Mission accomplished for Jinq En
TOKYO: National swimmer Phee Jinq En had only one goal in the Tokyo Olympics, rewriting her own national record in the women’s 100 metre (m) breaststroke event. And she managed to keep her promise in stylish fashion in the Heat Two race held at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre, yesterday. The 23-year-old Jinq En clocked 1:08.40 […]
Jinq En breaks own national record in Tokyo Olympics
KUALA LUMPUR: National swimmer Phee Jinq En splashed her way to a new national record in the women’s 100-metre (m) breaststroke event in Heat Two of the event at the Tokyo Olympics here today. Jinq En clocked 1:08.40 seconds (s) to erase her own previous mark of 1:08.50s, which she did en route to bagging […]
Another record-breaking feat from Hoe Yean
KUALA LUMPUR: Young swimmer Khiew Hoe Yean gave another smashing display to break the men’s 800 metre freestyle national and meet records at the 63rd Malaysia Open at the National Aquatic Centre here on Sunday. The 19-year-old, who was again the sole participant, clocked eight minutes and six seconds (8:06.00s) to erase Olympian Welson Sim’s […]
Swimmer Welson stays on track in Road To Tokyo mission
KUALA LUMPUR: The Covid-19 pandemic may have wrecked the plans of many sports organisers and dreams of athletes but it has not diminished national swimmer Welson Sim’s determination to qualify for his second Olympics. Measures taken by authorities worldwide to curb the pandemic have forced the cancellation of many swimming tournaments but the Sarawak-born swimmer […]
