DSA Swimming Club blasts open 2023 with Top Spot
22 New Meet Records, 93 Golds at PRAKL Meet in Bukit Jalil
DSA Swimming Clubs had a mega explosive blast off for the year 2023 as they made history yet again in the MILO/PRAKL Age Group Swimming Championship 2023 held at the National Aquatic Centre, KL Sports City on 06-08 Jan. Going better than their previous count of 18 new Meet Records at the previous instance of the Meet in 2020, DSA Swimming Club obliterated the competition with an astounding 93 Golds, a never before feat. It was a great opening weekend for the young Club members as they start the swimming calendar on an unbelievable high being crowned Overall Champions at the Meet.
The first Meet of the Malaysian Swimming Calendar saw some of the best yet performances by the young DSA Swimmers. Being the biggest team of the Meet with 187 swimmers in the fray, the results could not have been better.
The pathbreaking record setters included Chong Xin Lin with 6 Meet Records in the Girls 15-17 yrs Group 1, Georgene Wee Ee Jern with 4 Meet Records in the Girls 18-25 yrs Group Open, Jayden Tan Khai Xin with 3 Meet Records in the Boys 18-25 yrs Group Open and Cham Yu Xiang with 3 Meet Records in the Boys 15-17 yrs Group 1. Charlotte Loke and Grace Ju Won Kim made 2 New Records each in their Girls 15-17 yrs Group 1 while Lau Jin Kiat and Elsa Eow Yeng Yii added 1 New Record each to their respective groups.
The Gold Medal winners included Gabriel Francis McCartan with a whopping 6 Golds and Megan Ho with another 6 Golds were the big haulers followed by Elizabeth Chan Yiwen with 5 Golds. Olivia Seow Cui Ying, Ho Zhi Ju, Lewis Mu Zi Long and Henri James Johan Keeton won 4 Golds each in the Groups while Annis Hiew Xin Ting, Yap Yong Jie, Sebastien Rion Azlir, Jaydrien Ng Shen Khang, Anya Madison C. Angeles and Anna Maglai brought home 2 Golds each.
Shahenry Wong Bin Shadzlee , Yap Inn She, Yii Shyun Wern, Mellissa Nailly Darwin, Kierstan Khoo Wei Ee, Woo Seungmin, Evita Tan Ee Lin, Yui Hirano, Noma Horiuchi and Teoh Jet Ning added a Gold each to the team tally with their smashing performances.
The other podium finishers included Shermann Choong Li Sheng, Liam Eu Li-An, Alexander Quinn C. Angeles, Lim Qi Feng, Charlene Loke, Liew Xiao Rou, Yii Shyun Tiing, Elyse Tan Yan Lynn, Noah Zameer Lee, Edwin Fu Yi Zhuo, Chen Shijie, Eunice Wong Ee Yin, Josette Ewe Xin Yue, Vitus So Teng Hoe, Aaron Harris Hashim, Cham Yu Yang, Lim Sean Khye, Sophie Chan Yi Lin, Yap Inn Xuan, Lee Chi Ning, Liew Xiao Qi and Ava Loong Yue. A detailed view of the Medal Tally can be downloaded from the links below.
The Relay events too witnessed new Meet Records set by DSA swimmers. A total of 6 New Records for Relays were made during the Meet which included Girls 15-17 yrs Group 1, Girls 11-12 yrs Group 3 and Girls 5-8 yrs Group 5 in their various events. The Boys 18-25 yrs Open and Boys 15-17 yrs Group 1 also created new Meet records in their Medley events. A detailed view of the Relays Medal Tally can be downloaded from the links below.
The Meet was most definably a great start for the swimmers and the Club and retained the Overall Champion title from the last Meet shows that DSA Swimming Club is dedicated to creating champions and keeping the standards of Malaysian Swimming flying high. Kudos to the team of swimmers, parents, coaches and well-wishers as we embark on another year of competitive excitement. Onward Team DSA!
One Team, One Dream – United we stand
DSA Swimming Club stands tall at unusual President Cup Meet
The 39th National Inter-Club Swimming Championships for the President Cup 2022 was held during the first weekend of December. The location was Pusat Akuatik Tuan Zara, Perak Darul Ridzuan at Ipoh in the state of Perak.
A HUGE ‘Well done!’ goes out to the DSA Swim Team for their exemplary performance in the Meet. We are proud of you, and as a team, you are the True Champions of the 39th National Inter-Club Swimming Championships for the President Cup Meet without a doubt.
This year, the Meet being held after a post-pandemic gap of 2 years proved to be unusual in terms of the crowning to the Overall Champion Club, which is based on the total points earned. DSA Swimming Club’s points were forfeited to remain united as a single Club team. The final results of the team were hence shown without any points.
For the record, DSA Swimming Club’s accumulated total points for the Meet, as shown in the image below, stood at 833.5, which is a truly remarkable feat! It is a proud moment for the entire team of swimmers, coaches, parents and well-wishers who came together for this path breaking performance.
Scintillating performance by Evan Chua Min Hao earned him 3 Golds in the Boys 11-12 yrs category events and a similar show by Cham Yu Xiang added 2 Golds to the team total. Other Gold winners included Masato Mark Fujimoto, Olivia Seow Cui Ying, Heidi Lim Pei Xin, Dimas Ardhana Rumawas, Jaden Ong Jun Xian and John Lau Jin Kiat in their respective categories and events.
Other podium finishers included Kaelyn Chee Wei Yi, Xin Qi, Vitus So Teng Hoe, Mellissa Nailly Darwin, Sebastien Rion Azlir, Alma Louise Bendix Dhal, Adam Jeffrey Dillon, Ong Zhi Kheam, Joelle Koo Yu Qing, Ng Ze Heng, Ryan Ee Tian Aymes and Ng Yean Yu. In addition to these, both the Boys and the Girls Relay teams brought back Golds in a remarkable display of team spirit and competitive excellence. A detailed view of the medal tally and the team positions can be downloaded from the links below.
Bringing back the Overall Championships in the majority of the total Meets for the year (8 ‘Overall Champions’ out of the 11 Swim Meets in 2022) is nothing short of a firm mark for DSA as the Top Swimming Club in the country. Such a wonderful performance never comes easy and it is the unrelenting dedication and steady guidance of the DSA Swim coaches that have been the foundation and end-result. A hearty congratulations also to the young swimmers who, despite the break in the schedules and training due to the pandemic, have been giving out their best. The steadfast support of the DSA parents, families and well-wishers are also the strength behind the Club over the years.
As we step away from the heat of the competitions for a short period of rest and relaxation, we look forward to the year ahead. Each achievement is from your own hard work and dedication, and no one can take that away from you. DSA swimmers, coaches, and parents are united as one. We swim together, train together, compete together and work together. There’s one & only one DSA.
Thank you and be proud of yourself!
Onward Team DSA, One Team, One Dream. Wishing you all the very best for 2023!!!
Multiple Meet Records at Short Course Meet
DSA Swimmers register big win at Shah Alam Championships
The 9th Selangor Short Course Sprint Invitational Swimming Championships was held on 25-27 November at Pusat Akuatik Darul Ehsan, Shah Alam. The young swimmers from both DSA Swimming Clubs (DSA & DSAS) gave a sterling performance taking top spots in both the State Swimmers and Novice Swimmers Divisions.
Top performers in the State Division included Evan Chua Min Hao who won Golds in 10 events with 2 new Meet Records in the Boys 11-12 yrs age group. Jaden Ong Jun Xian and Adam Jeffrey Dillon won 2 Golds each in their events. Kaelyn Chee Wei Yi and Joelle Koo Yu Qing also won Golds in their events. Other podium finishers included Xin Qi, Ng Ze Heng, Ryan Ee Tian Aymes, Yoong Chang Shen, Sebastien Rion Azlir, Teh Tze Lin, Charmaine Hung Yun Wen and Cham Yu Xiang who added a host of Silvers and Bronzes to the team total. Swimmers of Group 2, 3, and 4 were given ribbons for the podium finishes.
In the Novice Swimmers Division, Joanne Lew Zi Yan won 4 Golds, Aiden Tan Yong Jia won 3 Golds while Ng Wen Hann and Asheque Ullah Anwar won 2 Golds each in their events. Pok Sin Yee, Danish Haiqal Ahmad Firdaus and Ethan Chua Min Han added 1 more Gold each to the total. Lim Chee Wai, Ashton Cayven Choo, Sara Sophia Peeters, Jayden Yap Ee Jen, Emir Danish, Shawn Pan Xiao Song and Farah Niza Razali were the other medal winners who totally added a large number of Silvers and Bronzes to the DSA Team Tally.
DSA Swimmers also rallied well in the Relay events created 2 New Meet Records and a host of podium finishes across all the age groups. A detailed view of the medals and placings can be downloaded from the links below. It was a great result for the Clubs as the last Meet in the swimming calendar for the year before the grand finale of The President Cup which closes the calendar. Great performance and huge applause for all the young swimmers and heaps of good luck for the upcoming President Cup. Go DSA, one team, one dream!!!
Greenhorns shine bright at Novice Meet
DSA Swimming Club wins Top Slot 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. After a break of 2 years, the 6th Novice Swim Meet was held at the Pusat Akuatik Darul Ehsan, Shah Alam on the 15-16 October 2022.
DSA Swimming Club once again took Top Honours at the 2-day Meet, claiming the Overall Champion Club position with the maximum total points. Spectacular performers included Gabrielle M.P. Hills who took 4 Golds in the Girls 11-12 yrs category, Muhd Syahin Adham Bin Muhd Saiful Aminudin with 1 Gold, 5 Silvers and 1 Bronze, Itto Horiuchi with a Gold, 2 Silvers and 2 Bronzes. Gold medal winners also included Lai In Xuan, Nur Zhafirah Tasnim Muhamad Ridzhuan and Daniel James Yap. Other medal winners who did the team proud were Sara Inagaki, Yui Hirano, Simone Madeleine Azlir, Yap Ke Hui, Yap Inn Xuan, Max Tang Kar Lum, Lee E-An, Evelyn Oh Mi Ran, Lee Shayn-E, Kathleen Wong, Variz Foo Augustine, Harissa Nehru Naiker and Samuel Kam Yao Qi.
A detailed view of the medal tally can be downloaded from the links below.
Full Results
Medal Tally
DSA Swimmers conquer the distance at Bukit Jalil
Records galore as DSA wins Overall Championship at Mid & Long Distance Meet
109 young swimmers of the DSA Swimming Club made sure that the team’s unbeaten streak over the Meets this year remained intact as the Club came out as the Overall Champions. The 5th MAS/NSC Mid & Long Distance Swimming Championship held at the National Aquatic Centre, Bukit Jalil was held on 08-10 October 2022. The Meet was held after a gap of 2 years and DSA Swim Club grabbed the top spot of Overall Champions, moving up from the Runner Up position in 2019.
Going in with the biggest contingent of the Meet and a blazing track record this year, the swimmers were not perturbed with the high expectations of the team. A whopping, incredible 18 new Meet Records and 49 Golds and a host of Silvers and Bronzes ensured the Club was well above the rest of the field with 994.50 points on the board.
The whole team of young swimmers were par excellence in the display of competitive swimming and the trailblazers included Jerriel Lau who made 4 new Meet records in the Girls 18-25 yrs category. Jayden Tan Khai Xin made 2 new Meet records in the Boys 15-17 yrs category. Gabriel Francis McCartan, Yap Yong Jie, Atticus Ng E Hin, Hayley Ng E Mun, Teh Tze Lin, Megan Wong, Lee Tze-Le, Hayley Cassandra Yap Hay Ee, Ashley Soh Wern Yi, Celyn Pan Xiao Ying, Heidi Chong Zi Xin and Vitus So Teng Hoe each created a new Meet record in their events.
Hayley Ng E Mun with 6 Golds, Masato Mark Fujimoto with 4 Golds, Jayden Tan Khai Xin, Teh Tze Lin and Vitus So Teng Hoe with 3 Golds each; Gabriel Francis McCartan, Yap Yong Jie, Megan Wong, Evan Chua Min Hao, Xin Qi, Lewis Mu Zi Long and Evita Tan Ee Lin with 2 Golds each in their events inclusive of the Relays added a big number of Golds to the team total.
The other Gold winners were Yap Shi Chi, Adam Jeffrey Dillon, Joanne Lew Zi Yan, Atticus Ng E Hin, Lee Tze-Le, Yii Shyun Tiing, Dimas Ardhan Rumawas, Neelkantha Arjoo Segar, Angel Zhou, Megan Ho, Jiang Bo Xiu, Miles Nathaneal Yap and Analey Yap Cai Li who won a Gold each inclusive of their Relays. The medal winners also included Cham Yu Xiang, Jayden Yap Ee Jen, Yoong Chang Shen, Jason Loh Jia Sheng, Emir Danish, Shawn Pan Xiao Song, Hayley Cassandra Yap Hay Ee, Ashley Soh Wern Yi, Celyn Pan Xiao Ying, Heidi Chong Zi Xin, Kaylee Wong, Kaylee Koh Lee Shen, Anna Zhou, Heidi Lim Pei Xin and Nik Naazneen Mirza Mohd Rosli who took home Silvers and Bronzes.
A detailed view of the medal winners and the full results can be downloaded from the links below.
With this magnificent team performance, DSA Swim Club has been having a dream run at this year’s swimming calendar, and it’s a very big thanks and round of applause to all those who have been instrumental in making this happen. The DSA team of coaches and parents and most of all the young swimmers have been giving their utmost effort and dedication and living up to the motto of One Team, One Dream.
