17 Meet Records & over 100 medals as DSA dazzle
39 Golds for DSA Swimming clubs at SportExcel Meets
The 2nd leg of the SportExcel / Milo / NSC / MAS Swimming Circuit for the Central Region was held at the National Aquatic Centre, Bukit Jalil on 1-3 August 2025. DSA Swimming Clubs participated in the Meet with a large team of 225 swimmers. The swimmers had a great finish at the Meet with an overwhelming 17 new Meet records and 35 Golds at the Meet with DSA Swimming Club gaining the First Runner Up position.
The stars of the Meet included Shannon Tan Yan Qing who won 7 Golds also created 4 new Meet Records in her events in Group 2. Wong Shi Qi from the Open category created 3 Meet Records in her events while Charlotte Loke, Lee Yen Yi, Jerriel Lau and Joseph Chan Kai Xiang added 2 Golds each to the team. Jerriel Lau created 2 Meet Records while Charlotte Loke, Lee Yen Yi, Joseph Chan Kai Xiang and Cham Yu Xiang created 1 Meet Record each in the Open category. Lewis Mu Zi Long from Group 3 also created 3 Meet Records along with winning 4 Golds in his events while Mellissa Nailly Darwin created a new Meet Record in Group 1.
Other Gold winners were Vitus So Teng Hoe, Ryan Ee Tian Aymes, Anabelle Kong Shu Li, Olivia Seow Cui Ying who all added 2 Golds each to the team tally while Mellissa Nailly Darwin, Yap Ke Hui, Max Lim Jia Jun and Wah Hao Ran added a Gold each. Other podium winners included Analey Yap Cai Li, Ong Zhi Kheam, Jiwoo Jung, Mohamad Akash Rifqi, Foo Qi Wei, Sunny Quan Shu Xian, Lee Xin Tung, Tai Sze Wei, Itto Horiuchi, Alynna Yong Zhang Ya, Noma Horiuchi, Henri James Johan Keeton and Anna Maglai.
The 2nd leg of the SportExcel / Milo / NSC / MAS Swimming Circuit for the Northen Region was held at the Kompleks Sukan MBPP Relau, Pulau Pinang on 2-3 August 2025.
A total of 16 swimmers from the DSA Swimming Club Penang participated in the Meet and won a total of 16 medals which included 4 Golds. Lee Ruo Faye from Group 1 won 3 Golds in her events while Gabriel Lee Jin added another Gold to the team tally. Garrel Lee Xuan, Jason Tan BoYun and Lim Eu Ning were the other swimmers who finished with a podium finish and added their precious contributions to the team tally. A detailed view of the medal tally and full results for both the Meets can be downloaded from the links below.
Full Results (Central Region)
Medal Tally (Central Region)
Full Results (Northern Region)
Medal Tally (Northern Region)
Young Swimmers shine at 14th Novice Meet with 11 Gold Medals
The 14th Novice Swim Meet, the third of the 2025 season, took place on July 26–27 at Pusat Akuatik Darul Ehsan, Shah Alam. These Novice Meets are designed to give beginner swimmers an opportunity to experience competitive swimming, build confidence, and prepare for higher-level competitions. Participants are classified as novice swimmers if they have never competed at the national level for their state or won individual medals in previous State Age Group Swimming Meets.
DSA Swimming Club proudly fielded a strong team of 89 young swimmers, many of whom were experiencing competitive swimming for the first time. For these budding athletes, the meet offered invaluable exposure to the structured schedules, discipline, and environment of inter-club competitions.
After two days of spirited competition, the team delivered an outstanding performance, securing a total of 47 medals, including 11 Golds. Among the standout performers was Kayden Chan Kai De, who dominated the Boys 9-year-old category with five Gold medals. In the Girls 7-year-old group, Amelda Wong Zi Qian impressed with four Golds, while the youngest gold medalist, Ariana Tay Yu Qiao, claimed one Gold along with multiple silver and bronze finishes in the Girls 6-and-under category. Nik Nameera Nadine Nik Mohd added another Gold in the Girls 10-year-old category.
Several other swimmers contributed to the medal haul, including Adrian Daniel Ahmad Faizal, Aisha Amir Fazly, Tun Nurdiyana Hadijah, Zhu Yin Lai, Yam Ee Ren, Daniel Kim Dong Hyeon, Muhammad Adam Zharif Shahizan, Ho Joe Yee, Ng Zhang Puo, Azmi Rahimi Azrul Hafiz, and Lee Zhi Xuan.
For the complete medal tally and detailed results, please refer to the downloadable links below.
Full Results
Medal Tally
5 Meet Records for DSA at 2nd Klasik Meet
The 2nd KL Klasik Invitational Friendly Swim Meet 2025 was held at the National Aquatic Centre, Bukit Jalil on 11-13 July. The aim of the invitational friendly Meet is to foster good relations between swimming clubs in Malaysia, especially around Klang valley. KL Klasik provides an additional and suitable platform to encourage new learners to be involved in swimming competitions, getting themselves accustomed to World Aquatics swimming rules and to identify potential achievers from the grassroot levels in the country.
DSA Swimming Clubs participated in this Meet with a large team of 175 comprising of both Novice swimmers and State swimmers who achieved some spectacular results. At the end of the 2-day Meet, DSA had won a total of 88 medals which included 30 Golds and also established 5 new Meet Records.
Analey Yap Cai Li created 2 Meet Records in the 100 Metres Freestyle and Backstroke events in Group 2. Kana Iwasaki from Group 4 also won 2 Gold medals and a Meet Record in 100 Metres Backstroke while Harrison Cannon also from Group 4 won a Gold. Theadora Raeesa Joseph from Group 3 was the other Gold medal winner while Ian Tan Zhi Kai, Lee Chi Ning and Lee Kenyi were the podium finishers in the Meet.
In the Novice Swimmers category, Gerald Ho from Group 4 Boys was a picture of brilliance with his astounding win of 9 Golds in his events and is truly an upcoming swim champ. Marisa Lim Yi Ting from Group 1 Girls was the other superstar with 5 Golds in her events while Kynan Lim Shi Hao from Group 2 won 3 Golds for the team. Kylie Lim Shi Xian, Azhaad Mahadzir, Lai In Xuan, Quah Huan Tian, Sarah Kwong Xin and Jada Choong Zhi Qing were the other swimmers who struck Gold taking home a medal each.
Hor Xinni, Hannah Kwong Rou, Jong Qing Fung, Kristen Leong, Kairav Majmudar, Shahista Karleesha Shahmi Saifuddin, Clarisse Lim Li En, Dylan Ngoi Win Yit, Thon Kok Jun, Kaylee Leong Zhi Ching, Yam Ee Ren, Violet Tang Zi Qian, Shanie Yeok Lin, Zhu YinLai and Aleeya Rose Norazri were the other swimmers who all had a great weekend with a podium finish at the Meet.
DSA Swimming Clubs also gained 8 Golds in the Relay events with 2 new Meet Records in the Group 4 Boys 50 Meter and 100 Meter Medley Relays with the quarter consisting of Gerald Ho, Yam Ee Ren, Thon Kok Jun and Oliver Ewan Reed doing the honours. A detailed view of the medal tally and the full results can be downloaded from the links below.
Full Results
Medal Tally – State Swimmers
Medal Tally – Novice Swimmers
Medal Tally – Relay
5 Meet Records and 175 medals at Sprint Meet
DSAS finish as First Runner Up at Short Course Meet in Shah Alam
18 Swimming Clubs and over 520 swimmers converged to Pusat Akuatik Darul Ehsan, Shah Alam on 4th to 6th July for the 12th Selangor Short Course Sprint Invitational Swimming Championships 2025, one of the prime and much awaited Swim Meet in the state of Selangor. DSA Swimming Clubs participated in the Meet with a total of 114 swimmers.
After the hectic competition, DSAS Swimming Club finished as First Runner Up. DSA won a total of 50 medals in the Novice swimmers category which included 12 Golds. 125 medals was the total in the State swimmers category which included a whopping 44 Golds bringing a huge 175 medals in total for DSA Swimming Clubs for this Meet.
In the Novice Swimmers category, Mohamed Eldamanhoury in Group 1 won a massive 6 Golds in his events with his exemplary performance while Isaac Chen Yen-Bo from the same Group added one more Gold to the team tally. Olyvia Magdalene Foley finished as the Second Runner Up for Group 2 with a Gold, 5 Silvers and a Bronze while Chong Jia Ying in the same group added a Gold.
Olivia Lee Yu Xuan from Group 3 was the First Runner Up for Group 3 with a Gold, 5 Silvers and a Bronze to take home while Mia Lim Jia Yen won 2 Golds in her events for Group 3. Ethan Cheng Yu Feng, also from Group 3 finished as Second Runner Up for the Meet.
Other swimmers in the Novice Swimmers category who had podium finishes included Koray Leong Kanbur, Ethan Eng Yeung Zjung, Marvyn Teoh Min Wei, Nigel Lee Tzi Yue, Kristen Leong, Margad Badamsed, Oliver Chan Kai Sheng, Mia Larissa Mohamad, Melor Putri Khayla Putra Safa, Pei Jiayi and Kaira Reyes Lau.
In the State Swimmers category Liew Yu Shan emerged as the Overall Champion in Girls Group 2. Anabelle Kong Shu Li was First Runner Up while Shannon Tan Yan Qing finished as Second Runner Up for the same group.
Itto Horiuchi and Lee Xin Tung were the First Runners Up in Group 3 Boys and Girls categories while Aylah Wang finished as Second Runner Up in Group 3 Girls and Wah Hao Ran was Second Runner Up in Group 3 Boys.
Noma Horiuchi was the Overall Champion in the Girls Group 4 amassing an impressive 8 Golds while Owen Chan Kai Wen won the Overall Champion in the Boys Group 4. Anna Maglai and Cayden How Xuan Hee took the First Runners Up positions for the Girls and Boys categories while Alysha Aryana Mohd Khairul finished as Second Runner Up for Girls in the Group.
Kayler Ngan Kang Yi with 2 Golds and Yap Zhen Yi, Yap Ke Hui , Yap Inn Xuan, Max Lim Jia Jun, Jayden Lim and Keira Lee Shwen with a Gold each were the other Gold winners in their respective groups. Other podium finishers for DSA in the Meet included Cham Yu Xiang, Julian Lee, Aydan Chew Hwe Zhe, Muhamad Akash Rifqi, Clifford Yeap Shun Long, Raeka Ong, Alynna Yong Zhang Ya, Henri James Johan Keeton and Anand Badamsed.
DSA swimmers really dazzled in the pool for the Relay events with no less than 5 Meet Records being established at the Meet. They included the Group 2 Girls 4×25 Freestyle and Mixed 4×50 Medley Relays and the Group 4 Girls 4×25 Freestyle and two teams in the 4×25 Medley Relays. There was a total of 2 Golds from Group 1, 3 Golds from Group 2, 6 Golds from Group 3 and 2 Golds from Group 4 Relay teams in addition to the record-breaking performances. The swimmers from both the DSA Swimming Clubs really have a great achievement to look back on after their immense medal tally and grand success. A detailed view of the full results and the medal tally can be downloaded from the links below.
Full Results
Medal Tally-State Swimmers
Medal Tally-Novice Swimmers
Medal Tally-Relay
DSAP swimmers make a good run at PISC Meet
The 3rd Penang Invitational Swimming Championships (PISC) 2025 was held on 20-22 June at the Relau Sports Complex, Relau Penang. 27 swimmers from DSA Swimming Club Penang participated in the weekend Meet. The swimmers won a total of 22 medals for their events which included 1 Gold, 11 Silvers and 10 Bronzes. Hoo Jean Yee from Group 2 took the Gold in the 200 Meter Backstroke event while Garrel Lee Xuan, Gabriel Lee Jin, Ronan Cheong Hao Jin, Goh Hao Wei, Lim Eu Ning and Ngin Jia Yik got home Slivers and Bronzes for their individual wins. In the Relay events the Group1 boys won the Bronze both in the 200Meter Freestyle and Medley Relays. A detailed view of the Medal tally and the full results can be downloaded from the links below.
Full Results
Medal Tally
Medal Tally-Relay