SEA Age-Group Swimming Championship 2013 Qualifying Times

The SEA Age Group 2013 Qualifying Times have been published by ASUM based on the table below. Selection of swimmers will be based on final times achieved in the 49th National Age Group Swimming Championship 2013 in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur.

The 37th SEA Age Group Swimming Championship 2013 is scheduled to be held in Brunei early June, 2013.

	Boys			Girls
	Group I	Group II	Group III	Group I	Group II	Group III
50 Freestyle	24.37	24.90	26.68	27.73	27.84	28.03
100 Freestyle	52.89	53.89	58.16	59.09	1:00.35	1.01.13
200 Freestyle	1:55.13	1:55.95	2:05.76	2:07.31	2:12.92	2:14.45
400 Freestyle	4:06.25	4:06.36	4:24.25	4:24.90	4:38.29	4:44.63
800 Freestyle				9:15.42	9:27.77	9:42.42
1500 Freestyle	16.36.89	16:36.91	17:22.72
50 Backstroke	26.77	28.67	30.61	31.39	31.64	31.78
100 Backstroke	58.98	1:01.62	1:05.95	1:05.91	1:08.14	1:08.55
200 Backstroke	2:09.48	2:11.73	2:20.86	2:22.08	2:26.66	2:29.76
50 Breaststroke	31.02	31.17	31.94	34.18	34.72	36.28
100 Breaststroke	1:07.03	1:07.92	1:09.66	1:15.07	1:15.91	1:16.82
200 Breaststroke	2:27.71	2:28.90	2:32.35	2:41.51	2:41.66	2:43.38
50 Butterfly	26.05	26.93	28.08	29.53	29.57	30.55
100 Butterfly	57.84	59.76	1:01.02	1:03.77	1:05.10	1:07.22
200 Butterfly	2:07.92	2:11.27	2:17.46	2:15.70	2:22.17	2:32.84
200 IM	2:07.00	2:07.06	2:19.46	2:25.32	2:29.20	2:31.06
400 IM	4:35.44	4:35.48	4:57.27	5:00.24	5:12.22	5:21.32
*Note. If more than 2 swimmers qualify for an event, only the top two with the fastest timing will be selected to represent the country.
** Selection will only be based on times achieved at National Age Group 2013 in Kuala Lumpur
*** Bukit Jalil Based National Athletes participation is subjected to national coach selection and may not follow qualifying time.

National Age Group Swimming Championships in the 80s.

The national age group swimming championships in Malaysia has certainly come a long way since its inception in 1964. And this year in 2013, it is going to be the 49th time the championship is repeated with the same objective of promoting swimming as a sport and to continuously scout for new talented and gifted swimmers in the pool who can represent the country one day.

On this note, Mr Choong Yip Weng, an ex-IBSC swimmer is delighted to share with us some old photos taken of the swim meets which he took part in 1980 and 1981.

These old photos dating 33 years back may be fading in colour, but the glory of winning and spirit of competitions could still be distinctly felt in the pictures. Some feature famous swimmers like Nurul Huda Abdullah and May Tan, both of whom were also ex-IBSC members.

Enjoy the good old times!


16th NAG Swimming Championship 1980, Kuala Lumpur

In the 80s, swim meets were made more lively with the presence of the music band to orchestrate the opening ceremony

Swimmers from Selangor and Wilayah Persekutuan were a combined team those days

Legendary swimmer, Nurul Huda Abdullah, was an IBSC star winning many medals at a tender age

May Tan, an IBSC member since its early years

17th NAG Swimming Championship 1981, Ipoh

The 17th NAG was held in Kinta, Ipoh with various state teams participating

Young swimmers getting ready to take a plunge and mostly without goggles.

One of the swimmers swimming butterfly

Girl swimmers waiting anxiously for team mates to arrive in relay event 

Proud moments of winners getting their medals

See more photos of 1980 and 1981 NAG at IBSC Gallery

The Star : Lim has what it takes to grab Nanjing gold

By LIM TEIK HUAT

Good times : Lim Ching Hwang's impressive times has made him a serious contender at the Asian Youth Games in Nanjing.

PETALING JAYA: Precocious teenager Lim Ching Hwang is fast for his age and has the potential to make a big splash for Malaysia when he competes in the Asian Youth Games (AYG) in Nanjing from Aug 16-24.

The 17-year-old swimmer has emerged fastest in the country for the 50m, 100m and 200m freestyle from the recent Singapore national age-group meet.

And if he can show his performances are not flukes, Ching Hwang, who trains and studies in Singapore, has a big possibility of making history as the first Malaysian to win a medal in the pool at the AYG.

The Games is held every four years involving Olympic sports and Singapore hosted the inaugural meet in 2009.

National swimming coach Paul Birmingham felt Ching Hwang’s times of 50.87 for the 100m freestyle and 1:50.42 for the 200m freestyle makes him a serious medal contender.

For comparison, Ching Hwang’s time for the 100m freestyle is already faster than the silver medal effort of 51.28 from the previous AYG in Singapore, with the winner timed at 50.48.

His time for the 200m freestyle (1:50.42) is much faster than the gold medal winning time of 1:52.22.

“He is a talented kid. It takes a few years for him to develop and now he is turning out strong for his age,” said Birmingham.

“Ching Hwang will be very competitive for a medal, especially in 200m freestyle, when he swims in Nanjing. I hope he will also do well at the World Junior Championships in Dubai from Aug 26-31).

“But it depends on him and whether he is ready to swim in back-to-back meets.”

It was not surprising that Ching Hwang, who romped to four golds for Selangor at the Kuantan Sukma last year, was named the best male swimmer for the Singapore Sports School last year.

His timings in Singapore gave him early qualifications for the World Championships in Barcelona in July (for men’s 200m freestyle) as well as for the Myanmar SEA Games (100m and 200m freestyle).

The qualifying marks for the SEA Games in December are based on the silver medal timings in Indonesia two years ago – 50.98 for the 100m freestyle and 1:52.23 for the 200m freestyle.

Interestingly, his personal bests for 100m and 200m freestyle are not far off the national records currently held by Daniel Bego.

Daniel clocked 50.16 and 1:49.22 when he took gold for both races at the Laos SEA Games back in 2009 while wearing the hi-tech swimming suit, which has since been banned.

mStar Online : Kejohanan Renang Peringkat Umur Medan Pemanas Badan Perenang Negara

Jumaat April 5, 2013

KUALA LUMPUR: Kejohanan Renang Kebangsaan Peringkat Umur ke-49 di Pusat Akuatik Nasional Bukit Jalil di sini dari 19 hingga 21 April ini dijadikan medan pemanas badan bagi atlet menghadapi pelbagai kejohanan akan datang.

Setiausaha Kehormat Persatuan Renang Amatur Malaysia (Asum) Edwin Chong berkata setakat ini 13 buah negeri kecuali Kelantan telah mengesahkan penyertaan.

"Bagaimanapun, penyertaan masih dibuka dan akan ditutup seminggu sebelum bermulanya kejohanan renang peringkat umur ini," katanya.

Menurut Edwin, kejohanan kali ini menampilkan kelainan dalam format pertandingan, di mana ia dibahagikan kepada dua kategori iaitu Peringkat Umur Jemputan Malaysia dan Peringkat Umur Tertutup Malaysia.

Katanya, kejohanan itu adalah acara tahunan Asum bagi menguji tahap kemampuan atlet sebelum melalui kejohanan lain yang lebih mencabar.

"Kejohanan kali ini akan turut disertai dua negara luar iaitu Hong Kong yang akan menghantar 48 atlet, manakala India menghantar sembilan atlet bagi kategori Peringkat Umur Jemputan Malaysia," katanya.

Seperti tahun lepas, Edwin berkata bantuan penyertaan akan diberikan kepada setiap atlet di bawah Program Pelapis Negeri yang turut dibantu oleh Majlis Sukan Negeri dan persatuan negeri masing-masing. BERNAMA

The Star : Ching Hwang sends out warning that he’s ready to make waves

By LIM TEIK HUAT


PETALING JAYA: Move over Daniel Bego!

Unheralded youngster Lim Ching Hwang (pic) has emerged as the fastest sprinter in the pool for Malaysia and has a real chance to kick up a storm if he continues with his rapid improvement in the coming months.

The 17-year-old, who is based in Singapore, earned early qualification for the World Championships in Barcelona in July at the recent Singapore national age-group meet for the men’s 200m freestyle.

More interestingly is that Ching Hwang’s personal bests in the 50m, 100m and 200m freestyle events have put him in line for glory at the Myanmar SEA Games in December.

Ching Hwang not just comfortably surpassed the qualifying time for the 200m freestyle for Barcelona (1:52.21) with his winning time of 1:50.42 in Singapore but also booked early qualification for the SEA Games.

The qualifying marks for the Games in December are based on the silver medal placings in Indonesia two years ago – 50.98 for 100m freestyle and 1:52.23 for 200m freestyle.

Ching Hwang swam personal bests of 50.87 (100m freestyle) and 23.93 (50m freestyle) respectively and could very well bring down Daniel’s national marks in the 100m and 20m freestyle events.

Daniel clocked 50.16 and 1:49.22 at the Laos SEA Games back in 2009 while wearing the hi-tech swimming suit which has since been banned.

It looks like Ching Hwang has stepped up to the challenge and is currently a second faster in Daniel’s pet events.

Ching Hwang may be studying and training at the Singapore Sports School but has vowed his allegiance to Malaysia.

“I want to represent the country. I made my SEA Games debut in Indonesia two years ago but I have improved a lot after moving to Singapore,” said Ching Hwang.

“The environment here is good and I do 10 sessions a week, including weekends.

“The SEA Games is still some time away and I’m now setting my sights on assignments like the Asian Youth Games in Nanjing (Aug 16-24) and World Junior Championships in Dubai (Aug 26-31).

Nostalgic visit from IBSC pioneer to rekindle memories more than 40 years old

7 Jan 2013 was an ordinary night at the Bandar Tun Razak swimming pool where IBSC members have their regular training. The monotonous session suddenly brightened up when Tim Maximoff, an ex-IBSC pioneer, made a stopover to the pool to touch base and rekindle his memories of being an IBSC swimmer in the late '60s.

For just a brief visit to Kuala Lumpur, Tim made an effort to meet up the present batch of swimmers and coaches, even though he has to brave the KL traffic, to feel the different training environment now compared to more than 4 decades ago.

Tim Maximoff (second from right) dropped by Bandar Tun Razak pool to visit the current generation of IBSC swimmers on 7 Jan 2013. 

Tim with IBSC coaches and committee members 

Tim shared his story with us.

"I was one of the original Ikan Bilis swimmers in the late 1960s.  I am coming back to KL for the first time since my family left in 1970.  It is a very short visit, from midday January 6 to late afternoon January 8.   I'd love to see what the old team is doing now.  Pretty impressive!  

I recall the Ikan Bilis team coached by David McJunkin at the Weld Pool.  I was on Ikan Bilis from age 8-10  and actually have a few awards and pictures saved from those days.  Would love to connect back the old timers from the late 1960s - 1970 era like the Lim sisters, Mark Chesterfield, Liu Chun Hoy.

Ikan Bilis had some good swimmers and a few later made the Malaysia Olympic team.  I recall going to Singapore and meets against our rival, Chinese Swim Club.   Also, meets at another pool near an apartment building where at least one race was started by a Malay army soldier with a rifle(!!) 

Since leaving KL in 1970, my family moved to Sydney, Australia.  There I swam with Ryde Swim Club, Forbes Carlisle as a coach, and had the pleasure of 4 great years in the pool.  After that, I moved back to the US and swam at the national level, but missed making the 1976 Olympic team.  In 1978 I went to Harvard University, where I also swam and played water polo. 

I am now living in California with my wife and 12 year old daughter (who, alas, is not aquatic)."

Award time in one of the meets which IBSC took part

Tim wearing a white T-shirt bearing the name Ikan Bilis 

The IBSC pioneer team at Weld Road swimming pool in 1970

The above photos were nicely preserved by Tim's late father over the years. Tim's parents contributed much to IBSC during its formative years. The information below shared by Tim provided valuable insight into the swimming era those days.

A 1969 program book of a swimming competition held at Weld Road swimming pool

The 1970 Junior Meet organised by the Selangor Swimming Association where KL and Selangor swimmers were grouped as one prior to the formation of Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur.

Part of the order of events in 1970 where it's strange that the breaststroke was termed as "kuak tiarap", literary translated to be the style of facing-down 

Part of 1971 Malaysian Junior Meet results showing Tim as the top swimmer under the Boys U10 years category

Tim has had a commendable success in competitive swimming and some of his earlier achievements are extracted below.

The New Straits Times - 20 Oct 2001 featuring Today in History in 1971 of Tim's swimming achievement in Australia.

The Sydney Morning Herald-  Dec 17, 1973

California Interscholastic Federation, Central Coast Section - Swimming History showing Tim's record in 500m freestyle

IBSC truly appreciates Tim's visit and hope that he will return again to Kuala Lumpur in the near future.

Stay online and watch out for our next chapter of IBSC History.

If you are reading this and you're an ex-Ikan Bilis member, please contact us at ibsc.swimmers@gmail.com to share your swimming history. Ex-IBSC members can also join IBSC ALUMNI group in Facebook too to re-connect with your friends and former training mates.

Oriental Daily News : 马6人游进世泳赛

2013年4月1日

吉隆坡1日讯）大马老將萧伊婷將联袂5名队友前往7月的巴塞罗那世界游泳赛，並成功爭获参加年杪缅甸东运会的入选资格。

27岁的森美兰姑娘萧伊婷，在新加坡举行的分龄赛成功达標，在两大强项200公尺个人混合泳和200公尺蛙泳取得入选资格，为年秒捍卫东运会双金，取得好头彩。

她出征18岁或以上级別，在200公尺蛙泳游出2分32秒76，超越2分33秒06的入选標准；而200公尺个人混合泳则取得2分19秒06，入选標准是2分19秒69。

萧伊婷也在100公尺蛙泳游出1分11秒13，击败队友罗燕玲（1分11秒37）摘金。

巴塞罗那游泳世锦赛的入选截至7月初结束。萧伊婷曾在2009年参加过罗马世泳赛，但2年前因专心学业错过上海世泳赛。

出征15至17岁组的男將林庆煌也有出色表现，夺得100和200公尺男子自由泳金牌，顺利取得世游赛处子秀的资格。

他在200公尺自由泳游出1分50秒42，轻鬆超越1分52秒51的入选標准；100公尺自由泳则写下50秒87夺得金牌，在50公尺自由泳以23秒93获得银牌。

叶诗传和许彩玲在伦敦奥运会和迪拜亚洲赛，早已分別取得男400公尺、女800公尺自由泳资格。印尼东运会金牌得主叶诗传，在新加坡只取得3分57秒29，但还是摘金。

丹尼贝戈在200公尺自由泳（1分52秒04）和400公尺自由泳（3分57秒36）达標，而罗燕玲则在50公尺蛙泳游出33秒05，低于33秒12的入选標准。

The NST : SWIMMING: Daniel returning to form

By AJITPAL SINGH | ajitpalsingh@nst.com.my

ON COURSE: He bags two silver in Singapore as Kevin, Ching Hwang, Yi Ting and Cai Lin also shine

DANIEL Bego is finally showing signs of making a mark in the pool following a commendable performance at the recent Singapore national age-group championships.

Daniel Bego won silver in the men's 200m and 400m freestyle in the Singapore national age-group championships recently

The former Sea Games champion not only took silver in the men's 200m and 400m freestyle but also earned qualification to the World Aquatics Championship, scheduled on July 19-Aug 4, in Barcelona.

Daniel clocked 1:52.04 for his first international medal of the season in the 200m before finishing second in the 400m in 3:57.36.

The Sarawak-born swimmer, who starred with five gold at the 2009 Laos Sea Games, has just recovered from two shoulder surgeries to correct a long-standing bone spur problem.

He was supposed to make a return at the Indonesia Sea Games that year but withdrew after it was found that the bone spur had not healed properly.

Daniel has not been competing regularly but hopes to make a strong return this season.

Kevin Yap, Lim Ching Hwang, Siow Yi Ting and Khoo Cai Lin also met the world meet qualification mark for their respective events.

Qualifying for the world meet ends in July.

Yi Ting, double gold medallist at the Indonesia Sea Games, made her presence felt in the women's 200m individual medley and the 200 breaststroke. Yi Ting posted 2:19.06 to win the girls' 18 and over 200m individual medley, dipping below the qualifying mark of 2:19.69. She then clocked 2:32.76 to go under the qualifying time of 2:33.06 in the 200m breaststroke.

Yi Ting, 27, also clinched the 100m breaststroke title in 1:11.13 ahead of compatriot Christina Loh, who came home in 1:11.37.

Ching Hwang also claimed wins in the boys' 15-17 age-group 100m and 200m freestyle events.

The Singapore-based Ching Hwang clocked 1:50.42 in the boys' 200m freestyle.

Ching Hwang is guaranteed a debut appearance at the world meet for the discipline as he comfortably beat the qualifying time of 1:52.21.

The 15-year-old also won the 100m freestyle in 50.87 and finished second in the 50m freestyle in 23.93.

Kevin and Cai Lin met the world meet qualifying time for men's 400m freestyle and women's 800 freestyle at the London Olympics and Asians Championships in Dubai respectively.

Amateur Swimming Union of Malaysia (ASUM) secretary Edwin Chong, who was delighted with their performance in Singapore, said: "They must train harder and record faster times to make an impact on the world meet."

The swimmers' next competition is the national age-group, scheduled for April 19-21, in Kuala Lumpur.

The Star : Oldest but Yi Ting clocks in for Barcelona and Myanmar

By LIM TEIK HUAT

PETALING JAYA: Siow Yi Ting (pic) may be the oldest in the national swimming squad but she has no intention to throw in the towel anytime soon.

The 27-year-old swimmer is set for another fling with five other Malaysians at the World Championships in Barcelona from July 19-Aug 4 after a successful mission at the Singapore national age-group swimming championships recently.

Yi Ting made the grade for two of her events – the 200m individual medley and 200m breaststroke.

The Negri Sembilan lass will be defending her titles in the two disciplines in the Myanmar SEA Games at the end of this year and it is to her credit to have surpassed the qualifying standards early.

The qualifying deadline for the world meet only ends in early July.

Yi Ting clocked 2:19.06 to win the girls’ 18 and over 200m individual medley, dipping under the qualifying mark of 2:19.69.

For the 200m breaststroke, Yi Ting posted 2:32.76 to go under the qualifying time of 2:33.06.

She also chalked a double by winning the 100m breaststroke in 1:11.13 ahead of Malaysian team-mate Christina Loh, who came in second in 1:11.37.

Yi Ting last took part in the 2009 World Championships in Rome but missed the previous edition in Shanghai two years ago to complete her studies.

Yi Ting graduated with a BA in Arts and Sculpture from the University of Arkansas in the United States that summer before returning home in August to train in Bukit Jalil under national coach Paul Birmingham.

Also making the grade from the Singapore age-group meet is Lim Ching Hwang, who claimed impressive wins in the boys’ 15-17 age-group 100m and 200m freestyle races.

The Singapore-based Ching Hwang, a multiple gold medallist for Selangor at the Kuantan Sukma last year, posted 1:50.42 in the 200m freestyle.

Ching Hwang is guaranteed a debut appearance at the world meet for the discipline as he comfortably beat the qualifying time of 1:52.21. Ching Hwang also won the 100m freestyle in 50.87 and came in second in the 50m freestyle in 23.93.

Kevin Yeap and Khoo Cai Lin already met the qualifying time for the men’s 400m freestyle and women’s 800m freestyle at the London Olympics and Asian Championships in Dubai respectively.

Kevin posted a winning time of 3:57.29 in Singapore but said it is a slower time.

“I went under the 1:54 mark in Dubai last year. I still want to improve on it and the national age-group meet in Bukit Jalil later this month will be my next assignment,” said Kevin, the SEA Games gold medallist in Indonesia.

Daniel Bego also made the cut for the 200m freestyle (1:52.04) and 400m freestyle (3:57.36) while Christina will earn a second world meet appearance after winning the girls’ 18 and over 50m breaststroke race in 33:05. The qualifying mark for the 50m breaststroke is 33.12.

The qualifying time for the 400m freestyle is 3:57.58 while Cai Lin also made the cut from the Olympics last year in the 400m freestyle.