Young Guns Ready To Make A Big Splash At Singapore SEA Games

Sixteen-year-old Wong Fu Kang looks good for gold in Singapore after a sterling performance at the Malaysian Open recently.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia can look forward to having a pool party at the Singapore SEA Games in June.

Youngsters like Wong Fu Kang, Alwyn Tan, Welson Sim and Phee Jinq En look more than capable of producing a splashing performance – having won their respective events in the recently-concluded Malaysian Open and qualify on merit for the SEA Games.

The four, who are among 16 swimmers who got the nod for the SEA Games, chalked up personal bests that are even better than the gold-medal timings from the last SEA Games in Myanmar two years ago.

National coach Paul Birmingham is delighted that Malaysia will have better quality swimmers for the Games this time.

“We only had four qualifiers for the last SEA Games. Now, we have about 10 swimmers who have qualified on merit for the SEA Games as well as the World Championships in Kazan, Russia, in June.

“We’ll be able to field a good team for the freestyle relays as well,” said Birmingham, who picked out Fu Kang, Alwyn, Welson and Jinq En as the outstanding performers.

The lanky Fu Kang, who is only 16, set the pool alight on the first day of the Malaysian Open by posting a breathtaking 1:02.56 in the men’s 100m breaststroke to shatter former Olympian and Asian champion Elvin Chia’s 15-year-old national mark of 1:02.59.

Fu Kang, who went on to win the 50m and 200m breaststrokes as well, looks good for gold in Singapore, considering his personal best is better than the Myanmar SEA Games winning time of 1:03.06 set by Radomyos Matjiur of Thailand.      

Welson came agonisingly close to breaking Daniel Bego’s national record of 1:49.22 set in 2009 with a personal best of 1:49.67 in the men’s 200m freestyle.

He was in superb form in the 400m distance, clocking 3:53.93 (Kevin Yeap holds the national record of 3:53.26 while the SEA Games winning time is 3:45.89).

“Fu Kang did great in 100m breaststroke while Welson put up a world-class performance for a kid his size. He has just turned 18 and his 200m freestyle time is just one and a half seconds outside the Olympic A time. If he keeps it up, Welson can qualify for the Rio Olympics next year,” said Birmingham, who also praised Alwyn and Jinq En.

“Alwyn has been knocking on Foo Jian Beng’s national mark of 23.42 in the 50m freestyle for some time and I’m happy he did it heading to the SEA Games.

“Jinq En also showed plenty of promise and we now have another good breaststroke swimmer alongside Christina Loh, who will be defending her 100m and 200m titles in the SEA Games.

“It’s not just the SEA Games but we have recently submitted a blueprint for the 2018 and 2023 Asian Games where we want to win medals. These youngsters are our hopes.”

Alwyn posted 23.17 in the 50m freestyle (the Myanmar Games winning time is 23.12) while Jinq En’s personal best of 1:10.75 is not far off Christina’s gold medal mark of 1:10.55.

Teen Swimmer Sets New Malaysian Record For Men’s 50m Freestyle

Penang swimmer, Alwyn Tan set a new national record in the men's 50m freestyle at the Malaysian Open Swimming Championships held at the National Aquatic Centre in Bukit Jalil today.

Alwyn, 17, clocked 23.17 seconds in the heats to erase 23.42s set by Selangor's Foo Jian Beng in 2011, and earned a ticket to the Singapore SEA Games in June.

"I am really happy. I just feel that I have accomplished something that I really wanted to. I missed this like three or four times already and this is the first time I did it," said Alwyn, who is not in the national squad but trained under the Penang Swimming Club.

He said that the record would boost his confidence to splash his way to a medal when making his debut in the Singapore SEA Games.

Alwyn clocked 23.40s to bag the gold medal while Keith Lim of Kuala Lumpur settled for the silver with a time of 23.74s and Chan Jie of Selangor took the bronze with a time of 23.98s.

National swimmer Kevin Yeap was another swimmer to book a ticket to the 2015 Fina World Championships that is scheduled for August in Kazan, Russia.

The 26-year-old Perak born swimmer clocked 15 minutes 45.76s, en route to win a gold medal in the men's 1,500m freestyle and earned a ticket to his fifth SEA Games, which was better that the Category B qualifying mark of 15:45.97s.

Vernon Lee of Sarawak took silver (16:05.31s) and Wong Jun Bin of Kuala Lumpur won bronze with a time of 16:25.49s.

After four days, Selangor topped the board with 11 gold, eight silver and nine bronze medals.
Hong Kong Amateur Swimming Association are in second place with nine gold medals while Johor are third with six gold, two silver and a bronze medal. – Bernama, March 29, 2015.

Alwyn Sets New 50m Record

KUALA LUMPUR: Alwyn Tan Yean Yang was the star performer on the final day of the Malaysian Open swimming championships as he set a new national record in the men’s 50m freestyle.

The 17-year-old clocked 23.17 in the heat to erase Foo Jian Beng’s time of 23.42 set at the same meet in 2011.

Alwyn, however, was unable to improve his time in the final. He finished in 23.40 to win the gold.

Keith Lim Kit Sern clocked 23.74 to take the silver while Selangor’s Chan Jie finished third in 23.98.

“I came close to beating the national record three times. I am really glad to finally beat it,” said Alwyn from the Penang Swimming Club.

Alwyn was also elated that his time earned him a place in the Singapore SEA Games in June.

“I am hoping for at least a podium finish in June,” said Alwyn, who was also a silver medallist in the 100m freestyle.

Cai Lin Redeems Herself With 400m Freestyle Gold

KUALA LUMPUR: National swimmer Khoo Cai Lin (pic) showed her class by winning the women’s 400m freestyle at the Malaysian Open swimming championships.

The 26-year-old clocked 4:18.51, way ahead of second-placed Hong Kong’s Sze Hang Yu’s time of 4:25.15 at the Bukit Jalil Aquatic Centre.

Angela Chieng Chui Fei of Sarawak took the bronze in 4:29.13.

For Cai Lin, it was a sweet victory as she was beaten to the gold by Hang Yu in the 200m freestyle on Friday.

“I am satisfied with my performance today as I was able to improve my time,” said Cai Lin.

It was her third medal in the championships, having won the 400m individual medley gold on Thursday.

Cai Lin will be looking to add one more medal to her collection today when she competes in the 800m freestyle.

Splashing Welson With A New Record In The Pool

Welson Sim (centre) reacts after winning the men's 200m freestyle with a new meet record at the Malaysian Open. - IZZRAFIQ ALIAS / The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: Welson Sim Wee Sheng was the star performer on the second day of the Malaysian Open swimming championships with a new meet record in the men’s 200m freestyle.

The 18-year-old Sarawakian clocked a personal best time of 1:49.67 at the Bukit Jalil Aquatic Centre to erase fellow national swimmer Lim Ching Hwang’s time of 1:50.62 set last year.

Kevin Yeap Soon Choy of Perak clocked 1:52.59 to take the silver while Sarawak’s Vernon Lee grabbed the bronze with a time of 1:52.62.

“I trained hard for this event and was expecting to beat the national record. I swam well and I’m quite pleased with my efforts,” said Welson, the winner of the 100m freestyle on Thursday.

Welson will also attempt to win his third gold in the 400m freestyle event.

Record Breaker Fu Kang Going Places

KUALA LUMPUR: Wong Fu Kang stole the limelight on the opening day of the Malaysian Open swimming championships by smashing Elvin Chia’s 15-year-old national record in the men’s 100m breaststroke.

The 17-year-old Johor swimmer clocked 1:02.56 at the Bukit Jalil Aquatic Centre to beat Elvin’s mark of 1:02.59 set in 2000.

Hong Kong’s Kwok Ka Fai picked up the silver with a time of 1:03.87 while Selangor’s Daniel Lim clocked 1:03.92 to take the bronze.

“It’s an unbelievable feat ...  it still hasn’t sunk in yet,” said Fu Kang.

“I have been training very hard for the past four months but I didn’t expect to break the national record,” he added.

Fu Kang’s efforts earned him a ticket to the Singapore SEA Games in June and the World Championships in Kazan, Russia, in July.

He attributed his success to the training programme at the British International School in Phuket, Thailand, where he has been studying for the past six months.

“The training there is more organised and I have benefited from it,” said Fu Kang.

Fu Kang is now all fired up to increase his gold tally. He will compete in the 50m breaststroke and 200m individual medley.

Divers To Drive Malaysia’s Golden Quest In SEA Games Aquatics

National diver Loh Zhiayi in action at the Incheon Asian Games in South Korea last year. - Filepic

KUALA LUMPUR: Unlucky or not, 13 is the magical number of gold medals that Malaysia hope to bag in aquatics at the Singapore SEA Games in June.

The bulk of it should come from diving, which aims to secure a clean sweep of all eight gold medals at stake for the second straight SEA Games.

But it will still be a daunting task due to the different line-ups in place.

Amateur Swimming Union of Malaysia (Asum) have finalised their entries for diving, with untested youngsters Mohd Syafiq and Adeline Chin likely to partner Ahmad Amsyar and Wendy Ng in the men’s and women’s 3m springboard synchro events respectively.

Asum will also be taking a gamble in the women’s 10m plaftorm synchro with Glasgow Commonwealth Games bronze medallists Pandelela Rinong and Nur Dhabitah Sabri reunited.

Nanjing Youth Olympics silver medallist Loh Zhiayi will be the main hope for gold in the absence of Pandelela from her pet 10m platform individual event together with veteran Leong Mun Yee.

Synchronised swimming, which was last held in Palembang in 2011, will make a return but Malaysia can only hope to win one of the three gold medals at stake this time.

Katrina Ann and Lee Yhing Huey are likely to be paired by China coach Long Yan to help contribute gold for Malaysia in the duet technical and free routine combined event.

While diving is expected to do its part, a big question lies over swimming.

Malaysian swimmers delivered four gold medals in Myanmar two years ago, with a double from Christina Loh in women’s 100m and 200m breaststroke while Daniel Lim and Khoo Cai Lin won the men’s and women’s 400m freestyle respectively.

The swimming list for SEA Games will only be finalised after the Malaysian Open at Bukit Jalil, starting on Thursday.

Asum acting secretary Mae Chen said that the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) wanted to gauge the current form of the swimmers before deciding on the final entries.

Kotas Swimmers Shine At MSSM Championship

Hii Puong Wei

KUCHING: This year’s Sarawak Age Group best team Kota Samarahan Amateur Swimming Association (Kotas) has yet another reason to celebrate.

At the recently concluded MSSM Swimming Championship at Darul Ehsan Aquatic Centre, Shah Alam, Kotas swimmers played an integral role in ensuring the success of the Sarawak team clinching second place behind reigning champions and host, Selangor.

Sarawak brought home 24 gold medals with Kotas swimmers contributing an impressive 18 gold medals. Most notable is the achievement of 12-year old Hii Puong Wei who won 10 individual gold medals, and a further two gold medals in relays.

Having undergone intensive training under coaches Li Guo Bin and Gary Lau, the SJK Chung Hwa Batu 4 1/2 student did the state and Kotas proud by winning all 12 events he entered.

Hii was also named the best boy swimmer for the Boys U12 category after scoring a massive 120 points.

Another outstanding swimmer at the meet was Kotas’ Tan Tyng who won the Best Girls U15 swimmer award with her impressive haul of six gold and two silver medals.

Other contributors from the Kotas team include Anson Go (one gold, three silvers, one bronze), Hii Puong Hou (one gold, one silver, one bronze) and Ayrton Lim (one silver and one bronze).

These swimmers have now set the goal of recording personal best times at the invitational National Age Group competition to be held at the National Aquatic Centre in Bukit Jalil from April 24-26..

For Tan Tyng, Anson and Puong Hou, the prospect of donning national colours was an added impetus as the trio have also been shortlisted to represent Malaysia for the Asean Schools swimming competition due to be held in Brunei Darussalam in November this year.

According to Kotas president Yii Chee Sing, the association was very pleased with the impressive performance of its swimmers and their contribution to the Sarawak team.

“The development programme for this current batch of swimmers began four years ago and we are happy that the resources invested are now bearing fruit.”

Yii noted that Kotas swimmers systematically go through four stages of development under the tutelage of specialised coaches.

The core group of swimmers trains six to 13 sessions per week and are provided with weekly yoga sessions, mental preparation, motivation and nutrition input for competitions.

“Such a development programme requires continued financial support from various bodies ranging from the state and our corporate sponsors,” he said.

Yii was appreciative of the strong and continued support from MSNS acting director Lucas Kallang as well as the State Education Department.

He also attributed the current success of Kotas swimmers to the generous support of the team’s corporate sponsors – Cahya Mata Sarawak, Hock Seng Lee, Sarawak Energy, KKB Engineering, Timberland Properties, Naim Holdings, Conelli and Madwave.

Yii hopes that such strong partnership between the team and its corporate partners can be perpetuated for the development of the sport among youths in Kota Samarahan and Kuching.


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