Huge team of 258 swimmers participate at Shah Alam
The Novice Meets are held with the objective to provide an opportunity for novice swimmers to gain competitive exposure and give them confidence to participate in competitive swimming. Novice swimmers are those who have never represented their state in any national level competitions, nor won any individual meals in any of the past State Age Group Swimming Meets. The 7th Novice Swim Meet was held at the Pusat Akuatik Darul Ehsan, Shah Alam on the 17-18 June 2023.
DSA participated in this Meet with a large contingent of 258 young swimmers who were all getting their preliminary exposure into the world of competitive swimming. Being a Novice Meet, the amount of participation from clubs was tremendous, so the events were long with multiple heats. The Meet went on for late hours on the first day but this did not dampen the spirit and enthusiasm of the young DSA swimmers as they gave it their best while having a blast in the process.
Spectacular performances included a whopping 6 Golds by Itto Horiuchi in the Boys 10 year olds category and 5 Golds by Renee Wan Lyn in the Girls 13 year olds category. Kaira Reyes Lau and Isabelle Leong Zi Qing won 3 spectacular Golds each in their events while Aiden Zarief, Jiwoo Jung, Ivan Clement Tan and Kathleen Wong added 2 Golds each to the tally. Other Golds came from Claire Chen, Ruelle Tan Ru Zac, Marten Reuss, Ryan Wan Jieh, Jacob Tsen Ze Yu, Chew Zhen Hui and Aydan Chew Hwe Zhe with 1 Gold each.
Other medal winners bringing home Silvers and Bronzes included Ibrahim Mukhlis Bin Hadaffi Hanif, Cayden How Xuan Hee, Owen Xu Jun, Daniella Lian Yue Yan, Tee Him, Grace Ge Zi Xin, Tan Jeng Yee, Damien Cheong Min Zhe, Yusuf Ajwad Hadafi Hanif, Verda So Teng Gaa, Muhamad Akash Rifqi, Olyvia Magdalene Foley, Tay Eu Gene, Azmi Rahimi Azrul Hafiz, Jamie Chee Zhia Xin, Tan Bongkoch, Ethan Eng Yeung Zjung, Marvyn Teoh Min Wei, Kang Zhen Tai, Javan Pun Jin Wen, Cody Tan Yu Huang and Brayden Loo Kai Hin.
A detailed view of the medal tally can be downloaded from the links below.