Tan (Sar) 1:01.97.
Under-12 200m IM: 1. Lim Shun Qi (Sel) 2:39.52, 2. Ng Zi Syuen (KL) 2:43.07, 3. Low Yi Xhin (Mal) 2:43.41;
Under 13-15: 1. Qi Ong Yong (Joh) 2:30.85, 2. Rosalind Pang (Sel) 2:33.84, 3. Anjali Lim (KL) 2:34.60;
16-18: 1. Fatin Amira Ahmad Hadri (Sel) 2:37.67, 2. Lo Meng Sum (Sab) 2:38.14, 3. Yu Hoe Cui (Joh) 2:38.89.
Read More : http://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/03/132882/sebastian-janetty-break-meet-record-mssm
SHAH ALAM: Sebastian Soon of Selangor and Janetty J Fabian of Sabah each smashed a meet record in the Malaysian Schools Sports Council (MSSM) Swimming Championships at Darul Ehsan Club today.
Sebastian, 15, clocked 2:14.73 to break a four-year-old record set by national swimmer Tia’a Faang Der by 0.21 seconds to win the boys’ 13-15 200m individual medley event.
“I did not expect to break the meet record as I have never dipped below 2:16.00 in competitions,” said Sebastian who also won a gold medal in the 50m backstroke race today.
“It is great to break a record and hopefully, it will inspire me to train harder for upcoming international meets.
" Despite his record breaking feat, Sebastian’s spot in the squad for the Malaysia Games in Sarawak later this year is not guaranteed.
“I am not sure whether I will be picked for the Malaysia Games. Selangor have so many good swimmers,” said the Kajang-born Sebastian.
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| Sebastian Soon clocked 2:14.73 to break a four year old record set by national swimmer Tia'a Faang Der by 0.21 seconds to win the boys 13-15 200m individual medley event. Pix by Muhammad Sulaiman |
Janetty was the star of the day when she bettered a 13-year-old record in the girls’ Under-12 50m backstroke event.
The 12-year-old clocked 33.95 to break Leung Chii Lin’s mark of 34.12 set in 2003.
“It is my first MSSM gold medal. It is a good start to my career as I want to go far in the sport,” said Janetty, who managed two silver and two bronze in the opening two days.
Janetty, a student of SK (C) Anglo Chinese School in Penampang, is coached by Benjamin Lee.
Jordan Yip of Selangor took his gold medal tally to seven when he won the boys’ 16-18 50m backstroke, 100m freestyle and 200m individual medley today.
Results • Boys' Under-12 50m backstroke: 1. Darren Lew (Sel) 32.41sec, 2. Suhairi Mohd (Mal) 33.22, 3. Arhadin Prome (Lab) 34.38;
Under 13-15: 1. Sebastian Soon (Sel) 30.40, 2. Zachary Adam (Sar) 30.48, 3. Khiew Hoe Yean (KL) 30.93;
Under 16-18: 1. Jordan Yip (Sel) 28.26, 2. Dylan Wong (Pen) 29.37, 3. Ooi Joo Vern (Sel) 29.86.
Under-12 100m freestyle: 1. Darren Low (Sel), 1:01.89, 2. Lim Kai Hen (Sel0 1:02.90, 3. Suhairi Mohd (Mal) 1:04.62;
Under 13-15: 1. Iqmal Muqhis Faizal (KL) 55.92, 2. Sebastian Soon (Sel) 56.20, 3. Zachary Adam (Sar) 56.39;
Under 16-18: 1. Jordan Yip (Sel) 54.37, 2. Chew Chee Ming (KL) 54.99, 3. Ooi Joo Vern (Sel) 55.20.
Under-12 200m IM: 1. Suhairi Mohd (Mal) 2:33.30, 2. Darren Lew (Sel) 2:42.56, 3. Kam Zhuo Wei (NS) 2:45.54;
Under 13-15: 1. Sebastian Soon (Sel) 2:14.73 (MR) , 2. Low Zheng Yong (Mal) 2:17.93, 3. Lim Zi Win (Sel) 2:20.87;
Under 16-18: 1. Jordan Yip (Sel) 2:12.04, 2. Ng Yi Hao (Sel) 2:15.18, 3. Chieh Wong Venn (Sab) 2:17.11.
Girls' Under-12 50m backstroke: 1. Janetty J. Fabian (Sab) 33.95 (MR) , 2. Yasmin Batrisyia Zahiruddin (Sel) 34.47, 3. Ng Zi Syuen (KL) 34.80;
Under 13-15: 1. Rosalind Pang (Sel) 32.33, 2. Goh Chia Tong (Mal) 33.40, 3. Nessa Yip (Sel) 33.94;
Under 16-18: 1. Fatin Amira Ahmad Hadri (Sel) 32.27, 2. Tan Rou Ying (KL) 32.72, 3. Elynn Tan (Pen) 33.59.
Under-12 100m freestyle: 1. Elise Wong (Sel) 1:04.28, 2. Yasmin Batrisyia Zahiruddin (Sel) 1:05.62, 3. Ng Zi Syuen (KL) 1:07.99;
Under 13-15: 1. Rosalind Pang (Sel) 1:01.58, 2. Cheng Ka Man (Sab) 1:02.70, 3. Shannen Kay (Sel) 1:03.82;
Under 16-18: 1. Elynn Tan (Pen) 1:01.06, 2. Fatin Amira Ahmad Hadri (Sel) 1:01.88, 3. Tyng Tan (Sar) 1:01.97.
Under-12 200m IM: 1. Lim Shun Qi (Sel) 2:39.52, 2. Ng Zi Syuen (KL) 2:43.07, 3. Low Yi Xhin (Mal) 2:43.41;
Under 13-15: 1. Qi Ong Yong (Joh) 2:30.85, 2. Rosalind Pang (Sel) 2:33.84, 3. Anjali Lim (KL) 2:34.60;
16-18: 1. Fatin Amira Ahmad Hadri (Sel) 2:37.67, 2. Lo Meng Sum (Sab) 2:38.14, 3. Yu Hoe Cui (Joh) 2:38.89.
Read More : http://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/03/132882/sebastian-janetty-break-meet-record-mssm
Monday, 14 March 2016
1st ASUM Junior Splash proved to be a hit among young swimmers
Last weekend was indeed a long tiring weekend as the inaugural ASUM/NSC/MILO/MADWAVE Junior Swim Splash 2016 kicked off for the first time at Kompleks Renang Kuala Lumpur on 12-13 March, 2016.
The junior meet, hosted by Persatuan Renang Amatur Kuala Lumpur, has received overwhelming response from 24 clubs with registration of 722 swimmers. Swim teams from north and south traveled to join the central development meet in conjunction with the starting of school holidays too, resulting in heats after heats of swim by many excited kids. As expected, the meet dragged on till night falls on both days with continuing support from parents as some swimmers might be charting their first official timings in this junior meet.
Team IBSC had its fair share of swimmers with 80 members participating in the competition. Some of them represented their respective schools in the meet. Overall, swimmers did well with PBs being recorded by many even though the weather was not forgiving with extreme heat in the afternoon and some intermittent showers in the evening. IBSC managed a 3rd position overall with the immense great competition from other strong clubs.
The IBSC parents and senior swimmers deserve praises for their willingness to volunteer and offer to help in running the meet. Big thanks to them all. Appreciation as usual also goes to all IBSC coaches, Team Managers and chaperons for the amazing teamwork. Lastly, we wish to thank WishTee for their generosity in supplying free T-shirts to our youngsters.
Check out the results here.
Enjoy more photos at IBSC Gallery
The junior meet, hosted by Persatuan Renang Amatur Kuala Lumpur, has received overwhelming response from 24 clubs with registration of 722 swimmers. Swim teams from north and south traveled to join the central development meet in conjunction with the starting of school holidays too, resulting in heats after heats of swim by many excited kids. As expected, the meet dragged on till night falls on both days with continuing support from parents as some swimmers might be charting their first official timings in this junior meet.
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| Juniors up to age 12 years raced for experience in the ASUM Jr Splash Swim 2016 |
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| The Junior Splash provided a great platform for young swimmers to "test water" |
Team IBSC had its fair share of swimmers with 80 members participating in the competition. Some of them represented their respective schools in the meet. Overall, swimmers did well with PBs being recorded by many even though the weather was not forgiving with extreme heat in the afternoon and some intermittent showers in the evening. IBSC managed a 3rd position overall with the immense great competition from other strong clubs.
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| Mr Alex Lee of Madwave presented the Overall Champion trophy to Sharizan for winning the 11-12 years boys category |
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| Ashley Ting, collected 1 gold, 7 silver and 2 bronze |
The IBSC parents and senior swimmers deserve praises for their willingness to volunteer and offer to help in running the meet. Big thanks to them all. Appreciation as usual also goes to all IBSC coaches, Team Managers and chaperons for the amazing teamwork. Lastly, we wish to thank WishTee for their generosity in supplying free T-shirts to our youngsters.
Check out the results here.
Enjoy more photos at IBSC Gallery
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| Sharizan (in white cap) amassed 5 gold to positioned him as the overall champion for 11-12 years boys |
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| Mr KK Yap, the Team Manager, managing the active kids during relays |
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| Kids donning T-shirts sponsored by WishTee |
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| Teo Sze Hui, won 1 gold and 3 silver |
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| Marshaling of swimmers was helped by some senior swimmers |
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| The meet was made more interesting when a new scoreboard was erected in the midst of the competition and was lighted close to 4 pm on Saturday to display time scoring made by swimmers, to the delight of swimmers and supporters. |
The NST : Jordan bags more gold medals in MSSM meet
BY AJITPAL SINGH - 14 MARCH 2016 @ 3:44 PM
SHAH ALAM: Jordan Yip wants to emulate Kosuke Hagino of Japan in swimming.
Jordan and Hagino have a similarity as both are equally good in the freestyle, backstroke, butterfly and breaststroke disciplines, and the former hopes to be as successful as the Japanese swimmer one day.
“I want to emulate Hagino in swimming. He won a bronze medal in the 2012 London Olympics,” said Jordan after clinching two titles in the Malaysian Schools Sports Council (MSSM) Swimming Championships at Darul Ehsan Club today.
The 17-year-old won the boys’ 16-18 200m backstroke race in 2:19.11 before clocking 57.18 for the gold medal in the 100m butterfly.
On Sunday, he bagged the 100m backstroke and 200m freestyle events. “It feels good to be back at my best. I want to go far and qualify for the Olympics one day,” said Jordan who took up swimming when he was eight-years-old.
Jordan will compete in the 50m backstroke, 100m freestyle and 200m individual medley races tomorrow.
Results
Boys' 1500m freestyle (Open): 1 Wong Venn Chieh (Sab) 17:01.63, 2 Chew Chee Ming (KL) 17:14.02, 3 Chan Jun Jian (KL) 17:43.91;
Under-12 100m breaststroke: 1 Ng K Yang (KL) 1:21.89, 2 Chris Chew (Pen) 1:22.68, 3 Jeremy William (Sab) 1:23.06;
13-15: 1 Ng Jing Fu (Sel) 1;09.48, 2 Sean Goh (Sel) 1:09.69, 3 Low Zheng Yong (Mal) 1:10.49;
16-18: 1 Ng Yi Hao (Sel), 2 Gelton chong (Sab) 1:09.68, 3 Adam Afif Faizal (KL) 1:09.85.
Under-12 100m butterfly: 1 Suhairi Mohd (Mal) 1:09.34, 2 Chris Chew (Pen) 1:10.77, 3 Darren Lew (Sel) 1:12.79;
13-14: 1 Low Zheng Yong (Mal) 1:00.22, 2 Sebastian Soon (Sel) 1:01.08, 3 Ji Low Ken (KL) 1:01.50;
16-18: 1 Jordan Yip (Sel) 57.18, 2 Ooi Joo Vern (Sel) 59.05, 3 Rohan Lee (KL) 1:00.40.
13-15 200m backstroke: 1 Khiew Hoe Yean (KL) 2:17.93, 2 Sebastian Soon (Sel) 2:19.71, 3 Ng Yee Sheng (Mal) 2:23.72,
16-18: 1 Jordan Yip (Sel) 2:19.11, 2 Ooi Joo Vern (Sel) 2:20.00, 3 Parvin Rajendran (Mal) 2:23.16.
Girls' Under-12 100m breaststroke: 1 Ng Zi Syuen (KL) 1:20.93, 2 Low Yi Xhin (Mal) 1:23.29, 3 Janetty Fabian (Sab) 1:23.76;
13-15: 1 Angeline Chan (Sel) 1:17.46, 2 Anjali Lim (KL) 1:19.96, 3 Liew Chern Xin (Sel) 1:20.55;
16-18: 1 Lai Yan Ying (NS) 1:17.76, 2 Kimberly Ong (KL) 1:21.49, 3 Cheong Jia Wen (Lab) 1:25.06.
Under-12 100m butterfly: 1 Lim Shun Qi (Sel) 1:08.45, 2 Janetty Fabian (Sab) 1:12.66, 3 Yasmin Batrisyia Zahiruddin (Sel) 1:14.72;
13-15: 1 Anjali Lim (KL) 1:07.11, 2 Shannen Kay (Sel) 1:08.51, 3 Qi Ong Yong (Joh) 1:08.52;
16-18: 1 Tyng Tan (Sar) 1:06.66, 2 Cindy Tan (KL) 1:07.15, 3 Andreana Soon (Pen) 1:08.73.
13-15 200m backstroke: 1 Rosalind Pang (Sel) 2:29.36, 2 Goh Chia Tong (Mal) 2:31.83, 3 Karia Lim (KL) 2:32.74;
16-18: 1 Fatin Amira Ahmad Hadri (Sel) 2:34.07,2 Cindy Tai (KL) 2:37.77, 3 Ruth Chuah (Pen) 2:38.34.
Read More : http://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/03/132634/jordan-bags-more-gold-medals-mssm-meet
SHAH ALAM: Jordan Yip wants to emulate Kosuke Hagino of Japan in swimming.
Jordan and Hagino have a similarity as both are equally good in the freestyle, backstroke, butterfly and breaststroke disciplines, and the former hopes to be as successful as the Japanese swimmer one day.
“I want to emulate Hagino in swimming. He won a bronze medal in the 2012 London Olympics,” said Jordan after clinching two titles in the Malaysian Schools Sports Council (MSSM) Swimming Championships at Darul Ehsan Club today.
The 17-year-old won the boys’ 16-18 200m backstroke race in 2:19.11 before clocking 57.18 for the gold medal in the 100m butterfly.
On Sunday, he bagged the 100m backstroke and 200m freestyle events. “It feels good to be back at my best. I want to go far and qualify for the Olympics one day,” said Jordan who took up swimming when he was eight-years-old.
Jordan will compete in the 50m backstroke, 100m freestyle and 200m individual medley races tomorrow.
Results
Boys' 1500m freestyle (Open): 1 Wong Venn Chieh (Sab) 17:01.63, 2 Chew Chee Ming (KL) 17:14.02, 3 Chan Jun Jian (KL) 17:43.91;
Under-12 100m breaststroke: 1 Ng K Yang (KL) 1:21.89, 2 Chris Chew (Pen) 1:22.68, 3 Jeremy William (Sab) 1:23.06;
13-15: 1 Ng Jing Fu (Sel) 1;09.48, 2 Sean Goh (Sel) 1:09.69, 3 Low Zheng Yong (Mal) 1:10.49;
16-18: 1 Ng Yi Hao (Sel), 2 Gelton chong (Sab) 1:09.68, 3 Adam Afif Faizal (KL) 1:09.85.
Under-12 100m butterfly: 1 Suhairi Mohd (Mal) 1:09.34, 2 Chris Chew (Pen) 1:10.77, 3 Darren Lew (Sel) 1:12.79;
13-14: 1 Low Zheng Yong (Mal) 1:00.22, 2 Sebastian Soon (Sel) 1:01.08, 3 Ji Low Ken (KL) 1:01.50;
16-18: 1 Jordan Yip (Sel) 57.18, 2 Ooi Joo Vern (Sel) 59.05, 3 Rohan Lee (KL) 1:00.40.
13-15 200m backstroke: 1 Khiew Hoe Yean (KL) 2:17.93, 2 Sebastian Soon (Sel) 2:19.71, 3 Ng Yee Sheng (Mal) 2:23.72,
16-18: 1 Jordan Yip (Sel) 2:19.11, 2 Ooi Joo Vern (Sel) 2:20.00, 3 Parvin Rajendran (Mal) 2:23.16.
Girls' Under-12 100m breaststroke: 1 Ng Zi Syuen (KL) 1:20.93, 2 Low Yi Xhin (Mal) 1:23.29, 3 Janetty Fabian (Sab) 1:23.76;
13-15: 1 Angeline Chan (Sel) 1:17.46, 2 Anjali Lim (KL) 1:19.96, 3 Liew Chern Xin (Sel) 1:20.55;
16-18: 1 Lai Yan Ying (NS) 1:17.76, 2 Kimberly Ong (KL) 1:21.49, 3 Cheong Jia Wen (Lab) 1:25.06.
Under-12 100m butterfly: 1 Lim Shun Qi (Sel) 1:08.45, 2 Janetty Fabian (Sab) 1:12.66, 3 Yasmin Batrisyia Zahiruddin (Sel) 1:14.72;
13-15: 1 Anjali Lim (KL) 1:07.11, 2 Shannen Kay (Sel) 1:08.51, 3 Qi Ong Yong (Joh) 1:08.52;
16-18: 1 Tyng Tan (Sar) 1:06.66, 2 Cindy Tan (KL) 1:07.15, 3 Andreana Soon (Pen) 1:08.73.
13-15 200m backstroke: 1 Rosalind Pang (Sel) 2:29.36, 2 Goh Chia Tong (Mal) 2:31.83, 3 Karia Lim (KL) 2:32.74;
16-18: 1 Fatin Amira Ahmad Hadri (Sel) 2:34.07,2 Cindy Tai (KL) 2:37.77, 3 Ruth Chuah (Pen) 2:38.34.
Read More : http://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/03/132634/jordan-bags-more-gold-medals-mssm-meet
The Star : A perfect debut for Elise at MSSM swim meet
BY LIM TEIK HUAT
SHAH ALAM: Elise Wong splashed to a perfect debut in the MSSM swimming championships with two gold medals and a meet record at the Shah Alam Aquatic Centre.
The 12-year-old student of Sri Kuala Lumpur posted 30.94 to smash the 10-year-old record of 31.09 held by former national swimmer Hii Siew Siew in the girls’ 12 and under 50m butterfly.
Team-mate Lim Shun Qi clocked 31.01 to also dip under Siew Siew’s record but settled for silver while bronze went to Kuala Lumpur’s Ng Zi Syuen, who posted 32.57.
The lanky Elise went on to claim her second gold medal for Selangor after finishing the 200m freestyle in 2:22.69.
Elise turned out to be the only record breaker on the opening day.
“It’s not my fastest time as I have a personal best of 30.30. But I fell pretty good. The competitors here are of the same standard,” said Elise, who looks up to five-time world champion Hosszu Katinka, who is known as Hungary’s “Iron Lady” in the pool.
“She is good and can swim in different events. She always finishes in the top three in the events she enters. I like the way she swims the butterfly,” said Elise, who aspires to qualify for the Asian Games in the future.
Hosts Selangor enjoyed a roaring day at the pool as they bagged 11 out of the 25 gold medals at stake.
Other double winners for Selangor were Darren Lew (boys’ 12 and under 100m backstroke and 200m freestyle), Sebastian Soon (boys’ 13-15 100m backstroke and 200m freestyle), Jordan Yip (boys’ 16-18 100m backstroke and 200m freestyle) and Rosalind Pang (girls’ Open 800m freestyle and 13-15 200m freestyle).
Tan Tyng also bagged a double for Sarawak in the girls’ 16-18 50m breaststroke and 200m freestyle.
SHAH ALAM: Elise Wong splashed to a perfect debut in the MSSM swimming championships with two gold medals and a meet record at the Shah Alam Aquatic Centre.
The 12-year-old student of Sri Kuala Lumpur posted 30.94 to smash the 10-year-old record of 31.09 held by former national swimmer Hii Siew Siew in the girls’ 12 and under 50m butterfly.
Team-mate Lim Shun Qi clocked 31.01 to also dip under Siew Siew’s record but settled for silver while bronze went to Kuala Lumpur’s Ng Zi Syuen, who posted 32.57.
The lanky Elise went on to claim her second gold medal for Selangor after finishing the 200m freestyle in 2:22.69.
Elise turned out to be the only record breaker on the opening day.
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| Elise won two gold medals and broke a meet record in the MSSM swimming championships at Shah Alam Aquatic Centre. - AZMAN GHANI / The Star |
“It’s not my fastest time as I have a personal best of 30.30. But I fell pretty good. The competitors here are of the same standard,” said Elise, who looks up to five-time world champion Hosszu Katinka, who is known as Hungary’s “Iron Lady” in the pool.
“She is good and can swim in different events. She always finishes in the top three in the events she enters. I like the way she swims the butterfly,” said Elise, who aspires to qualify for the Asian Games in the future.
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| Sebastian Soon won the gold medals in boys' 16-18 100m backstroke and 200m freestyle for Selangor. - AZMAN GHANI / The Star |
Hosts Selangor enjoyed a roaring day at the pool as they bagged 11 out of the 25 gold medals at stake.
Other double winners for Selangor were Darren Lew (boys’ 12 and under 100m backstroke and 200m freestyle), Sebastian Soon (boys’ 13-15 100m backstroke and 200m freestyle), Jordan Yip (boys’ 16-18 100m backstroke and 200m freestyle) and Rosalind Pang (girls’ Open 800m freestyle and 13-15 200m freestyle).
Tan Tyng also bagged a double for Sarawak in the girls’ 16-18 50m breaststroke and 200m freestyle.
The NST : Selangor girl smashes 10-year-old MSSM swimming record
BY AJITPAL SINGH - 13 MARCH 2016 @ 5:43 PM
KUALA LUMPUR: Elise Wong of Selangor smashed a 10-year-old record in the Malaysian Schools Sports Council (MSSM) Swimming Championships at Darul Ehsan Sports Complex in Shah Alam today.
The 11-year-old clocked 30.94 to surpass the previous record of 31.09 set by national swimmer Hi Siew Siew in 2006 for the gold medal in the girls’ Under-12 50m butterfly event.
Teammate Lim Shun Qi also dipped inside Siew Siew’s record in 31.01 for second place while Kuala Lumpur’s Ng Zi Syuen took third with 32.57.
Elise also won the 200m freestyle event by posting 2:22.69. “I am delighted at winning two gold medals on my debut in the meet. I hope to do better in my other events,” said Elise, who aspires to become the country’s first Olympic gold medalist in swimming.
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| Elise Wong (centre) with team mate Lim Shun Qi (left) and Ng Zi Syuen, KL (right) posing with their prize and medals after winning 50m butterfly event. Pix by Muhammad Sulaiman |
Results
Boys’ Under-12 50m butterfly: 1 Suhairi Mohd (Mal) 30.91, 2 Darren Low (Sel) 31.33, 3 Chris Chew (Pen) 31.93;
13-15: 1 Koh Teck Chen (KL) 27.87, 2 Low Zheng Yong (Mal) 27.88, 3 Lim Zi Win (Sel) 28.09;
16-18: 1 Rohan Lee (KL) 26.63, 2 Jordan Yip (Sel) 26.69, 3 Kenji Lim (Joh) 26.72.
Under-12 50m breaststroke: 1 Ng K Yang (KL) 37.44, 2 Chris Chew (Pen) 37.74, 3 Jeremy William (Sab) 38.22;
13-15: 1 Sean Goh (Sel) 32.05, 2 Ng Jing Fu (Sel) 32.17, 3 Ng Kai Wen (KL) 32.38;
16-18: 1 Adam Afif Faizal (KL) 31.22, 2 Ng Yi Hao (Sel) 31.35, 3 Tan Choon Fatt (Sar) 31.56.
Under-12 100m backstroke: 1 Darren Lew (Sel) 1:10.27, 2 Suhairi Mohd (Mal) 1:11.80. 3 Lim Kai Hen (Sel) 1:13.76;
13-15: 1 Sebastian Soon (Sel) 1:04.42, 2 Khiew Hoe Yean (KL) 1:05.58, 3 Ng Yee Sheng (Mal) 1:06.52;
16-18: 1 Jordan Yip (Sel) 1:01.30, 2 Khoo Yee Shen (Sel) 1:02.27, 3 Dylan Wong (Pen) 1:04.36.
Under-12 200m freestyle: 1 Darren Lew (Sel) 2:15.64, 2 Lim Kai Hen (Sel) 2:20.90, 3 Suhairi Mohd (Mal) 2:22.19;
13-15: 1 Sebastian Soon (Sel) 2:05.16, 2 Lim Zi Win (Sel) 2:06.17, 3 Khiew Hoe Yean (KL) 2:06.96;
16-18: 1 Jordan Yap (Sel) 1:58.64, 2 Chew Chee Ming (KL) 1:59.96, 3 Wong Venn Chieh (Sab) 2:00.64.
Girls’ Under-12 50m butterfly: 1 Elise Wong (Sel) 30.94 (MR), 2 Lim Shun Qi (Sel) 31.01, 3 Ng Zi Syuen (KL) 32.57;
13-15: 1 Anjali Lim (KL) 30.31, 2 Shannen Kay (Sel) 31.09, 3 Hazel Ho (Sel) 31.30;
16-18: 1 Ruth Chuah (Pen) 29.95, 2 Tyng Tan (Sar) 30.21, 3 Cindy Tai (KL) 30.64.
Under-12 50m breaststroke: 1 Lim Shun Qi (Sel) 37.34, 2 Janetty Fabian (Sab) 38.00, 3 Low Yi Xhin (Mal) 38.72;
13-15: 1 Clarissa Cheam (Pen) 35.84, 2 Keesha Ho (Pen) 36.17, 3 Liew Chern Xin (Sel) 36.42;
16-18: 1 Tyng Tan (Sar) 36.12, 2 Lai Yan Ying (NS) 36.37, 3 Cheong Jia Wen (Lab) 36.93.
Under-12 100m backstroke: 1 Yasmin Batrisyia Zahiruddin (Sel) 1:14.40, 2 Lim Shun Qi (Sel) 1:15.79, 3 Janetty Fabian (Sab) 1:15.95;
13-15: 1 Goh Chia Tong (Mal) 1:09.59, 2 Rosalind Pang (Sel) 1:09.79, 3 Karla Lim (KL) 1:13.00;
16-18: 1 Fatin Amira Ahmad Hadri (Sel) 1:10.55, 2 Tau Rou Ying (KL) 1:11.03, 3 Cindy Tai (KL) 1:12.15.
Under-12 200m freestyle: 1 Elise Wong (Sel) 2:22.69, 2 Yasmin Batrisyia Zahiruddin (Sel) 2:22.90, 3 Teo Zhi Mei (Mal) 2:31.19;
13-15: 1 Rosalind Pang (Sel) 2:14.15, 2 Qi Ong Yong (Joh) 2:15.22, 3 Goh Chia Tong (Mal) 2:17.36;
16-18: 1 Tyng Tan (Sar) 1 2:13.84, 2 Andreana Soon (Pen) 2:14.14, 3 Fatin Amira Ahmad Hadri (Sel) 2:16.91.
Read More : http://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/03/132474/selangor-girl-smashes-10-year-old-mssm-swimming-record
Saturday, 5 March 2016
IBSC Team Briefing for Jr Splash Swim 2016
Dear IBSC members,
IBSC swimmers registered for the 1st ASUM/NSC/MILO/MADWAVE JUNIOR SPLASH SWIM 2016 are requested to attend a Team Briefing next week.
Please also note that :
a) Attendance is compulsory unless excused with a valid reason.
b) Scratching of events must be made known to the Team Managers latest by 10 Mar, 2016 on briefing day as scratching on the race day will attract a penalty of RM25 per event.
c) Free IBSC T-Shirts will be distributed to participants during briefing.
Thank you for your attention.
Team Managers
KK Yap
Ken Liew
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