DSA retains top spot at Bukit Jalil
DSA Swimming Club retains the Overall Championship at Mid & Long Distance Meet
DSA and DSAS Swimming Club had a sweet victory retaining the Overall Championship at the 4th ASUM/NSC/MILO Mid & Long Distance Swimming Championship 2019 held at the National Aquatic Centre, Bukit Jalil on 5th – 6th October. Similar to the previous year’s Meet both the clubs competing together as a single team. One of the largest teams at the Meet with 104 young swimmers, DSA prevailed over the runner-ups with over 13 new Meet records.
Yap Yong Jie, DSA’s champion was at his best again dazzling the Meet with 6 new Meet Records and 6 Golds to go with it. Other Meet Records where from Jerriel Lau with 1 Gold, Silver and Bronze and each with a new Record and Georgene Wee with 2 Sliver and a Bronze also with all new Records. More Golds came from Darwin Mellissa Naily, Hayley Cassandra Yap Hay Ee and the Relay teams in the Girls 11-12yrs, Mixed 11-12yrs and the Mixed 10yrs & under groups. One of DSA Squad Coaches, Anukul Wong won a Bronze in the Boys 18yrs & over group 200M Butterfly event. A detailed view of the Medal tally is given in the table below.
With just a couple of Meets left, the years Swimming Calendar is drawing to a close and all the Clubs and swimmers are gearing up for the penultimate event in the Calendar, the President Cup scheduled for the last weekend of November. It has been a great year for DSA at the Meets with multiple Championships and a whole host of young, talented swimmers getting their initiation in competitive swimming. It is with great pride that we recognize and appreciate the commitment and dedication of the swimmers, parents and the DSA coaches who have been bringing out the best in the swimmers time and again. Cheers Team DSA!
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DSA Runners-up at Shah Alam Meet
DSA Swim Clubs (Selangor & KL) win second overall spot at both State and Novice Divisions with 10 new Meet records
Pusat Akuatik Darul Ehsan, Shah Alam was the venue for the 8th Selangor ARENA Short Course Sprint Invitational Swimming Championships 2019 held on 27-29 August 2019. Being a Selangor Invitational Meet, all Selangor affiliate clubs including both DSA-Selangor and DSA-KL participated with DSA-KL swimmers participated in the State Swimmers category. Both the clubs had a great time with the young swimmers achieving many firsts and brought home a number of medals in both divisions.
DSA Selangor finished as the first Runner-Up in the Novice category and second Runner-Up in the State category while DSA KL took the first Runner-Up in the State category. There was a number of great performances to record by the DSA team, 19 of the swimmers were in the Overall Top 3 of their own age-group category which is quite a remarkable feat. DSA Champ Fatin Amira Ahmad Hadri won the Best Female Athlete amassing 9 Golds and 2 Silvers with 3 Meet Records with some brilliant performances in the pool. Yap Yong Jie, another of DSA’s favourite won the Best Male Athlete garnering 6 Golds and 1 Silver with 7 Meet Records.
The other Top performers in the State Division were
Chong Xin Lin – Overall Champion (Girls 11-12 yrs),
Elise Wong Ving – Overall Champion (Girls 13-14 yrs),
Koh Teck Chen – Overall Champion (Boys 15-17 yrs),
Eunice Wong Ee Yin – First Runner-Up (Girls 10 yrs & under),
Jaydrien Ng Shen Khang – First Runner-Up (Boys 10 yrs & under),
Yean Yu Ng – First Runner-Up (Boys 11-12 yrs)
Sajina Aishath – First Runner-Up (Girls 18 yrs & over).
Top performers in the Novice Division were
Yoong Chang Lin Lin – Overall Champion (Boys 10 yrs & under),
Charmaine Hung Yun Wen Lin – Overall Champion (Girls 11-12 yrs),
Jayden Wong Ken Ryu – Overall Champion (Boys 11-12 yrs),
Trisha Chong Sue Yan – Overall Champion (Girls 15-17 yrs),
Lim Le Kun – Overall Champion (Boys 15-17 yrs),
Lee Zi Ying – First Runner-Up (Girls 13-14 yrs),
Loong Wen Shuen– First Runner-Up (Boys 13-14 yrs),
Joanne Lew Zi Yan – Second Runner-Up (Girls 11-12 yrs),
Aldreena Wong Chun Rei – Second Runner-Up (Girls 13-14 yrs),
Audrey Wong Mei Yie – Second Runner-Up (Girls 15-17 yrs).
A lot of outstanding swimmers in addition also contributed to the DSA tally which included Muhammad Zullquman Razali: 3 Golds, Koh Zhi Ying: 6 Silvers, Nicholas Chan Zhe Yan: 1 Gold and Afieq Azrin: 2 Golds among their many medals. Some notable performances were Aldreena Wong Chun Rei winning a Gold on her very first Meet, and Yap Jun Hin and Isabelle Leong Zi Qing all winning Silver and Bronze in their first Meet too. Seungmin Woo, despite being grouped with older boys in his draw still brought home 3 Silvers from the Meet. And definitely someone to watch out in the coming years is the upcoming champion, Yoong Chang Lin Lin who won a total of 6 Golds and winning the Overall Champion position in his age group. DSA Swimming Club also had the honour of making a Meet Record in the Mixed 11-12 yrs 4×50 SC Meter Medley Relay with the quartet of Chong Xin Lin, Alex Sew Jia Wei, Yap Yong Jie and Dian Isandra Johan. A detailed view of the results is given in the attached PDF.
It was a great celebration of the team spirit as both the clubs of DSA Swim Team created new Meet records and also took home a host of medals. The swimmers left no stone unturned in their training and the dedication of the swimmers, parents and the DSA coaches have once again shone through. Brilliant performance and onward Team DSA!
DSAS first runner-up at Selangor Long Distance
DSAS Swimming Club retained their first runner-up position at the 8th Selangor Long Distance Championship 2019 held at Pusat Akuatik Darul Ehsan, Shah Alam on 24-25 August. Participating with a good team of 54 swimmers, DSAS had equal representation in the Novice Swimmers Division and the State Swimmers Division.
Outstanding performances included Jerriel Lau who was the Overall Champion in the State Division in the Women15-17 Age Group winning 6 Golds. Eva Chin Tyan Ming, Ethan Chan Zhuo Xi ( 1 Gold), Zhi Jian Tan (3 Golds) were all first Runner-ups in their Age Groups while Adam Jeffrey Dillon finished as the second Runner-up in his age group with 4 Golds in the State Division.
In the Novice Division Megan Wong was the Overall Champion in the Women 11-12 Age Group with 2 Golds while Gha Yuan Ng was the Overall Champion in the Women 15-17 Age Group, also with 2 Golds. Jayden Wong Ken Ryu, Charlotte Loke, Muhammad Zullquman Razali, Trisha Chong Sue Yan and Le Kun Lim were Overall first runner-ups in their respective age groups while Joanne Lew Zi Yan and Zemin Goh were Overall second runner-ups in their age groups. A detailed view of the medal standings is given below.
DSA’s Georgene stars at SIPMA 2019
DSA swimmer Georgene Wee Ee Jern dazzled as she won the title of Best Female Athlete of the Games as she brought home a scintillating 6 Golds, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze at the Sukan Institusi Pendidikan Malaysia SIPMA 2019 (Malaysia Education Institution Games 2019) held at the National Aquatic Centre, Bukit Jalil on 21-23 August.
The swimmers of DSA Swimming Club who represented their own schools in the yearly national games included Georgene Wee Ee Jern, Jerriel Lau, Fatin Amira Ahmad Hadri, Elise Wong Ving Yan, Lim Qi Feng, John Lau Jin Kiat and Rowvan Ganesan. Besides these swimmers, DSA Instructor, Evon Heng Kor Jin also participated in the Games representing Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). The medal winners also included Jerriel Lau with 3 Golds, 6 Silvers, Fatin Amira Ahmad Hadri with 2 Golds, 4 Silvers, Elise Wong Ving Yan with 3 Golds, 2 Silvers, Evon Heng Kor Jin with 5 Bronzes and Lim Qi Feng with 1 Bronze at their events.
A detailed view of the medal winners and their events are as
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Young swimmers win medals in Kuching Meet
First time competitive experience for junior swimmers
DSA Swimming Club was part of the 400 swimmers from 12 clubs who participated in the 1st Sarawak Short Course Sprint 2019 Meet organized by the Power Aquatics Swimming Club (PASC) and supported by the Sarawak Sport Corporation (SSC). The two day Meet saw participants from both Sarawak and other states of Malaysia besides having some participants from an Indonesian Swimming Club.
The Meet was aimed at providing opportunity and exposure for young swimmers who are beginners and first time completive swimmers. It also serves as a platform to identify potential talent who can be nurtured.
18 young swimmers from DSA travelled to the Pandelela Rinong Aquatic Centre, Kuching, the venue for the Meet, a first time experience for many of them to actually travel outside of Peninsular Malaysia to participate in a Swim Meet. The young swimmers had a great time and thoroughly enjoyed their taste of competitive swimming action and brought home many medals from the Meet. The winners included Olivia Cheong Kah Yan, Dian Isandra Johan, Rex Foong Jie Yi and Ashley Soh Wern Yi. A detailed view of the medals tally is given below. Congrats to all the swimmers on the trip across Malaysia and we wish them more success in their competitive swimming journey ahead. Onward Team DSA.
