DSA Swim Team breaks 22 records and brings home 50 Golds in a splendid performance

DSA Swim Team had another splendid performance to add to the scoreboard as the team collected over 120 medals at the 6th Selangor ARENA Short Course Sprint Invitational Swimming Championships, 2017. The Meet was held at Pusat Akuatik Darul Ehsan, Shah Alam between 28- 30 July. Wonder girl Misa Okuzono was at her best, winning all her events in record time while Yap Yong Jie made a clean sweep of his events with 11 Golds and 7 new records. New records were also created by Relay teams, as the boys, girls and mixed relays had winners from DSA Swim Team. Koh Teck Chen won 6 Golds while Cheong Hoe Hann and Dian Isandra Johan collected 4 Golds to bring home. Other winners included Natasha Sophea Mohd Firdaus, Aw Jian Ting, Joshua Liew Zi Xian and Yumi Okuzono with 2 Golds and many Silvers and Bronzes between them. A detailed tally of the Record breakers and Medals tally is given below.

Misa Okuzono (Girls 10 & Under Group 4)

•      200m Free 2:15.62 (Gold)*Broke Meet Record(2:22.58)
•      50m Back 0:32.37 (Gold)*Broke Meet Record(0:34.34)
•    100m Fly 1:07.61 (Gold)*Broke Meet Record(1:11.16)
•    50m Breast 0:37.20 (Gold)*Broke Meet Record(0:37.99)
•    100m Free 1:02.29 (Gold)*Broke Meet Record(1:05.60)
•    50m Fly 0:30.24 (Gold)*Broke Meet Record(0:31.74)
•    100m Back 1:09.79 (Gold)*Broke Meet Record(1:13.22)
•    100m IM 1:09.41 (Gold)*Broke Meet Record(1:13.83)
•    200m IM 2:28.16 (Gold)*Broke Meet Record(2:37.02)
•    100m Breast 1:19.28 (Gold)*Broke Meet Record(1:23.72)
•    50m Free 0:28.78 (Gold)*Broke Meet Record(0:29.77)

Yap Yong Jie (Boys 10 & Under Group 4)

•    50m Breast 0:37.59 (Gold)*Broke Meet Record(0:39.05)
•    100m Freestyle 1:03.66 (Gold)*Broke Meet Record(1:05.07)
•    50m Fly 0:31.85 (Gold)*Broke Meet Record(0:32.07)
•    100m Back 1:09.13 (Gold)*Broke Meet Record(1:15.76)
•    100m IM 1:10.87(Gold)*Broke Meet Record(1:15.14)
•    200m IM 2:31.31 (Gold)*Broke Meet Record(2:43.35)
•    50m Free 0:28.85 (Gold)*Broke Meet Record(0:28.94)

Relay (Boys)# Boys 10 & Under 4x25m Free    

• Joshua Liew Zi Xian, Aw Jian Ting, Cheong Hoe Hann, Yap Yong Jie 0:58.18 (Gold) Meet Record: 0:58.36

 Relay (Girls) # Girls 10 & Under 4x25m IM    

• Misa Okuzono, Dian Isandra Johan, Natasha Sophea, Aisha Burley 1:03.51 (Gold) Meet Record: 1:04.75

Relay (Mixed)# Mixed 10 & Under 4x50m Free    

• Misa Okuzono, Dian Isandra Johan, Cheong Hoe Hann, Yap Yong Jie 2:00.56 (Gold) Meet Record: 2:03.87

# Mixed 10 & Under 4x50m IM  

• Misa Okuzono, Dian Isandra Johan, Cheong Hoe Hann, Yap Yong Jie 2:14.63 (Gold) Meet Record: 2:20.88

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DSA Swim Team retains the overall championship with historical 28 New Records, over 60 Gold

DSA Swim Team made history of sorts at the Junior Splash Swim Meets as it made yet another repeat performance, retaining the top spot at the ASUM/NSC/MILO Junior Splash Swim, Leg 1 held recently at Kompleks Renang Kuala Lumpur.

The DSA Swim Team practically ruled the competition, with an incredible number of new records and top spots bringing home more than 60 Gold. The record breaking achievements include

Misa Okuzono (Girl 9-10 Group 4)

• 100m Free 1:03.06 (Gold)*Broke Splash Record(1:07.11)
• 50m Back 0:34.84 (Gold)*Broke Splash Record(0:35.96)
• 200m IM 2:39.05 (Gold)*Broke Splash Record(2:41.76)
• 50m Breast 0:37.76 (Gold)*Broke Splash Record(0:40.66)
• 200m Free 2:16.45 (Gold)*Broke Splash Record(2:24.83)
• 50m Fly 0:31.13 (Gold)*Broke Splash Record(0:33.24)
• 100m Back 1:14.51 (Gold)*Broke Splash Record(1:18.57)
• 100m Breast 1:21.60 (Gold)*Broke Splash Record(1:26.75)
• 100m Fly 1:08.31 (Gold)*Broke Splash Record(1:13.67)
• 50m Free 0:29.69 (Gold)*Broke Splash Record(0:31.26)

Yap Yong Jie (Boy 9-10 Group 4)

• 200m IM 2:39.05 (Gold)*Broke Splash Record(2:48.87)
• 50m Breast 0:38.93 (Bronze)*Broke Splash Record(0:39.98)
• 200m Free 2:22.76 (Gold)*Broke Splash Record(2:27.06)
• 50m Fly 0:32.14 (Gold)*Broke Splash Record(0:34.11)
• 100m Back 1:12.27 (Gold)*Broke Splash Record(1:17.14)
• 100m Breast 1:25.87(Bronze)*Broke Splash Record(1:27.42)
• 100m Fly 1:11.33 (Gold)*Broke Splash Record(1:17.10)
• 50m Free 0:29.47 (Gold)*Broke Splash Record(0:30.07)

Chong Hiong Kiet (Boy 9-10 Group 4)

• 50m Breast 0:38.71 (Gold)*Broke Splash Record(0:39.98)
• 100m Breast 1:24.06 (Gold)*Broke Splash Record(1:27.42)

Darren Lew Chen Jet (Boy 11-12 Group 3)

• 200m Free 2:09.73 (Gold)*Broke Splash Record(2:11.06)
• 50m Fly 0:28.29 (Gold)*Broke Splash Record(0:29.69)

Zachary Chin Zi Yong (Boy 11-12 Group 3)

• 50m Free 0:27.47 (Gold)*Broke Splash Record(0:27.97)

Relay (Boys)

# Boys 9-10 4x50m Free
Joshua Liew Zi Xian, Cham Yu Xiang, Chong Hiong Kiet, Yap Yong Jie 2:13.23 (Bronze) SPLASH Record: 2:14.00L

# Boys 9-10 4x50m IM
Joshua Liew Zi Xian, Chong Hiong Kiet, Yap Yong Jie, Aw Jian Ting 2:25.37 (Bronze) SPLASH Record: 2:30.67L

# Boys 9-10 4x100m Free
Joshua Liew Zi Xian, Chong Hiong Kiet, Yap Yong Jie, Aw Jian Ting 4:55.02 (Silver) SPLASH Record: 4:59.04L

# Boys 9-10 4x100m IM
Joshua Liew Zi Xian, Cham Yu Xiang, Chong Hiong Kiet, Yap Yong Jie 5:28.91 (Bronze) SPLASH Record: 5:42.16L

Relay (Girls)

# Girls 9-10 4x50m IM
Lean Yiyi, Misa Okuzono, Dian Isandra Johan, Natasha Sophea Mohd Firdaus 2:28.94 (Gold) SPLASH Record: 2:32.45L

# Girls 9-10 4x100m Free
Lean Yiyi, Misa Okuzono, Dian Isandra Johan, Natasha Sophea Mohd Firdaus 4:52.79 (Gold) SPLASH Record: 4:57.73L

# Girls 9-10 4x100m IM 
Lean Yiyi, Misa Okuzono, Dian Isandra Johan, Natasha Sophea Mohd Firdaus 4:52.79 (Gold)  SPLASH Record: 5:36.81L

Brilliance shone as DSA Swim Team swimmers like Misa Okuzono and Yumi Okuzono lead out the field in their events (including relays) winning an astounding 15 Gold and 7 Gold respectively. Koh Teck Chen and Yap Yong Jie added 6 more Gold to their collection, Darren Lew Chen Jet garnered 5 Gold. Lean Yiyi, Lee Jia Jing, Dian Isandra Johan  and Chung Ze Xuan with 4 Gold; Natasha Sophea Mohd Firdaus  with 3 Gold; Zachary Chin Zi Yong, Lim Shun Yuan, Wesley Kam Zhuo Wei and Chong Hiong Kiet with 2 Gold and Elsa Eow Yeng Yii with 1 Gold were the among the medal winners for the team.

A big win indeed for the team of over 100 young swimmers who participated in the Meet, the 2nd leg of which will be held in Pusat Akuatik Hang Jebat, Melaka between 22-24 September. A big round of applause goes to the entire team, the coaches, parents and well-wishers who are the driving force behind the continued success of the swimmers.

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Meet Record and 5 Golds for DSA

The second leg of the NSC/Milo/Sport Excel Junior Swimming Circuit for 2017 was held at Pusat Akuatik Hang Jebat, Melaka on 20-21 May where DSA Swim Team once again retained their position in the Top 3 Swimming Clubs. The Team carried on their outstanding performance from the fist leg  which gave the team a finish at 3rd position in the final team scores with 1,296 points.

Brilliant performances included a record breaking swim byYap Yong Jie in the 100m Back Stroke making a new Meet record with a time of 1.11:28 besides taking the Gold in 50m Butterfly, 100m Freestyle and Butterfly. Dian Isandra Johan brought in the other Gold for the 50m Butterfly in her group, bringing the total Gold to 5 for DSA which was a significant increase from last year’s Meet. Georgene Wee and Koh Teck Chen added 2 more Silvers and few more Bronzes to the tally. The medal winners and those who contributed significantly by reaching the Top 24 in their events are listed below:

Yap Yong Jie (Boy 10 & Under Group 4)

• 50m Back 33.83 (Silver)
• 100m Breast 1.26.47 (Bronze)
• 50m Fly 32.44 (Gold)
• 100m Free 1.05.29 (Gold)
• 100m Fly 1.11.83 (Gold)
• 100m Back 1.11.28 (Gold) *New Meet Record
• 50m Free 30.06 (Silver)

Dian Isandra Johan (Girl 10 & Under Group 4)

• 50m Back 38.25 (Bronze)
• 100m Breast 1.30.83 (Bronze)
• 50m Fly 34.99 (Gold)
• 100m Fly 1.23.70 (Bronze)
• 50m Breast 41.42 (Bronze)
• 100m Back 1.26.11 (Bronze)

Georgene Wee (Girl 13-14 Group 2)

• 100m Breast 1.19.97 (Silver)
• 50m Breast 36.41 (Bronze)

Koh Teck Chen (Boy 13-14 Group 2)

• 100m Fly 1.00.24 (Silver)

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DSA swimmer Yumi Okuzono won her first Gold in Malaysia Open Swimming Championships for the 200m Butterfly Women. Representing the KL Team at the Malaysia Open Swimming Championship (MOSC 2017) held at Pusat Akuatik Hang Jebat, Melaka between 4th to 7th May, Yumi struck Gold on Day 4 of the Meet with an improved personal best timing of 2:24.29. It was a great achievement for young Yumi who being just 14 yrs of age, participated in the Women age group for the event. Yumi was also in the final for 50m and 100 m Butterfly, 100m Breast Stroke, and 200m and 400m Individual Medleys. She has been steadily moving up her performance to compete and win at international Meets. We are sure to see more of her in the coming years as she gets faster and stronger.

In addition, other DSA swimmers representing KL Team who sparkled at the Meet were Georgene Wee Ee Jern who was in the final for the 50m Backstroke Women, 200m and 800m Freestyle Women. Koh Tech Chen also made it to the final 8 of the 200m Butterfly Men. Reaching this level and competing with the best nationwide and in the region is no mean feat. and we congratulate all the swimmers, coaches and parents for their dedication and commitment. A great day for the swim team to see more of their swimmers reaching to greater heights and we look forward to even more in the future.

• DSA Squad Time Trial Result – March 2017 (Kampung Pandan)
• DSA Squad Time Trial Result – March 2017 (Panasonic, Shah Alam)
• Squad Time Trial Result – March 2017 (Unregistered Swimmers)