Golds for Alma Louise at Semarang
DSA Swimmers win medals at ASEAN School Games 2019
DSA Swimming Club swimmers did the country and their Schools proud once again as Alma Louise Bendix Dahl and Georgene Wee Ee Jern brought home the medals from the 11th ASEAN School Games held at Semarang, Indonesia between 17-25 July. DSA Swimmers Alma Louise, Georgene Wee and Koh Teck Chen were the trio selected to represent Malaysia in this year’s Games. Alma Louise did exceedingly well in winning 2 Golds and 3 Bronzes in her events while Georgene Wee won a Bronze in the Relay. The details of the medal winning performances were as follows-
Alma Louise Bendix Dahl:
- 100m Butterfly – Gold
- 50m Butterfly – Gold
- 200m Individual Medley – Bronze
- 4x200m Freestyle Relay – Bronze
- 4x100m Medley Relay – Bronze
Georgene Wee Ee Jern:
- 4x200m Freestyle Relay – Bronze
Heartiest Congratulations to the swimmers for their remarkable achievements of representing their school and country at international arena at such a young age, and we look forward to hearing more about them in the future. DSA has been the nurturing ground for many champions and as a Club, we are proud to have been a part of the swimmers lives and development as a competitive swimmer. We also congratulate the parents, coach and everyone else who had a big part to play in the long road to success where the swimmers are today.
Thank you swimmers, parents DSA coaches and onward Team DSA and Team Malaysia.
DSA Swimmers make it to ASEAN School Games
Congratulations to the trio of champions from DSA Swimming Club who will be in Indonesia from the 19th to 22nd July representing Malaysian Schools as part of the 11th ASEAN School Games 2019 held in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia between 17-25 July.
The outstanding trio include Koh Teck Chen, Georgene Wee Ee Jern and Alma Louise Bendix Dahl, all of whom have been in the DSA Swimming Club for many years and have made both the Club and Malaysia proud with their laurels over the years. DSA is elated to have been the platform for champions like them to blossom and we wish them all the very best at the Games. We are sure they will make the Nation, their respective Schools and DSA Swimming Club beam with pride with the achievements. Onward Malaysia, onward Team DSA.
DSA swimmers build strength and conditioning with Jason Gregory
DSA wishes to thank extensively world renowned and former Singapore Strength & Conditioning Coach, Jason Gregory, who was in DSA training the DSA Club swimmers at the National Aquatic Centre Bukit Jalil on 30 June 2019. Jason along with Rob Greenwood, through a special arrangement with Swim Schooling provided in-depth guidance in land training techniques for the DSA Squad swimmers. The sessions were well attended by the DSA swimmers and they had a lot of knowledge gained about the importance of land training for swimming at competitive levels.
DSA thanks Swim Schooling for giving the opportunity for DSA swimmers to enrich themselves with the experience.
DSA swimmers have podium finishes in Phonm Penh
Hearty Congratulations to the DSA swimmers for representing Malaysia at the 43rd SEA Age Group Swimming Championships held on 28- 30 June 2019 in Phonm Penh, Cambodia. It was a great privilege for the Club and an achievement for the swimmers to compete at an international level and also be an inspiration for the other swimmers.
A big round of applause to DSA champs Yap Yong Jie and Darren Lew Chen Jet for their performances and putting Malaysia on the podium. Yap Yong Jie in the Boys 13 years and under category won Bronze in his events which included 100m Backstroke, 50m Backstroke, 200m Freestyle and 200m Butterfly. Darren Lew won the Bronze in the 50m Freestyle in his group of Boys 14-15 years.
It was indeed a great experience for the group of DSA swimmers to make it to the international stage and we wish them more success in the future.
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Medals Tally
DSA Swim Team tops Ipoh Meet with 11 Golds
The NSC/Milo/Sport Excel Junior Swimming Circuit for 2019 was held at Pusat Akuatik Tuanku Zara, Ipoh, and provided an opportunity for DSA Swimming Club to have a nice trip to Ipoh. As always the second leg is the opportunity to add up the points to qualify for the Grand Final. For DSA Swimming Club, it was an extraordinary occasion as they moved to the Top Spot in the overall medal count for the Meet with 11 Golds and a total of 33 medals beating the runner-up team by a narrow margin. The Meet had some exciting moments with DSA swimmers pumping up the adrenaline for the team and the viewers by their splendid performances.
The swimmers who were blazing included Liew Xiao Rou who finished with 5 Golds and 1 Silver in the total of 7 events she participated making a significant contribution to the tally. Other Gold winning performances included Elise Wong with 2 Golds, 2 Silvers; Ng Yean Yu with 1 Gold, 1 Silver; and Chong Hiong Kiet with 1 Gold, 1 Bronze.
Outstanding performance also was shown by young and mostly newbie swimmers who added a good share of medals to the tally to help DSA Swim Club take top honours. These included Sebastien Rion Azlir – 1 Gold and 1 Silver, Mellissa Darwin – 1 Gold and 3 Bronzes, Eunice Wong – 2 Silvers, Samantha Yong Scanlan – 1 Silver, Lee Zi Xuan – 2 Bronzes, Elizabeth Chan – 1 Bronze, Joelle Koo – 1 Bronze and Lee Tze-Le – 1 Bronze. A detailed view is given in the Medals Tally below.
The most exciting and much watched and cheered event was the Group 3 Boys 100m Breast Stroke where 3 swimmers from DSA Swimming Club had the distinguished honour of winning all 3 medals for the event. Way to go DSA! The swimmers all had a good amount of points added to their individual tally enabling them to participate in the much awaited Grand Final of the circuit scheduled to be held on 3-4 August 2019. All the best Team DSA and we look forward to taking the top spot at the Meet.
