DSA Swimming Club clinches Top Spot at Junior Splash 2022, Leg 1
In a record of sorts, the DSA Swimming Team came out Overall Champions with overwhelming points at the MAS/Milo/NSC Junior Splash Swim 2022, Leg 1 held on May 14th to 16th at the National Aquatic Centre, Bukit Jalil. DSA Swimmers beat the competition by a huge margin with a total of 1344 points, which was a remarkable achievement for the Swimming Club.
Held after a gap of 2 years, the first Leg of the Meet had a total of 43 Swimming Clubs and over 1100 young swimmers from all over Malaysia in participation. DSA had a strong contingent of 253 youngsters giving their best, a new generation of champions seeking to make their mark. Moving up from the Runner-up position in 2019, the Club won a total of 27 Golds with 2 new Meet Records. Besides this, the DSA Swimming Club Relay teams also brought home 15 Golds and established a new Meet Record.
The massive haul of points by the Club was led by Evan Chua Min Hao who was outstanding with 8 Golds and a new Meet Record in the 200M Freestyle event. Mellissa Nailly Darwin who also made a new Meet Record in the 50M Breaststroke added 2 more Golds to the tally. Masato Mark Fujimoto with 4 Golds and Olivia Seow Cui Ying with 3 Golds also displayed remarkable talent and skill in their performances. Grace Kim Ju Won and Lewis Mu Zi Long with 2 Golds, Hayley Cassandra Yap Hay Ee, Hailey Chong Sue Huey, Yii Shyun Wern, Liew Ze Hou, Yoong Chang Shen and Kaelyn Chee with 1 Gold each were the other top winners. Sebastien Rion Azlir, Megan Ho, Shusuke Kobayashi, Jaden Ong Jun Xian, Ashley Soh Wern Yi, Vitus So Teng Hoe with Silvers and Xin Qi, Ho Zhi Ju, Yap Inn Xuan, Jiang Bo Xiu, Ng Ze Heng, Ryan Ee Tian Aymes made up the total of podium finishes.
The Relay teams of DSA Swimming Club also had an impressive result with the Girls 11-12 yrs group establishing a new Meet Record in the 4x100M Freestyle Relay event. Besides this, the teams notched up several Gold medal finishes, making the total from the relay events an astonishing 15 Golds. A detailed view of the Medal Tally and the Full Results of the Meet can be downloaded from the links below.
A special mention needs to be made for the many up and coming youngsters who were going through their first competitive swimming experience and all the fun, excitement, hits and misses that come with it. A brilliant performance indeed by these youngsters many of whom were podium finishers, which included Vitus So Teng Hoe, Xin Qi, Kaelyn Chee Wei Yi, Megan Ho, Masato Mark Fujimoto, Lewis Mu Zi Long, Ho Zhi Ju, Jiang Bo Xiu, Olivia Seow Cui Ying and Shusuke Kobayashi. DSA takes pride in moulding the new generation of competitive swimmers over the years, they start off here and go on to become big names in the world tomorrow. And, this is possible only with the dedicated team of parents and DSA coaches who are always there to support and guide the growing champions of tomorrow. One Team, One Dream!
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