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.
‘Twinning’ for DSA at Bukit Jalil
DSA revels Double Championships at SportExcel & MAS Senior Swim Meets
The National Aquatic Centre, Bukit Jalil was a hubbub of activity during the last weekend being the venue for 2 Swim Meets held on the same dates, SportExcel/Milo/NSC/MAS Junior Swimming Circuit, Grand Final 2022 and MAS Senior Invitational Swim Meet 2022. DSA Swimming Club firmly established its position as the Best Swimming Club by securing the Top Spot in both the Meets, continuing its blazing streak of Championship Wins this year.
Having already won the top spot in both Leg 1 and Leg 2 of the SportExcel/Milo/NSC/MAS Junior Swimming Circuit, DSA was in prime position to win the honours for the Grand Final. With a team of 56 young swimmers qualifying, DSA also won the Most Qualifiers Award for the Meet in addition to becoming the Overall Champion after two days of dazzling performances that included two Age Group Champions, four Runners-Up and a host of medals.
Chong Xin Lin was crowned Age Group Champion in the Girls 13-14 years group with a new Meet record and 4 Golds while Olivia Seow Cui Ying was the Age Group Champion in the Girls 10 & under group with 4 Golds. First Runners-Up included Ho Zhi Ju (Boys 10 & under) with 2 Golds, Sophie Chan Yi Lin (Girls 10 & under) with 2 Golds and Evan Chua Min Hao (Boys 11-12) with 2 Golds. Elsa Eow Yeng Yii was the Second Runner up in the Girls 13-14 years group with 2 Golds.
Other medal winners included Evita Tan Ee Lin, Sebastien Rion Azlir with 1 Gold each; Ong Zhi Kheam, Annis Hiew Xin Ting and Heidi Chong Zi Xin with 1 Sliver each while Wong Rong Zhen, Kaelyn Chee Wei Yi and Hayley Cassandra Yap Hay Ee added a Bronze each to the team tally. A detailed view of the Medal tally can be downloaded from the links below.
The MAS Senior Invitational Swim Meet was initiated to create an advancement platform for swimmers aged 15 years and above. Being the first edition of the Meet, all the Gold medal winners of the various events will become the deemed record holders of the respective events. The Meet was held at the same venue and simultaneously with the SportExcel Grand Final. DSA Swimming Club had a team of 60 swimmers participating and after a gruelling 2 days of competing, stood first as the Overall Champions of the Meet.
Outstanding performances included a sparkling 4 Golds by Chris Chew Vi Min in the Men 15-17 age group and 2 Golds by Koh Teck Chen in the Men 18-25 age group. Other Gold winners included Cham Yu Xiang, Lee Tze-Le, Anne Cecilie Nygaard and Georgene Wee Ee Jern in their respective groups. Yap Yong Jie, Teh Tze Lin, Yeo Khaining, Adam Bin Abdul Karim, Wong Jun Cheng and Ng Jia Yi added Silvers while Ng Yean Yu, Atticus Ng E Hin, Noah Zameer Lee and Adam Jeffrey Dillon added Bronzes to bring DSA Swimming Club medal tally to top of the board. A detailed view of the Medal tally can be downloaded from the links below.
DSA Swimming Club has been outstanding in their track record for the year winning the top spot in almost all the Meets which has been only due to the continuous dedication of the swimmers, parents and coaches in spite of the difficulties due to the pandemic the last year. With the momentum going, the swimmers are looking their best for the biggest Meet of the year, the President Cup coming up in December. It will be a Meet to watch out for, with all the clubs vying for holding that trophy aloft. Until then, All the best DSA, One Team, One Dream!
Medal Tally – SportExcel Grand Final 2022
Medal Tally – MAS Senior 2022
DSA Swim Teams take Top Spots of Meet
DSA Swimming Clubs winners at Splash 2022, Leg 2
Holding on to their winning streak, the DSA Swim Team broke through the top at the MAS/Milo/NSC Junior Splash Swim 2022, Leg 2 held on 15-17 July at the National Aquatic Centre, Bukit Jalil. While the DSAS Swim Club took the Overall position, the Runner-up went to DSA Swimming Club.
DSA Swim Team had a large contingent of 101 swimmers from DSA Swimming Club and 86 swimmers from DSAS Swim Club participating in the Meet. Nevertheless, it was the smaller team from DSAS who won the top spot of Overall Champion with 833 points while DSA had 580 points in the runner-up position. The swimmers made their mark with 3 new Meet Records and also brought home a huge haul of medals which included 31 Golds.
Outstanding performances included Evan Chua Min Hao with 4 Golds with 2 Meet Records and Mellissa Nailly Darwin also with 4 Golds and 1 Meet Record. Grace Ju Won Kim was at her splendid best winning 5 Golds in her events while Angel Zhou was remarkable with 4 Golds. Other big winners included Ng Ze Heng, Yoong Chang Shen, Heidi Chong Zi Xin, Masato Mark Fujimoto and Ong Zhi Kheam with 2 Golds each in their respective events. Sebastien Rion Azlir, Ryan Ee Tian Ayems, Olivia Seow Cui Ying and Anna Zhou brought home 1 Gold each. A bunch of Silvers and Bronzes was also added to the team tally by Jayden Yap Ee Jen, Aaron Harris Hashim, Jaydrien Ng Shen Khang, Vitus So Teng Hoe, Xin Qi, Chan Cze Ern and Jiang Bo Xiu.
In the Relay events, DSAS Swimming Club championed with 10 Golds and 1 Meet Record while DSA Swimming Club won 10 Golds along with many more Silvers and Bronzes. All the swimmers in both the Clubs put on their best show to totally take the top honours at the Meet. A detailed version of the Medals Tally and the Full Results of the Meet can be downloaded from the links below.
It was indeed a splendid performance by both the Club swimmers and the team continues their splendid performance and winning streak this year chalking up their fourth Overall Champion position in the Meets held this year. This has been possible only with the dedicated team of coaches, parents and swimmers themselves all working together and giving it their best. Onward Team DSA, and all the best for more splendid performances in the Meets coming up. One Team, One Dream!