MALACCA:
Low Zheng Yong emerged as the star performer again for hosts Malacca as
Selangor inched closer to a successful defence of their overall title in
the MSSM (national schools) Swimming Championships.
The 14-year-old added another meet record to his name when he won the
boys’ Under-15 200m individual medley gold at the Hang Jebat Aquatic
Centre yesterday.
Zheng Yong clocked 2:14.73 to equal Selangor’s Sebastian Soon’s record set in last year’s championships.
It was Zheng Yong’s fifth gold and his second meet record, having
smashed Sarawakian Daniel Bego’s 13-year-old 100m butterfly mark on
Monday.
Zheng Yong, a student at SMJK Yok Bin, had earlier won the 50m and 100m butterfly as well as the 50m and 100m breaststroke.
It was, however, not a good day for Selangor’s Rosalind Pang as she
failed to add to her four-gold tally in the girls’ Under-18 category.
She could only manage three silvers yesterday.
The 16-year-old lost to Penang’s Elynn Tan in the 50m backstroke and
100m freestyle and team-mate Nadia Adrianna Redza in the 200m individual
medley.
Selangor still lead the overall standings with a 23-18-14 haul after three days of competition.
Penang are a distant second on 10-10-7 followed by Kuala Lumpur (9-14-16) and Malacca (9-4-2).
Read more at http://www.thestar.com.my/sport/swimming/2017/03/22/a-high-five-for-swimmer-low-at-mssm-championships/
