The 10th Novice Swim Meet 2024 was held at the Pusat Akuatik Darul Ehsan, Shah Alam on the 7th and 8th September. Novice swimmers are those who have never competed at the national level for their state or won individual medals in previous State Age Group Swimming Meets and the Novice Meets aim to give beginner swimmers a chance to compete and build self-confidence.
DSA Swimming Club had 158 young swimmers participating in the Meet, a majority of them in the tender age of 10 years or less. It was a great time for the children having their experience of competitive swimming and everything that it entails.
The little ones who took the top honours at the Meet included Mikhail Tsoy in the Boys 12 years old category who won an amazing 6 Golds in his many events. Natalie Rae Chiew Zhen Ee brought home 3 Golds in the 11 year old Girls category while Zixin(Ella) Hong won 2 Golds in the Girls 9 year old category. Tai Sze Wei and Azmi Rahimi Azrul Hafiz added a Gold each to the team tally in their events. Other podium finishers for DSA Swimming Club included Zhu Yin Lai, Kairen Ham Jun Quan, Kayden Chan Kai De, Kana Iwasaki, Miranda Chiew Han Yin, Mia Lim Jia Yen, Sarah Kwong Xin and Maxwell Owen Tayok who all did their bit to bring the team tally to over 30 medals. A detailed view of the Team Medals Tally can be downloaded from the links below.