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| Jordan Yip at the 2016 MSSM meet at Shah Alam Aquatic Centre. |
SHAH ALAM: Selangor teenager Jordan Yip nearly gave up swimming after a string of uninspiring results.
But an impressive outing at the Asean School Games in Brunei late last year, where he bagged two golds and two silvers, made him realise that he still had much to offer.
And he proved it again by pulling off his second double in as many days in the National Schools (MSSM) swimming championships at the Shah Alam Aquatic Centre.
The 17-year-old clocked 2:19.11 to beat team-mate Ooi Joo Vern (2:20.00) to the 200m backstroke title in the boys' 16-18 age group.
He then posted 57.18 to hold off Joo Vern again (59.05) in the 100m butterfly race to take his tally to four golds – with three days of competition to go.
Jordan had won the 100m backstroke and 200m freestyle gold medals on Sunday.
“I’m feeling good in the pool. I lacked training and motivation last year and the results weren’t good. But the Asean School Games gave me the confidence that I could still swim well. I think I’m slowly getting back to form,” said Jordan, who started swimming when he was eight.
Jordan intends to be good in all the four strokes, just like his favourite swimmer Kosuke Hagino of Japan. Hagino is a former World Swimmer of the Year winner and bronze medallist at the 2012 London Olympics.
Jordan will get a chance to do just that when he competes in the 100m freestyle, 50m backstroke and 200m individual medley on Tuesday.
Hosts Selangor raked in eight more gold medals on Monday to take their tally to 22 from 42 events so far.
http://www.thestar.com.my/sport/swimming/2016/03/14/jordan-starts-believing-again-after-asean-meet/
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