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 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!

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DSA Swimming Club Overall Champions at SportExcel Meet

Following their great streak of exemplary performance this year, DSA Swimming Club grabbed the top honours at the recently concluded SportExcel Second Leg Meet held on 25-26 June 2022 at Pusat Akuatik Darul Ehsan, Shah Alam.

After gaining the top spot in Leg 1 of the Circuit, the Club went in with a team of 170 swimmers for the second leg, brimming with enthusiasm from coming out winners in a previous swim Meet. The young swimmers of the club did exceptionally well, totaling 19 Golds and re-writing one Meet record into the books in their big win.

The new generation of upcoming swimmers in the 10 years and under age group were the ones to watch out for, with Sophie Chan Yi Lin winning 3 Golds in her events. Ho Zhi Ju won 2 more Golds for the team while Evita Tan Ee Lin added 1 Gold. Ong Zhi Kheam also did well and added a Silver medal to the team tally.

Outstanding performance from older swimmers included a spectacular 7 Golds for Chong Xin Lin which included a Meet Record in the Girls 13-14 50 LC Meter Backstroke event. Evan Chua Min Hao brought home 6 Golds in his events. Other podium finishers included Megan Ho with 3 Silvers, Elsa Eow Yeng Yii and Lew Yan Chuan with 2 Silvers each; Vitus So Teng Hoe, Kaelyn Chee Wei Yi, Jaden Ong Jun Xian with a Silver each. Wong Rong Zhen, Elizabeth Chan Yiwen, Ng Ze Heng and Liew Ze Hou added a Bronze each to bring the team to the top spot as the Overall Champions. A detailed view of the Results and Medal tally can be downloaded from the links below.

Kudos to the entire team of swimmers, coaches, parents and everyone who made this possible and continue to encourage and promote the onward journey of these young swimmers. One Team, One Dream, Go DSA!

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The 57th Milo/MAS/NSC Malaysia Invitational Age Group Meet 2022 was held during the first weekend of June at the National Aquatic Centre, Bukit Jalil. 81 swimmers from DSA Swim Team participated in the Meet representing Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Terengganu.

There was a huge haul of medals by the swimmers with 2 Meet records also rewritten. Jayden Tan Khai Xin created new records in the 200 & 400 Meter Individual Medley while adding 7 Golds to his individual collection from the Meet. Other big winners were Sophie Chan Yilin with 5 Golds, Lim Shun Qi and  Evan Chua Min Hao with 2 Golds, Georgene Wee Ee Jern, Mellissa Nailly Darwin and Elsa Eow Yeng Yii with 1 Gold each. Many other swimmers like Grace Kim Ju Won, Jerriel Lau, Yao Inn She, Anne Cecille Nygaard, Ella Robertson Brewer added more Silvers and Bronzes to their wins.

In the younger group of 10 years and under, the upcoming champions included Sophie Chan Yilin with 5 Golds, Masato Mark Fujimoto, Olivia Seow Cui Ying and Ho Zhi Ju with 2 Golds each, Ong Zhi Kheam with 1 Gold, Miles Nathanael Yap and Evita Tan Ee Lin with more Silvers and Bronzes to the tally.

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.

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Medal Tally – Individual Events