16 Meet Records and 45 medals at Novice Swimming Meet
16 DSA swimmers travelled to the Relau Sport Complex in Penang for the 3rd Penang Invitational (Novice) Swimming Championships 2026, and produced one of the most dominant performances in recent club history. The team of 16 returned home with 45 medals consisting of 27 Golds, 14 Silvers, and 4 Bronzes and a staggering 16 Meet Records. It was a weekend where the pool record boards were repeatedly rewritten in DSA colours.
In Group 3 (Boys & Girls), Lim Sze Jun delivered a performance for the ages in the Girls 12 Year Olds category. She swept every individual event she entered, winning 7 Golds in her events, and along with a Relay Gold, she finished the Meet with an incredible 8 Golds. Muhsyrief Bin Muhaymin was equally commanding in the Boys category, winning 6 Golds and a seventh Gold in the relay. Lin Zi Yi claimed 3 Golds in and three Silvers, one of them a Meet Record swim, and also a relay Gold. Yeap Ming Jun added a Bronze in the individual events and a relay Gold.
Lim Sze Jun, Lin Zi Yi, Muhsyrief Bin Muhaymin, and Yeap Ming Jun combined to win Gold and set a Meet Record in the Mixed Medley Relay, a fitting team result to cap an outstanding age group showing.
In Group 2 (Boys & Girls), Chooi Zhi Ching was the star of the Girls category, winning 4 Golds wihile setting 2 Meet Records. She also added two Silvers which included a third Meet Record. In the Boys 15 Year Olds category, Muhammad Kamil Bin Mohamed Yusoff claimed 2 Golds and a Meet Record along with four Silvers and a Bronze. Lim Yu Sheng won 1 Gold and added two Silvers and two Bronzes, while Muhammad Firdaus Bin Mohd Fadzly and Prakash Innthren contributed Silver medals, helping the boys’ freestyle relay team to a podium finish.
With 45 medals and 16 Meet Records from just 16 swimmers, the 3rd Penang Invitational (Novice) Swimming Championships 2026 will be remembered as a landmark weekend for DSA Swimming Club. It was a result built on hard training, strong team spirit, and the unwavering support of coaches and parents. Full results are available for download from the links below.