DSA Swimmers selected for SEA Age Group 2018
DSA takes great pride in announcing that two swimmers from the team Yap Yong Jie & Lew Zhi Tong have been selected to represent Malaysia at the 42nd SEA Age Group Championship 2018.
The SEA Age Group Swimming Championships is an annual Swimming Championship for swimmers who are 18 yrs & under from all nations of the South East Asia Region. The event this year is hosted by the Philippine Swimming Inc. and will be held from the 6th – 8th July 2018 at Laguna, Philippines.
DSA wishes the budding champions ALL THE BEST and bring home the laurels! We could not be more proud and ecstatic at the thought of our swimmers taking the world stage. Congratulations and Onward Team DSA!
DSA finishes runners-up at Junior Splash
DSA Swim Team youngsters, first-timers shine through with 8 New Records, over 30 Gold
The young swimmers from DSA Swim Team had a great initiation into competitive swimming at the ASUM/NSC/Milo Junior Splash Swim 2018 – Leg 1 held on 11th-13th May at the National Aquatic Centre. Bukit Jalil. Though not able to repeat the championship performance from the previous year, the team gained a lot of experience on the many aspects of competitive swimming. It was great watching them getting into the midst of it all, right from reporting to the Marshall room, marking the events and lanes on their hands and also beating their personal best timings.
The record breakers included the Okuzono sisters with Misa Okuzono setting 4 new records in her events while elder Yumi Okuzono rewrote 2 records in her name. In addition the Girls Relay also made new records in the 4×100 Medley Relay for the 9-10 yrs and 11-13 yrs age groups. Besides these, there was a host of sterling performers from the many young upcoming champions in the team, like Xin Lin Chong in the Girls 9-10 yrs group who took home 9 Golds and 1 Silver. Eyna Arissa Emil Rinaldi, Alvina Ching Ru En and Xin Ting Hiew were the other Gold medal winners. It was also a stupendous team effort as the swimmers together won medals in 24 Relay events, possibly first time occurrence.
A detailed list of the new records are as
Misa Okuzono
- Girls 11 – 12 100m Backstroke – 1:31.21
- Girls 11 – 12 50 Backstroke – 32.69
- Girls 11 – 12 100m Fly – 1:06.89
- Girls 11 – 12 50m Free – 28.81
Yumi Okuzono
- Girls 13 – 14 100m Fly – 1:05.14
- Girls 13 – 14 50m Free – 28.73
Relays:
Girls 11-12 4×100 Medley Relay
MEET Rec: 4:57.08L
Misa Okuzono, Eyna Arissa Emil Rinaldi, Bendix Dahl Alma Louise, Yu Xuan Wong
Girls 9-10 4×100 Medley Relay
MEET Rec: 5:29.88L
Samantha Yong Scanlan, Pan Celyn Xiao Ying, Yunie Goh, Hayley Yap Hay Ee
A detailed view of the Medal Tally is given below:
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DSA girls win for KL at Malaysia Open
DSA Swim Team girls Yumi, Misa and Georgene made their mark at 61st MILO/PRAM Malaysia Open Swimming Championship which was held recently between 3-6 May 2018 at National Aquatic Centre, KL Sports City, Bukit Jalil. Young Misa Okuzono won her first medal at the Malaysia Open winning the Silver medal in the Women Open 200m Freestyle and Bronze in the 400m IM. Misa was also part of the KL Relay teams along with sister, Yumi Okuzono and Georgene Wee Ee Jern winning 3 Relay events.
Undoubtedly a stellar performance by the young girls reaching this level of competition and competing with the best at national levels, we look forward to even more laurels from them. A special word of thanks goes to the DSA coaches and parents and well-wishers who were the driving force behind the achievements of the young swimmers.
A detailed view of the results with the DSA Swim Team girls were as follows
Women Open 200m Freestyle
Misa Okuzono – 2:09.67 (Silver)
Women Open 400m IM
Misa Okuzono – 5:07.78 (Bronze)
Women Open 4 x 100m Medley Relay
Bronze – WP KUALA LUMPUR MAS – 4:39.17
Nurlatifa Zahra, Bt. Mohd Fuad – Chan, Evon – Okuzono, Yumi – Okuzuno, Misa
Women Open 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay
Bronze – WP KUALA LUMPUR MAS – 9:02.40
Georgene Wee, Ee Jern – Okuzono, Yumi – Nurlatifa Zahra, Bt. Mohd Fuad – Okuzuno, Misa
Women Open 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay
Bronze – WP KUALA LUMPUR MAS – 4:06.35
Nurlatifa Zahra, Bt. Mohd Fuad – Angelina Emby – Chan, Evon – Okuzuno, Misa
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DSA and DSAS compete together at Melaka
The first leg of the NSC/Milo/Sport Excel Junior Swimming Circuit for 2018 was held at Pusat Akuatik Hang Jebat, Melaka on 14-15 April. As with every year, swimmers needed to be in the Top 24 bracket with the highest points to qualify for the Grand Final of the 3 leg Circuit Meet. This year DSA had the privilege of sending the DSA home team and the DSAS team who competed together under the DSA banner. The coaches who accompanied the teams, Daniel, Marellyn and Chun Keat, assisted and discussed the pre-race strategies and comments after race to all DSA and DSAS swimmers. Swimmers who made podium finishes included YiYi Lean with 1 Gold and 3 Sliver, Darren Lew Chen Jet with 2 Sliver and 1 Bronze, Yong Jie Yap with 2 Sliver, Samantha Yong Scanlan and Adam Jeffrey Dillon with 1 Silver and Bronze, Eyna Arissa Emil Rinaldi with a Silver and Olivia Cheong Kah Yan with a Bronze. A detailed view of the medal winners are as follows
8 Health Benefits of Swimming and tips to help you swim better
Not just reserved for the summer, swimming is a wonderfully healthy activity. A human adaptation for hundreds of thousands of years, swimming has appeared in the records of many ancient civilizations. Here are 8 amazing health benefits of swimming according to science, along with 5 tips to help you swim better.
1. Swimming fights tiredness by improving oxygen intake and energy use in the body
In swimming and exercise in general, continued practice of physical activity increases the maximum oxygen capacity, or VO2, of an organism, allowing them more time to stay in the aerobic phase before entering the anaerobic phase. As researchers studied swimming as a means of improving physical fitness, they discovered that subjects who engaged in swimming classes or programs received some kind of boost to their VO2, regardless of their previous level of fitness.
Continued participation in swimming can increase the maximum volume of oxygen in the lungs, which delays feelings of tiredness from the onset of the anaerobic phase.
2. Swimming protects the heart and cardiovascular system
In addition to the benefits of a greater oxygen capacity and tiredness reduction, there is a direct connection to improvements in the cardiovascular system based on the improvements to the respiratory system. Having a moderate regimen of swimming in typical, day-to-day life can minimize fatigue and improve the function of the cardiovascular system, potentially protecting against heart- and blood-related conditions, and other chronic conditions which will be discussed later.
3. Swimming provides social support and aids mental health and development
Along with physical benefits, swimming possibly also improves the mental health of individuals who participate in the sport. Whether signed-up with a swim training program or provided with easy access to a local community pool, swimming itself is an incredibly social activity.
Because swimming is a highly social and participatory sport, people report improvements in their moods, outlooks, and identities when they keep consistent swimming schedules over an extended period of time. For young swimmers especially, they potentially develop their social skills, good habits, and attitudes around physical activity.