‘Butterfly’ Megan soars to Meet record at Shah Alam
DSA Swimming Club register Top Honours at SportExcel Meet
The SPORTEXCEL / MILO / NSC / MAS Junior Swimming Circuit, 1st Leg 2023 was held at Pusat Akuatik Darul Ehsan, Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan on 13-14 May 2023 with more than 30 swimming clubs from around the country making their mark in competitive swimming. Amidst the weekend of intense competition, finally it was the young DSA Swimmers with a staggering total of over 1950 points who won the Overall Championship. The girls in the team contributed almost twice as many points than the boys which is truly remarkable.
Leading the score was young Megan Ho who added her name to the record books with a new Meet record in the 50 Meter Butterfly event in the Girls 11-12 years category. She also added 5 Golds and a Silver to the team medal tally. Olivia Seow Cui Ying with 2 Golds and Kaylee Koh Lee Shen with 1 Gold were the other big winners among the girls, while Evita Tan Ee Lin, Yap Inn Xuan and Kaylee Wong were the other girls with podium finishes. Among the boys, Ho Zhi Ju brought home 4 Golds and a Bronze while Neelkantha Arjoo Segar won a Gold and 2 Silvers and Bronzes and Liew Ze Hou won a Bronze to add to the team total. A detailed view of the Medal Tally and the full results can be downloaded from the links below.
Besides the medal winners there was a large number of swimmers who finished with the first 24, thereby adding to grand total which was well above and beyond the remaining teams. Being the first leg of the swimming circuit, the swimmers will need to keep up the same momentum and spirits as they prepare for the second leg scheduled for early July in Perak. All credit to the swimmers and parents for their dedication to the training and also to the DSA coaches who have been putting the young swimmers through their paces and bringing out the best in them. We also look forward to the upcoming Junior Splash and Novice Meets scheduled in the forthcoming weeks. Onward Team DSA, One Team, One Dream.
Full Results
Team Medal Count
Team Scores
Medal Tally
Over 10 Meet Records at MIAG by DSA Swimmers
The Malaysian Invitational Age Group Meet 2023 was held on 13-16 April at the National Aquatic Centre, Bukit Jalil. Swimmers from all over Malaysia and other nations participated in the international level Meet. Many of DSA’s top swimmers also participated in the Meet representing their home states in Malaysia. Sebastien Rion Azlir and Evan Chua Min Hao created new Meet records in the Open category in the Boys 13-14 years group while Liew Ze Hou, Chong Xin Lin, Elsa Eow Yeng Yii, Yap Inn She, Charlotte Loke and Lim Shun Qi created new Records in their respective groups in the Closed category.
Ho Zhi Ju won an amazing 4 Golds in his events while Lewis Mu Zi Long, Ho Megan and Chong Xin Lin took home 3 Golds each in addition to a lot of Silvers and Bronzes. Olivia Seow Cui Ying, Cham Yu Xiang and Yap Inn She won 2 Golds each while Neelkantha Arjoo Segar, Evan Chua Min Hao, Liew Ze Hou, Kaylee Wong, Ng Yean Yu, Elsa Eow Yeng Yii, Charlotte Loke took home a Gold each at their events. Other medal winners included Jiang Boxiu, Sunny Quan Shuxian, Shannon Tan Yan Qing, Kaylee Koh Lee Shen, Yap Inn Xuan, Pok Sin Yee, Sebastien Rion Azlir, Jaydrien Ng Shen Khang, Eunice Wong Ee Yin, Annis Hiew Xin Ting, Gabriel Francis McCartan, Yap Yong Jie, Welson Sim Wee Sheng, Jayden Tan Khai Xin, Liam Eu Li-An, Lau Jin Kiat, Lim Shun Qi, Jerriel Lau, Anne Cecilie Nygaard and Georgene Wee Ee Jern.
A detailed view of the medals tally and the full results can be downloaded from the links below. It was a matter of much pride for the swimmers and DSA that they represented their state in the Meet and did their best competing at such a high level. Congratulations to the swimmers, parents and DSA coaches for nurturing the great champions to more outstanding success ahead.
Medal Tally
Jayden out to make a splash in second SEA Games appearance
Jayden Tan celebrates after winning the men’s 400m freestyle final race in the Malaysian Open swimming championships in Bukit Jalil.
Swimmer Jayden Tan is all pumped up to do better in his second SEA Games outing in Phnom Penh, Cambodia from May 5-17. The 18-year-old Jayden will compete in the individual medley events – 200m and 400m as well as the 400m freestyle. Jayden will also join Khiew Hoe Yean, Lim Yin Chuen and Arvin Shaun Singh Chahal to form the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay team.
At the Hanoi SEA Games last year, Jayden missed out on the podium after completing the 400m individual medley in 4:30.91 and 1500m freestyle in 16:04.91 to finish fifth and fourth respectively. Jayden, however, believes that he did not return home empty-handed as it was a fruitful outing for him.
DSAJ gets first taste of competitive swimming
The new team of DSA specifically in the Johor area, the DSAJ Swimming Club had their first competitive exposure during the second weekend of January. The team of just 6 young swimmers put their skills to test as they participated in the Johor Age Group Swimming Championships held at the Educity Sports Complex, Persatuan Renang Amatur Johor (PRAJ) on 13-14 January 2023.
It was a good initiation for the young swimmers and they performed well at their events. The swimmers participating were all from the Learn to Swim Program at the DSA Johor Swim Centre in Bandar Dato Onn. Being the first time that the Swimming Team has been formed after opening the centre in 2019, it is indeed remarkable and very satisfying to see the progression of these young swimmers from non-swimmers to competitive swimmers. Congratulations to the team of swimmers and coaches who are the pioneers today and we will surely see much more from them in the years to come.
Full Results
DSAS Swimming Club open the year with great finish in Selangor
DSAS place as Runners Up in Selangor Age Group Meet
The 32nd Selangor Age Group Swim Meet was held at Selangor Aquatic, Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan from 13-14 January 2023. Being the first Age Group Meet of the swimming calendar for the year, the competition between the swimming clubs across Malaysia was in the beginning stages. As always, the Meet was for participants under the State and Novice category separately with the Meet also being the qualifying event for Malaysia Open and Malaysia Invitational Age Group Meets.
DSAS Swimming Club had a total of 187 swimmers competing in the various events and finished as Runners Up in the Meet. Swimmers in both the Novice and State categories performed spectacularly.
The Overall Champions in the State category included Jiang Bo Xiu, Jerriel Lau and Ashley Soh Wern Yi who also created a new Meet Record in the 1500 Meter Freestyle. Kaylee Koh Lee Shen, Neelkantha Arjoo Segar, Kaylee Wong and Liew Ze Hou were the Runners Up Champions in the State category. Joanne Lew Zi Yan and Shannon Tan Yan Qing emerged Overall Champion in the Novice category while the Runners Up Champions in the category included Shusuke Kobayashi, Pok Sin Yee and Kota Kobayashi.
Other Gold medal winners in the State category included Angel Zhou, Teh Tze Lin, Ng Yean Yu and Lim Shun Qi while brilliant performance by Evan Chua Min Hao with 8 Silvers was remarkable. Other podium finishers with Silvers and Bronzes included Lam Nuan En, Masato Mark Fujimoto, Miles Nathanael Yap, Joelle Koo Yu Qing, Kaelyn Chee Wei Yi, Xin Qi, Yoong Chang Lin, Megan Wong, Khaining Yeo, Hailey Chong Sue Huey, Charmaine Hung Yun Wen, Lee Tze-Le, Tan Zhi Jian, Jaden Ong Jun Xian, Calvin Lee Shin Rong and Yoong Chang Shen.
Gold winners in the Novice category included Heidi Lim Pei Xin with 4 Golds, Shawn Pan Xiao Song with 2 Golds and Abigail Yeoh Li Xian, Dimas Ardhana Rumawas, Ng Wen Hann, Jayden Yap Ee Jen and Chong Jun Ron with a Gold each among more Silvers and Bronzes. Other podium finishers included Sara Inagaki, Sunny Quan Shu Xian, Syazlin Naquiyah Shahasir, Marcus Wong Wai Shen, Yap Ke Hui, Chong Jun Jet, Tyler Tseng Wei Jian, Sara Sophia Peeters, Gabrielle M.P. Hills, Chong En Ci, Aiden Tan Yong Jia, Derek Lee Jia Heng, Aloysius Lee Zhen Hao, Ng Yean Hsu, Ng Jing Yang, Farah Niza Razali, Teoh Zhi Shan, Emir Danish and Ng Jing Yuen.
The Relay events too had a great finish for DSAS Swimming Club as they created 2 new Selangor State Records in the Girls 15-17 yrs Group and a new Meet Record in the Girls 11-12 yrs Group. Besides these, the Club also brought home 3 more Golds and a lot of Silvers from the Relay events. A detailed view of the Medal Tally can be downloaded from the links below.
It was a great start of 2023 for the DSAS Swimming Club being the first Meet for the Selangor team and the young swimmers felt elated with their great performance during the 3 days of stiff competitions. Kudos to the team of coaches, parents and well-wishers who all have done their best and will continue to do so as the Meets progress throughout the year.
