Sunday 30 March 2014

MSSM 2014 Overall Swimming Results








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The NST : SPORTCHECK: Swimmers raise hopes

By Fadhli Ishak

THE performances of swimmers at the recent Malaysian Schools Sports Council (MSSM) competition bode well for the nation's hopes at the Asean School Games (ASG) in the Philippines later this year.

The MSSM meet saw a sharp rise in the number of meet records broken compared to last year's, signalling an increase in the quality of the swimmers.

A total of 23 meet records, in the boys' and girls' under-12, 15 and 18 categories, were set at the Shah Alam Aquatics Complex compared to only 12 at the previous edition.

MSSM aquatics technical and development chairman Mazlan Abdullah said there are several reasons for the improved statistics.

"I believe this year's batch of swimmers have more quality than those that competed last year, but there are also other factors that could have contributed.

"There could also be more emphasis on peaking here rather than at other tournaments which has been the case in some of the MSSM championships of the past.

"However, in terms of the scheduling of the competition, there have been no major changes to suggest that."

Mazlan added that based on the results this year, Malaysia should be good for at least seven gold medals at the ASG if not more.

Malaysia finished second overall behind Vietnam in the ASG swimming competition last year with eight gold, 12 silver and four bronze.

"Based on the winning times of the last ASG in Hanoi, our swimmers here are good for at least seven gold.

"Winning more gold is not unlikely as there are always some swimmers who emerge as contenders closer to the championship.

"We set a target of winning three gold at the ASG last year but ended up winning eight. But then again, the outcome will also depend on how well the other countries can improve their swimmers."

Mazlan praised first-time host Putrajaya for a well organised event, and Selangor for its supporting role. Putrajaya had decided to hold the event in Shah Alam because of a lack of suitable facilities in the federal administrative capital.

As expected, Selangor took the overall title with 32 gold, 19 silver and 18 bronze.


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Saturday 29 March 2014

Asean School Games 2014 - Qualifying Times for Malaysian swimmers


Below is the Qualifying Times (3rd placing) for the Asean School Games 2014 :




The NST : SWIMMING: Faang Der shines on final day

By Fadhli Ishak | fadhli_ishak@nst.com.my

BOOST: He hopes to earn place in Youth Olympics contingent

 JOHOR'S Tia'a Faang Der did his hopes of making the Nanjing Youth Olympics squad no harm after a commendable performance on the final day of the Malaysian Schools Sports Council (MSSM) swimming championships yesterday.

The SMK Desa Skudai student erased Kevin Lim's (Selangor) meet record of two minutes 8.51 seconds (set in 2008) in the boys' Under-18 200 metre butterfly after he clocked 2:07.14s to win the event at the Shah Alam Aquatics Complex.

Tia'a Faang Der

Faang Der, who had earlier won the 200m backstroke and 400m individual medley (IM) titles, said he was delighted to cap his final MSSM championships outing with a win.

"The butterfly is my favourite event and I am glad I lived up to my own expectations to win it,' said the 17-year-old.

"I missed out on winning the 200m IM which was disappointing for me but overall, it feels great to win three gold in my last MSSM tournament.

"I still have another two important tournaments, the National Age Group Championships as well as the Malaysian Open, in the next few months and I am hoping I can continue to improve myself there as I want to make the Nanjing Youth Olympics team this August."

Sarawak star Welson Sim again showed his pedigree after he took almost six seconds off his own record in the Under-18 400m freestyle.

Welson, who had won the 100m, 200m and 1,500m freestyle titles in record times, notched victory in 3:59.65s, erasing his own mark (set last year) of 4:06.04s.

"It has been a great tournament. I won four gold here but more importantly for me, I managed to improve on five of my personal bests," said the Bukit Jalil Sports School student.

Despite notching a personal best, Welson was forced to settle for silver in the 50m freestyle on Thursday after being beaten by Penang's Alwyn Tan.

It was his only defeat in the individual freestyle events.

Selangor's 4x100m freestyle relay team comprising Nicholas Soon, Muhd Arief Mohd Yunus, Tan Yun Hung and Yeap Zheng Yang clinched gold in the event in a new meet record of 3:38.19s.

The previous mark of 3:41.49s was set by Sarawak last year.

As expected, Selangor were crowned the overall champions with 32 gold, 19 silver and 18 bronze.
Kuala Lumpur finished second (20-29-16) and Sarawak third (18-24-18).

Welson was named the male swimmer of the tournament while Nadia Adrianna Redza (Selangor) took the girls' title.


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The Star : Welson wins best MSSM swimmer award

BY LIM TEIK HUAT


SHAH ALAM: Sarawak’s Welson Sim secured the boys’ best swimmer award after breaking a fourth meet record in the MSSM (national schools) swimming championships at the Darul Ehsan Aquatic Centre.

Welson Sim slashed nearly seven seconds off his own record in the Open 400m freestyle, clocking 3:59.65. Earlier, he had set MSSM meet records in the 100m, 200m and 1,500m freestyle.

The 17-year-old slashed nearly seven seconds off his own record in the Open 400m freestyle on Friday, clocking 3:59.65 to beat the 4:06.04 he set last year. Earlier, Welson had set meet records in the 100m, 200m and 1,500m freestyle.

Yeap Zheng Yang of Selangor grabbed the silver in 4:03.28 while Ngu Jiung Wei of Sarawak was third in 4:18.45.

The girls’ best swimmer award was won by Selangor’s Nadia Adrianna Redza, thanks to her three records – 200m individual medley, 400m individual medley and 200m breaststroke.

In total, 21 meet records were posted in the five-day championships.

Hosts Selangor retained the overall title with a 32-19-18 haul. Kuala Lumpur finished second on a 20-29-16 total while Sarawak were third with an 18-24-18 haul.


Friday 28 March 2014

The NST : SWIMMING: Nadia powers Selangor

By Fadhli Ishak | fadhli_ishak@nst.com.my

HAT-TRICK: Wins three MSSM gold and sets eyes on Incheon, Glasgow


SELANGOR'S Nadia Adrianna Redza proved she is a star in the making after breaking two long-standing  records and helping her state to a team gold at    Malaysian Schools Sports Council swimming championships at the Shah Alam Aquatics Complex yesterday.

The 15-year-old lopped more than six seconds off Lew Yih Wey's (Negri Sembilan) mark of five minutes 6.31 seconds in the 400m individual medley girls' Open category, set in 2005, when she powered to victory in a time of 4:58.77s.

She then bettered Christina Loh's (Kuala Lumpur) record of 2:39.40s (2010) in the Under-15 200m breaststroke when she clocked 2:35.75s to clinch gold.

Teaming up with Carynn Kay Chan, Asmalia Filzati Redzuan and Rosalind Pang, she completed a hat-trick of wins on the day as she swam the backstroke leg of the 4x 100m medley relay which Selangor won in 4:35.87s, erasing their own record of 4:35.98s set last year.

Nadia, who started swimming at the age of five, said she was delighted with her performance but stressed that there is always room for improvement.

"It was my goal to break the record in the 400m individual medley (IM) and 200m breaststroke but I did not expect to do so well in the IM," said the International School Kuala Lumpur Student.

"There's still the 400m freestyle for me tomorrow and I am hoping that I can also finish that event on the podium though I expect the competition to be tough."

Nadia, who was drafted into the national elite squad last year, added that she is hoping to translate her fine form into a spot at the Incheon Asian Games and Glasgow Commonwealth Games later this year.

"I went to the Sea Games for the first time in Myanmar. I did not win any medals but I made the finals in all my events. It was a good experience for me.

"I do not specialise in any stroke and am hoping to make the cut for the Asian Games and Commonwealth Games as my times are not that far off.

"I believe my best chances would be in the 200m breaststroke as well as the 200m and 400m IM events."
Several other long-standing meet records were bettered yesterday. The boys' Under-18 50m freestyle saw Penang's Alwyn Tan win the gold in a time of 23.85s, erasing the old mark of 24.35s, set in 1997 by Allen Ong of Perak.

The girls' Under-18 200m breaststroke saw Kuala Lumpur's Jing En Jinq En erase Jong Su Ting's (Sarawak) 1990 record of 2:43.88s when she won the gold after clocking 2:42.73s.

The boys' Under-15 200m breaststroke saw Selangor's Ng Yi Hao clinch victory in a record time of 2:27.31s (old record 2:28.50s, Lau Zheng Fong, Perak, 2007).


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The Star : Jing En the one to watch in breaststroke

BY LIM TEIK HUAT

SHAH ALAM: Kuala Lumpur girl Phee Jing En could be the next top breaststroke swimmer for Malaysia.

On Thursday, she erased one of the longest-standing records in the MSSM (national schools) swimming championships at the Darul Ehsan Aquatic Centre.

The 17-year-old clocked 2:42.73 to sink the 24-year-old meet record of 2:43.88 held by Jong Su Ting in the girls’ 16-18 200m breaststroke.

The record has existed since 1990 and not even the likes of current SEA Games gold medallist Christina Loh or her predecessor Siow Yi Ting were able to erase it.

Jing En made a clean sweep of all three gold medals in breaststroke, having come out tops in the 50m and 100m distances as well.

But this is not the first time Jing En has displayed her talent. Last May, she got the better of national swimmer Christina Loh in the 50m breaststroke at the Malaysian Open.

Another long-standing record to fall on Thursday was the boys’ 16-18 50m freestyle that has stood since 1997.

Penang’s 17-year-old Alwyn Tan clocked 23.85 to erase Allen Ong’s record of 24.35, which he set in 1997 while swimming for Perak.

National swimmer Welson Sim, who also went under Allen’s record, had to settle for the silver with a time of 24.23.

Selangor swimmer Ng Yi Hao posted 2:27.14 to bring down the meet record of 2:28.50 held by Lau Zheng Fong of Perak since 2007 in the boys’ 13-15 200m breaststroke.

Yi Hao’s team-mate Nadia Adrianna Redza bagged her second individual medley titles by winning the 400m distance in the girls’ open category.

She had won the 200m distance on Wednesday.

Nadia clocked a winning time of 4:58.77 in the 400m individual medley, breaking Negri Sembilan swimmer Lew Yih Wey’s record of 5:06.31 set in 2005.

Selangor continues to lead the medal tally with 29-15-15, while Kuala Lumpur trails in second place with 20-26-13.


Thursday 27 March 2014

The NST : SWIMMING: Welson continues to sizzle

By Fadhli Ishak

SARAWAK'S very promising Welson Sim bagged his third gold medal at the Malaysian Schools Sports Council (MSSM) swimming championships but more importantly improved on his second personal best time this week.

   The freestyle specialist, who is adept at both short and long distances, powered to gold in the boys' Under-18 100m freestyle clocking a commendable 51.88 seconds at the Shah Alam Aquatics Complex.
   The feat saw him break his own championship record of 52.94s set last year as well as his personal best of 52.21s which he had achieved at the Malaysian Open last season.

   Penang's Alwyn Tan took silver in 52.21s while Selangor's Yeap Zheng Yang finished third, clocking 53.08s.

   Welson, who has made substantial changes to his training regime since late last year, was delighted with his improvement but stressed there is more he wants to achieve in what is his last MSSM outing.
   "My coach Paul Birmingham (national elite coach) texted me to congratulate me on a good job. It feels great to get another PB (personal best) here," said the 17-year-old.

   "I have started to do strength training in the gym for the past four to five months and I believe it has started to pay off for me.

   "I still have the 50m and 400m freestyle events to go. My goal is to win them both and take all the freestyle events here. It would mean a lot to me, especially with this being my last MSSM."

    The Bukit Jalil Sports School student had already secured the 200m and 1,500m freestyle titles earlier this week in record times.

   Although he is not expected to make the Incheon Asian Games or Glasgow Commonwealth Games squads, Welson said he will give qualifying for both his best shot at the upcoming National Age Group Championships and the Malaysian Open which will be held over the next two months.

   More meet records were rewritten in the boys' Under-12 with Sarawak's Adrian Chua clinching the 100m freestyle in 59.27s while Malacca's Low Zheng Yong took the 200m individual medley in 2:29.35s, erasing the previous marks of 1:00.57s and 2:31.07s held by Tang Chong Heng and Eric Chang (both Sarawak) respectively.

   Kuala Lumpur's Wong Tzi Rok also set a new mark of 27.53s (old record of 27.58s set by Ian James Bar, Kuala Lumpur) in the boys' Under-18 50m backstroke while Nadia Adrianna Redza (Selangor) broke Lew Yih Wey's (Negri Sembilan) championship record of  2:24.97s when she won the girls' Under-15 200m individual medley gold in 2:24.57s.


Welson Sim won the Under-18 100m freestyle at the Shah Alam Aquatics Complex yesterday. Pic by Osman Adnan

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Wednesday 26 March 2014

The Star : Another gold, another record for Welson

BY LIM TEIK HUAT

SHAH ALAM: Sarawak’s Welson Sim continued his record-breaking act en route to winning his third gold medal in the MSSM (national schools) swimming championships at the Darul Ehsan Aquatic Centre.


Welson Sim (centre) has won three golds, all in record time, at the MSSM swimming championships in Shah Alam as of Wednesday. - Filepic

The 17-year-old broke his own meet record of 52.94 in the boys’ 16-18 100m freestyle, clocking 51.88 on Wednesday.

Penang’s Alwyn Tan also managed to dip below the record with his time of 52.21 to clinch the silver. Yeap Zheng Yang of Selangor took the bronze in 53.08.

On Monday, the opening day, Welson raced to a new record in the 200m freestyle. The next day he shattered the 1,500m freestyle Open record by more than 10 seconds.

Welson, who moved his base to Bukit Jalil last year, is hoping to rake in more golds over the next two days of competition.

“The 100m freestyle is not my strongest event as I am a middle and long distance swimmer. So, I am happy to deliver the gold for Sarawak.

“I am, however, swimming a lot faster since joining the national team under Paul Birmingham a year ago.

“I still have the 400m freestyle and I hope to break that record too,” said Welson, who helped Malaysia win a silver in the 4x200m freestyle relay in his SEA Games debut in Myanmar last year.

There was more joy for Sarawak as Adrian Chua managed to smash the five-year-old boys’ 12 and under 100m freestyle record. He clocked 59.27 to dip under Tang Chong Heng’s mark of 1:00.27, set in 2009.

Defending champions Selangor are still heading the medal tally with a 20-13-11 haul with Kuala Lumpur trailing second on 16-19-8.

The NST : SWIMMING: Christy has big ambitions

KUALA Lumpur's Christy Teh is a star in the making.

By Ajitpal Singh


The pint-size swimmer is making heads turn in the ongoing MSSM Championships at Darul Ehsan Complex in Shah Alam.

Christy made her debut last year in the girls' 12-and-under category but managed only one bronze medal.

However, the 12-year-old is making waves in this year's meet with four gold medals so far in her bag.
The Standard Six student with SJKC Yoke Nam recorded a personal best of 1:10.83 seconds to win the 100m butterfly yesterday.

On Monday, Christy claimed three titles with personal best times in the 50m butterfly, 100m backstroke and 200m freestyle events.

Christy was introduced to swimming by her uncle Alan Tan when she turned four before joining the state team five years later.

"My main event is the backstroke but I've already won two gold in butterfly. I did not have a good debut outing last year but it gave me motivation to train harder," said Christy yesterday.

"I spent hours in the pool to improve my strokes. It has finally paid dividends. I'm swimming in 12 events here but I missed the podium in one race. I hope to win more titles."

Christy hopes she will get spotted soon for a place in the national team.


"My ultimate dream is to represent the country but I know to get there I need to work hard. I am willing to put more hours to achieve my goals," Christy added.

Sarawak's Welson Sim broke his one year old record in the boys' open 1,500m by more than 10 seconds for the gold.

He clocked 16:02.88 to finish ahead of Selangor's Yeap Zheng Yang (16:34.42) and Sarawak's Ngu Jiung Wei (16:53.77).

"I may have broken my own record but I am not happy as my aim was to go under 16 minutes. I am, however, swimming a lot faster since joining the national team a year ago," said Welson, who is competing in nine events.

The competition continues today.

Christy Teh Xing Ti of Kuala Lumpur won gold in the 100m butterfly yesterday. Pic by Goh Thean Howe


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The Star : Christy making a big splash in MSSM meet

BY LIM TEIK HUAT

12-year-old Christy Teh en-route to winning the 100m butterfly event at the MSSM swimming competition in Shah Alam on Tuesday. - AZHAR ARIF/ The Star
SHAH ALAM: Kuala Lumpur’s Christy Teh is making heads turn in the MSSM (national schools) swimming championships at the Darul Ehsan Aquatic Centre in Shah Alam.

The 12-year-old already has four gold medals so far in her bag after two days of competition.

The Standard Six student of SJKC Yoke Nam recorded a personal best of 1:10.83 to win her fourth gold in the 100m butterfly on Tuesday.

On Monday, Christy claimed three titles with personal best times in the 50m butterfly, 100m backstroke and 200m freestyle.

Not bad for someone who made her debut in the girls’ 12 and under last year but only went home with a bronze.

Christy said she was introduced to swimming when she turned four by her uncle Alan Tan before joining the state team five years later.

“My main event is the backstroke but I have already won two golds in butterfly.

“I did not have a good debut outing last year but it gave me the motivation to train harder for this year’s championships,” said Christy.

“It has finally paid dividends. I am swimming 12 events here, but I missed the podium in one race. I hope to win more events.

“My ultimate dream is to represent the country but I know to get there I need to work hard. I am willing to put more hours in the pool to achieve my goals,” she added.

Meanwhile, Sarawak’s Welson Sim broke his own record in the boys’ Open 1,500m freestyle by more than 10 seconds.

He clocked 16:02.88, finishing ahead of Selangor’s Yeap Zheng Yang (16:34.42) and Sarawak’s Ngu Jiung Wei (16:53.77).

Hosts Selangor lead the medal standings with a 14-10-8 total ahead of Kuala Lumpur (12-12-7) and Sarawak (7-9-8).


Tuesday 25 March 2014

The NST : SWIMMING: Quest begins in style

By AJITPAL SINGH | ajitpalsingh@nst.com.my


MSSM CHAMPIONSHIPS: Siew Hui bags two gold on first day in her target of ten

SELANGOR'S Yap Siew Hui inched closer to her quest of winning 10 titles in this year's MSSM swimming competition by effortlessly racking two gold medals on the opening day at Darul Ehsan Complex in Shah Alam yesterday.

Siew Hui, who won seven titles in last year's edition, set a meet record in the girls' 16-18 age-group 50m butterfly by finishing the race in 28.58 seconds.

The previous record of 29.34 was set by former national swimmer Leung Chii Lin seven years ago.

Sarawak's Leong Wan Ying came in second on 30.36 followed by Kuala Lumpur's Jia Yi (30.94).
However, Siew Hui was not too excited as she failed to surpass her personal best of 27.50 in the event.
The double gold medallist at last year's Islamic Solidarity Games won a second gold by clocking 1:11.76 in the 100m event.
Angela Chiang of Sarawak won the 200m freestyle
gold ahead of Yap Siew Hui

Sarawak's Angela Chieng finished second in 1:13.80 followed by Penang's Heah Zi Xin (1:14.19).

But Angela later gained revenge by overcoming Siew Hui for the 200m freestyle gold.

"I missed training for three weeks in January due to dengue. I was the second member of the national team to get it after coach Paul Birmingham," said Siew Hui yesterday.

"The lay-off did affect my fitness and confidence. I still need to do a lot of work in the pool. It will take some time before I can clock faster times."

The 16-year-old is hoping to use the meet to gain confidence ahead of international meets.

"I do not want to add pressure by setting goals in this meet as I am now competing in a higher category.
"There are many good swimmers here but hopefully, I can win as many titles as possible," said Siew Hui, who has qualified for the Youth Olympics in Nanjing in August.

Christy Teh of Kuala Lumpur was the top performer on the opening day, clinching three titles in the girls' 12-and-under 100m backstroke, 50m butterfly and 200m freestyle.

KL's Steve Hoe, Penang's Dylan Wong and Selangor's Asmalia Filzati Redzuan were the other double gold medalists.

Sarawak's Welson Sim (boys' 16-18 age-group 200m), Tang Chong Heng (50m) and Angela (girls' open 800m) each set meet records yesterday.

In diving, Selangor's Farez Izzudin garnered 213.95 to bag the boys' 1m springboard gold followed by teammate Ng Zheng Yuan (165.70) and Sarawak's Enrique Maccartney (160.85).

In the girls' category, Sarawak's Kimberly Bong won gold by posting a 169.90 total ahead of compatriot and silver medallist Tracia Irene (146.75) and KL's bronze medallist Ong Ker Ying (145.15).



The Star : Siew Hui breaks MSSM record in 50m butterfly



SHAH ALAM: Butterfly specialist Yap Siew Hui soared to a double to kickstart host Selangor’s bid to retain the overall title in the MSSM (national schools) swimming championships at the Darul Ehsan Aquatic Centre here.

Siew Hui was not at her best but still managed to smash the previous meet record of 29.34 seconds, held by former SEA Games gold medallist swimmer Leung Chii Lin in 2007, in the girls’ 16-18 year-old 50m butterfly race on Monday.

Siew Hui clocked 28.58 to finish comfortably ahead of Sarawak’s Leong Wan Ying (30.36) and Kuala Lumpur’s Jia Yi (30.94).

Siew Hui also came out tops in the 100m backstroke in 1:11.76.

Yap Siew Hui (centre) pose for a pic with the other podium finishers after the medal ceremony for the MSSM 100m backstroke event in Shah Alam on Monday. - FAIHAN GHANI/The Star

The 16-year-old did not win all the events she took part in as she could only bag a silver behind Sarawakian Angela Chieng in the 200m freestyle, which isn’t her pet event.

Siew Hui explained that her loss in the 200m freestyle was because she is only starting to kick into gear at this early stage of the year.

“I was down with dengue fever and out for three weeks in January. So, I was trying to regain my fitness and get back to where I was before. I’m more of a butterfly swimmer and that is where I judge my performance. I won the 50m butterfly but I’m not happy with the time although I set a new record.

“My personal best is 27.50 (done at the Islamic Solidarity Games in Indonesia last year). So, I’m hoping to do better than this as the season progresses,” said Siew Hui, who is down for seven more individual events.

Four more meet records were broken on the first day of the meet.

Angela clocked 9:04.83 in the girls’ 800m freestyle open to erase Sabah swimmer Lai Wei Li’s meet record of 9:08.11 set in 2009.

Sarawak’s Welson Sim and Tang Chong Heng were in record-breaking form as well. Welson held off a strong challenge from Yeap Zheng Yang of Selangor to win the boys’ 16-18 year-old 200m freestyle event in 1:53.09 and improve on his own record of 1:55.74 set last year.

Chong Heng splashed to victory in the boys’ 16-18 age group 50m breaststroke in 29.91 to erase Benny Ng’s time of 30.14 set last year.

Kuala Lumpur’s Keith Lim clocked 25.42 in the boys’ 18 year-old and under 50m butterfly to better Foo Jian Beng’s record of 26.32, which has stood since 2006.

Kuala Lumpur lead the medal standings with a 9-6-4 haul, followed by Selangor 8-6-6 and Sarawak 4-6-3.




Monday 24 March 2014

2014 Sport Excel Junior Swimming Circuit, Leg 1 to be held in Malacca.


Kindly note that the venue for 2014 Sport Excel Leg 1 has changed and the meet is going to be organised by MASA, Malacca Amateur Swimming Association in Pusat Akuatik Hang Jebat, Melaka.

The invitation has been received and details are as follows :


Date : 3 - 4, May 2014 (Sat - Sun)
Time : 8.30 a.m.
Venue : Pusat Akuatik Hang Jebat, Melaka
Rules : FINA rules apply
Date of Reckoning : 1 January, 2014
No. of Entries : No Limit
Age Group : Group 2, 3 and 4 (ie. up to age 14 years only)
Eligibility : Malaysian citizens who are members of affiliated clubs of ASUM
Entry Fees : RM4 per event
Entry Deadline : 14 April, 2014


Please download Sport Excel 2014, Leg 1 Invite here.

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For IBSC swimmers, please download your Entry Form for Sport Excel 2014 here.

For queries, please contact the the Team Managers for IBSC are as follows :-

Team Manager - Mr Teo Yong Jiew (0012-385 5288)
Asst. Team Manager - En. Masron Mohamad (012-601 8026)

Thursday 20 March 2014

The Star : Nazreen, Siew Hui named Sportsboy, Sportsgirl for 2013


BY MERVIN MENON


PUTRAJAYA: It was a day to remember for aquatics when diver Mohd Nazreen Abdullah and swimmer Yap Siew Hui were named the National Sportsboy and Sportsgirl respectively at the Education Ministry (MOE)-Malaysian Schools Sports Council (MSSM)-Milo Sports Awards 2013.

Mohd Nazreen Abdullah and Yap Siew Hui with their MOE-MSSM-Milo Sports Awards.

The duo received their awards from Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin at a leading hotel here on Wednesday.

The 16-year-old Nazreen was rewarded for his outstanding performances in local and overseas competitions, including bagging two gold medals in the 10m synchronised diving and 10m platform at the fifth Asian Diving Cup in Singapore. He also took part in the second Asian Youth Games in Nanjing and the Australian Youth Olympic Festival in Sydney.

Nazreen was delighted with the award and hopes to continue to excel in the sport.

Siew Hui, also 16, won four gold medals last year – two each in the 50m and 100m butterfly events at the third Islamic World Solidarity Games in Palembang, Indonesia, and the 37th SEA Age Group Swimming Championships in Brunei. She was also a member of the bronze-medal winning team in the 4x100m medley relay event in the Myanmar SEA Games.

“I’m very happy and excited to have received this award ... actually, it was totally unexpected,” said Siew Hui.

“Next week, there is the MSSM competition. As for international events, there are the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games this year. I need to push myself harder in training so that I can qualify for these two major events.”

Muhyiddin, who is also the Education Minister, was full of praise for the winners.

“I would like to congratulate each and every one of the award winners for their stellar performances in 2013,” he said.

“I am sure that the nation is looking forward to seeing them representing us on a grander stage one day. I hope that the efforts from Milo and MSSM will inspire our youths to go further in their sports careers as well as in their lives.”

Roll of Honour

NATIONAL AWARD

Sportsboy: Mohd Nazreen Abdullah (diving)

Sportsgirl: Yap Siew Hui (swimming)

MOST PROMISING AWARD

Boy: Mohd Hafiz Zhafri Abdul Harif (squash)

Girl: Amisha Sofia Azli (rhythmic gymnastics)

SPECIAL AWARD

Boy: Nur Muhammad Izham Mazwi (shooting)

Girl: Phoon Eyin (wushu)

SPECIAL EDUCATION AWARD

Boy: Mohd Solehuddin Azizan (Paragames track and field)

Girl: Nurul Nadia Latif (Paragames track and field)

SPORTS LEADERSHIP AWARD

Tan Sri Abdul Ghafar Mahmud

DEDICATED TEACHER AWARD

The late Na’aman Mohd Shah (track and field)

Chee Shin Lian (table tennis)



Reas more http://www.thestar.com.my/Sport/Other-Sport/2014/03/19/Nazreen-Siew-Hui-named-Sportsboy-Sportsgirl-for-2013/

Saturday 15 March 2014

57th Malaysia Open Swimming Championships 2014 - Invite


Kindly note that the 57th Malaysia Open Swimming Championships this year will be held as follows:-

Date : 8 May 2014 (Thurs) – 11 May 2014 (Sun)
Venue : National Aquatic Centre, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur
Competition Rules : FINA rules apply
Time : 9.00 am for preliminary heats; 5.00 pm for finals
Organiser : Amateur Swimming Union of Malaysia
Entry Closing :  24 April 2014

Kindly refer to the Competition Rules and Order of Events attached for all information related to this meet.

In addition, FINA has approved the 57th Malaysia Open Swimming Championships 2014 as the qualifying event for the 2nd Youth Olympic Games, Nanjing 2014. Please refer to the Qualification System - 2nd Youth Olympic Games, Nanjing 2014.



Thursday 13 March 2014

MSSM 2014 - KL Contingent


The swimmers representing the KL schools in the forthcoming MSSM Swimming Championship 2014 in Shah Alam has been recently selected.

IBSC swimmers representing their respective schools in the Federal Territory dominate the list as they achieved astounding results during the MSSWP aquatic championship last month.

Congratulations and best of luck to the the KL contingent :



There will be a briefing to swimmers and parents scheduled as follows :

Date : 18 March, 2014 (Tues)
Time : 9.00 am.
Venue : Resource Centre/Library, SMK Cochrane, Cheras, KL

See Taklimat Kontinjen Akuatik MSSWP ke MSSM 2014
See Team Briefing on 18 March, 2014

The MSSM Aquatic Championship 2014 will be held as follows :-

Date :   24 - 28 March, 2014
Venue : Shah Alam Aquatic Centre, Shah Alam


Zhen Yi made her debut as Overall Primary Champ in MSSS 2014


The MSSS Swimming Championship 2014 was held in Shah Alam for 4 days from 25th to 28th February, 2014 with 44 primary and secondary schools in Selangor participating.


The age-group champions of MSSS 2014
The 4-day competition must be tiring not only for swimmers but also parents and teachers who stayed vigilantly to watch their children/students perform. But the fruit of victory always prove to be sweet.

Catholic High School emerged as the top swim team after harvesting 18 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze, followed by SJK (C) Batu Sebelas Cheras in second overall position with 10 gold.

What was amazing is there was only one sole swimmer from SJK (C) Batu Sebelas Cheras and she made a clean splash of 10 gold to push the overall position of her school to the second highest spot. The lone swimmer is none other than Yeong Zhen Yi, 10, an IBSC swimmer who came in top in all the 10 events she participated. With her golden achievement, Zhen Yi was awarded the overall champion for primary school section.

Yeong Zhen Yi's 10 gold achievement made her teachers proud 

Meanwhile,  the secondary overall champ was won by Yeap Zhen Yang, 15, representing SMK Catholic with his fantastic performance of 3 meet records and 8 gold.

The various age-group champions were awarded to Jayden Tan Khai Xin (U10 Boys), Lim Shun Qi (U10 Girls), David Ong Tze Li * (U12 Boys), Yeong Zhen Yi * (U12 Girls), Ng Yi Hao * (U15 Boys), Carynn Kay Chan * (U15 Girls), Yeap Zheng Yang (U18 Boys) and Yap Siew Hui (U18 Girls).

* IBSC swimmers

IBSC swimmers, David Ong (left), Desmond Ng and Yeong Zhen Yi (right) won the age-group champion for U12 boys, U15 boys and U12 girls respectively.
Zhen Yi who swam for SJK (C) Batu 11 Cheras made a clean swept of 10 golds in the 10 events she participated

The IBSC swimmers did exceptionally well especially Desmond Ng who whammed the Selangor pool with his expertise in breaststroke where he broke 2 records in 100m and 200m breaststroke events with record times of 1:08.37 and 2:27.37 respectively.

Nicholas Soon, 16, also smashed last year's  200m breaststroke record belonging to Benny Ng with a new time of 2:29.09.

The medallists of IBSC swimmers are tabulated below.

IBSC Girls
School
Meet Record
Gold
Silver
Bronze
U12 Girls
Yeong Zhen Yi
SRK(C) Batu 11 Cheras

100m free
50m fly
50m back
100m breast
100m fly
100m back
50m free
200m IM
50m breast
200m free


Ashley Ting Xin Rui
SJK (C) Chee Wen


100m back
200m free
50m fly
50m back
100m fly
200m IM
U15 Girls
Carynn Kay Chan
Regent  International School

100m free
100m breast
50m breast
50m free
50m back
100m back
200m back
400m free
Chong Yong Qi
SM Seri Suria

200m fly
400m IM
200m breast
100m breast
200m IM
800m free

Shannen Kay Chan
Regent  International School


50m fly
100m fly

U18 Girls
Teh Lilian
SMK Convent, Kajang

100m breast
50m breast
200m breast
50m fly
200m IM
50m back

IBSC Boys
School
Meet Record
Gold
Silver
Bronze
U10 Boys
Whisky Chew
SR Seri Suria



50m free
100m free
U12 Boys
David Ong Tze Li
SR Sri Kuala Lumpur

100m free
100m back
200m IM
200m free
50m back
100m breast
100m fly
50m breast
50m free
U15 Boys
Desmond Ng Yi Hao
SM Sri Cempaka
100m breast (1:08.37)
200m breast (2:27.37)
100m back
100m breast
200m IM
200m back
200m breast
50m breast
200m fly
400m IM

Kenneth Ong Tze Jin
Sekolah Seri Emas


100m breast
100m fly
200m breast
50m breast
400m IM
Brandy Chew
SM Seri Suria



200m back
Sebastian Soon
SMJK Yu Hua, Kajang



200m fly
U18 Boys

Nicholas Soon
SMJK Yu Hua, Kajang
200m breast (2:29.09)
100m breast
50m breast
400m IM
200m breast
1500m free
50m fly
Tan Ei Siang
SM Sri Kuala Lumpur

200m back
50m back
100m fly
100m back
200m IM
Jake Guy  Lakeman
Tenby International School


50m free



Congratulations to the winners especially IBSC swimmers and their respective coaches and parents for their fantastic performances.

The full results of MSSS 2014 can be obtained here.

Winners will be selected to represent Selangor for the next level of national competition in MSSM scheduled end of March 2014 in Shah Alam.

Zhen Yi in her breaststroke race
Nicholas Soon on his way to break 200m breaststroke record
Kenneth coming in second after Desmond in 200m breaststroke
Congratulations boys! From left, Tan Ei Siang, Desmond Ng and Brandy Chew
 * photos courtesy of IBSC parents


See more photos at IBSC Gallery.


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