Although a year younger than all his senior competitors in Group 4, this 9 year old boy displayed awesome power in his swimming ability and had just awed everyone at the pool when he claimed victory of 9 gold in the 7th Selangor ARENA Short Course Swimming Championship 2018. The annual invitational meet was held from 17th to 19th August, 2018 at Pusat Akuatik Darul Ehsan, Shah Alam.
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| Muhd Dhuha, 9, was named the Overall Champion and Age Group Champion (Group 4 Boys) in the short course meet |
Dhuha broke 2 meet records to deserve the Overall Champion title. On the first day he swam to a new record of 2:21.93 in 200m freestyle to erase a 2016 time of 2:23.67. He also went on to break the 100m butterfly meet record with his flying time of 1:10.15.
When asked about his achievement, Dhuha responded; "This is my second time participating in the short course and I am very happy to be able to deliver my best."
With his team mates, Dhuha delivered a gold and a silver in the relay events.
Meanwhile, Sharizan Shazali, also did the team proud by smashing 2 meet records in 50m backstroke and 100m IM. In his favourite sprint 50m backstroke, Sharizan flipped a new meet record of 27.60 erasing a 4 year old record of 27.99. In the 100m IM, he swam to 59.86 to rewrite the old time of 1:01.04s.
He clinched 4 individual gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze.
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| Sharizan (centre) sharing his joy with friends as the 1st runner-up for Group 2 boys |
Whisky Chew was also named the 1st runner up for the Group 3 boys as he garnered 2 gold and 3 bronze in his individual events.
The relay teams also did fairly well with Group 1, 2 and 4 boys breaking the 4x25m medley relay as they sprinted to refresh the old times.
Another commendable swimmer is Muhd Farhan Andi who secured 2 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze in his individual events.
Below are the medalists and point earners for IBSC.
We congratulate all medalists and sprinters who managed to improve their multiple turnings at the short pool to faster times.
Fruition of great results come from the great dedication of team coaches without their guidance the swimmers would not have performed so well. Thanks especially to Coach Shazali and Coach Kamal for guiding the team.
The Team Manager, En. Hazrulhisyam and Assistant Team Manager, En. Zulkifry have both done their job well too in looking after the team. The massive support from parents volunteers and support team also count in making a successful swim outing for the team.
Bravo to all!
Enjoy the photos compilation courtesy of En. Hisyam the Team Manager.
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