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)

DSA Swim Team moves up at Sport Excel Meet

The first leg of the NSC/Milo/Sport Excel Junior Swimming Circuit for 2017 was held at Pusat Akuatik Darul Ehsan, Selangor on 22-23 April. Being the first of the 3 series Meet, swimmers needed to be in the Top 24 bracket with the highest points to qualify for the Grand Final held during the latter half of the year.  Weather wise, the 2 day meet had varying conditions which did not pose much difficulty to swimmers and they were able to perform well at their events.

DSA Swim Team had some great performances  which gave the team a stunning finish at 3rd position in the final team scores with 1,751 points. This was an awesome leap from last year when they stood 7th with 842.5 points. This achievement was contributed by many swimmers which included Yap Yong Jie with 6 Gold 1 Bronze;  Darren Lew Chen Jet with 2 Gold, 2 Silver;  Dian Isandra bt. Johan  with 1 Gold, 3 Silver, 2 Bronze;  Georgene Wee Ee Jern with 2 Silver; Brian Chung Ze Xuan with 1 Silver and Chong Hiong Kiet with 1 Bronze. In addition a total of 30 swimmers from the various groups also made it into the Top 24 thereby gaining valuable points for the next leg and the Grand Final. They were

Group 4 Girls:

• Dian Isandra bt. Johan (8 events)
• Lean Yi Yi (7 events)
• Natasha Sophea bt Mohd Firdaus (5 events – 50 BR, 50BK, 50FLY, 50 FR, 100FR)
• Samantha Yong Scanlan (1 event – 50 BK)
• Elsa Eow Yeng Yii (4 events – 50BR, 100BR, 50 BK, 100BK)
• Lee Sam Yee (3 events – 50BR, 100BR, 100FLY)
• Eunice Wong Ee Yin (1 event – 100FLY)

Group 4 Boys:

• Yap Yong Jie (8 events)
• Chong Hiong Kiet (8 events)
• Cheong Hoe Hann (5 events – 50BR, 100BR, 50 FR, 100FR, 50 FLY)

Group 3 Girls:

• Nur Afiqah bt Mohd Shahrill (3 events)
• Lana Malika Hussayni (2 events)
• Chan Ying Yi (5 events)

Group 3 Boys:

• Darren Lew Chen Jet (5 events)
• Wesley Kam Zhuo Wei (8 events)
• Hoh Kei Wei (2 events – 50 BR, 100BR)
• Austin Gan Ee Kye (1 event – 100 BR)
• Zachary Chin Zi Yong (2 events – (50FR, 100FR)

Group 2 Boys:

• Lee Jia Jing (8 events)
• Chung Ze Xuan (6 events – 50 BR, 100BR, 50 FR, 100FR, 50BK, 100BK)
• Tan Chen Hong (2 events – 50 BK, 100BK)
• Liam Eu Li-An (5 events – 50BR,100BR, 50 FR, 100FR, 50 BK)
• Tan Shanyong (2 events – 100FL, 100BK)

Group 2 Girls:

• Georgene Wee Ee Jern (8 events)
• Asley Chow Jia Qian (7 events)
• Chong Kar Hian (6 events)
• Alicia Teng Yi Ling (5 events -50BK, 100BK, 50 FR, 100FR, 100FLY)
• Chong Hey Sheen (2 events -100BR, 50FLY )
• Audrey Wong Mei Yie (2 events – 50 BR, 100BR)
• Elle Eow Teen Yii (1 event – 100BR)

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