The 12th and 13th March 2016 will go down in history of DSA Swim Club, not just as the hottest competition days, with scorching heat of 36 degrees burning skins, but also as the big day when DSA Swim Club stood FIRST! The Champions! DSA Swim Club emerged Overall Champion at the 1st ASUM/NSC/MILO MADWAVE Junior Splash Swim 2016 with a total of 639 points. Now, that’s a day to remember!

The intense heat did drain out swimmers of their best, there was a lot of emotions running high as personal bests were not beaten; but there was indeed a lot to cheer, with Gold medals galore!

Outstanding performances by the Okuzono sisters blazed the 2 days as Yumi and Misa Okuzono took home the Overall Best Swimmer trophies in the Group 3 and Group 4 categories respectively. Georgene Wee took 2 Gold in 100m Free and 50m Breast while Lean Yi Yi and Rio Shirai added more than 40 points each with their many silver and bronze medals in various events.

The relay teams shone bright with the glitter of gold as 11 Golds were harnessed from the many relay events from various groups. Kudos to the relay swimmers, specially to Group 5 and Group 3 Girls taking the Gold in in 4 X 50m Freestyle, 4 X 100m Freestyle and 4 X 50m Medley Relay.

The new LCD scoreboard got a lot of attention from DSA swimmers as their names shone out brightly. Another feature upgraded in the venue was the new finishing touch pads.

Great performance by the young swimmers of DSA Swim Club and it’s all in the bag and the next big event coming up is the Sport Excel First Leg in Melaka where there would be some stiff competition from other clubs. Keep up the training and wishing DSA Swimmers the best in Melaka.

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Splendid start for 2016 by DSA Swimming Team

Kompleks Renang, Bandar Tun Rasak was the venue for the MILO / NSC / PRAKL Age Group Swimming Championship 2016. Being the first Meet for the year, DSA Swimming Team gave a remarkable performance, and set a high standard for the rest of the year. The 3 day event was another big step for DSA Swimming Club as they moved to the Second Place overall in the Championship. This is the second Meet they have attained this feat, surely making their positions at the top level swimming clubs in the country.

The team garnered a total of 39 Golds up more than 10 Golds from last year’s count of 27. This included 8 Golds both by Yumi and Misa Okuzono,the sisters who clearly swept the field in every event they participated in. Lean Yiyi with 5 Golds, Darren Lew, Phoebe Heather Law and Sean Goh with 3 Golds, Rio Shirai 2 Golds and Georgene Wee with 1 Gold contributed to the total tally.

The record breaking feats included 3 new records by young Misa Okuzono in 100m Fly (1:15.44), 200m Free (2:29.23) and 50m Fly (34.55) respectively. Elder sister Yumi Okuzono tipped 2 new records in 100m Fly (1:08.77) and 50m Fly (30.68). One more record was made by the Group 3 Girls  4×100 free medley relay team( 5:03.73). Apart from the medal winning performances, many swimmers also set their Personal Bests (PB) in their events.

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What a way to finish the year for the DSA Swim Team!

As always, the months and months of build-up and training had a sweet ending with records, medals and best ever points score at the 34th President Cup, held at Pusat Akuatik Hang Jebat in Malacca on 27-29 November 2015.

Thanks to a stellar performance by the swimmers, DSA Swim Team made great strides in the team standings, coming in third (549 points), a massive move up from sixth (249 points) last year.

Great appreciation goes to the strong support of the parents of the swimmers and the DSA coaches who have seen many a swimmer turn champion under their proficient training. Hats off to the DSA coaches yet again!  Together with the swimmers, the great efforts, hard work and endeavour has brought DSA Swim Team to a position of the Top 3 Swimming Clubs in Malaysia in a short span of less than 4 years.

The message of DSA Swim Team at this swim meet was to “Stand-up for Moderation”, a very relevant message for a multi-cultural society like Malaysia today. Unity is a precious gift which as Malaysians, we must all seek to protect and preserve. DSA hopes that this message of unity can be spread to everyone, making Malaysia a harmonious place to live, learn, work and play.

The atmosphere, team spirit and unity at the Meet was remarkable this year with a lot of cheering from everyone in the team whenever a DSA swimmer was at the starting blocks. The cheering on the last day by the whole team was astounding and will be remembered for some time to come. And, yes, the cheering did have its effects!

Young Darren Lew Chen, the upcoming freestyle champion created a new record in the Group 4 Boys (10 yrs & under) 100m Freestyle with a timing of 1:02.15. He also won a total of 5 Gold at the Meet. We are going to see many more accomplishments from Darren in the coming years for sure!

Other winning performances included Yumi Okozono (2 Gold), Phobe H Law (2 Gold), Koh Tech Chen (1 Gold). Significant contributions were also made by Wesley Kam, Misa Okuzono, Lee Jia Jing, Liong Jee Xerc  and Jack Leetham who together added 165 points to the total tally.

The results show the young swimmers improving greatly, learning with each experience. Timings improved by 5 seconds or more for these younger swimmers and in some cases first timers even, and this accomplishment within a period of 3 months is simply outstanding.  In all, it was a great ending for the years swimming calendar, and the swimmers have the holiday season to have a breather and enjoy some time off. 2016 beckons with PRA-KL on the calendar opening the season at the end of January.

Onward DSA Swim Team, to greater performances ahead!

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