DSAS finish as First Runner Up at Short Course Meet in Shah Alam

18 Swimming Clubs and over 520 swimmers converged to Pusat Akuatik Darul Ehsan, Shah Alam on 4th to 6th July for the 12th Selangor Short Course Sprint Invitational Swimming Championships 2025, one of the prime and much awaited Swim Meet in the state of Selangor. DSA Swimming Clubs participated in the Meet with a total of 114 swimmers.

After the hectic competition, DSAS Swimming Club finished as First Runner Up. DSA won a total of 50 medals in the Novice swimmers category which included 12 Golds.  125 medals was the total in the State swimmers category which included a whopping 44 Golds bringing a huge 175 medals in total for DSA Swimming Clubs for this Meet.

In the Novice Swimmers category, Mohamed Eldamanhoury in Group 1 won a massive 6 Golds in his events with his exemplary performance while Isaac Chen Yen-Bo from the same Group added one more Gold to the team tally. Olyvia Magdalene Foley finished as the Second Runner Up for Group 2 with a Gold, 5 Silvers and a Bronze while Chong Jia Ying in the same group added a Gold.

Olivia Lee Yu Xuan from Group 3 was the First Runner Up for Group 3 with a Gold, 5 Silvers and a Bronze to take home while Mia Lim Jia Yen won 2 Golds in her events for Group 3. Ethan Cheng Yu Feng, also from Group 3 finished as Second Runner Up for the Meet.

Other swimmers in the Novice Swimmers category who had podium finishes included Koray Leong Kanbur, Ethan Eng Yeung Zjung, Marvyn Teoh Min Wei, Nigel Lee Tzi Yue, Kristen Leong, Margad Badamsed, Oliver Chan Kai Sheng, Mia Larissa Mohamad, Melor Putri Khayla Putra Safa, Pei Jiayi and Kaira Reyes Lau.

In the State Swimmers category Liew Yu Shan emerged as the Overall Champion in Girls Group 2. Anabelle Kong Shu Li was First Runner Up while Shannon Tan Yan Qing finished as Second Runner Up for the same group.

Itto Horiuchi and Lee Xin Tung were the First Runners Up in Group 3 Boys and Girls categories while Aylah Wang finished as Second Runner Up in Group 3 Girls and Wah Hao Ran was Second Runner Up in Group 3 Boys.

Noma Horiuchi was the Overall Champion in the Girls Group 4 amassing an impressive 8 Golds while Owen Chan Kai Wen won the Overall Champion in the Boys Group 4. Anna Maglai and Cayden How Xuan Hee took the First Runners Up positions for the Girls and Boys categories while Alysha Aryana Mohd Khairul finished as Second Runner Up for Girls in the Group.

Kayler Ngan Kang Yi with 2 Golds and Yap Zhen Yi, Yap Ke Hui , Yap Inn Xuan, Max Lim Jia Jun, Jayden Lim and Keira Lee Shwen with a Gold each were the other Gold winners in their respective groups. Other podium finishers for DSA in the Meet included Cham Yu Xiang, Julian Lee, Aydan Chew Hwe Zhe, Muhamad Akash Rifqi, Clifford Yeap Shun Long, Raeka Ong, Alynna Yong Zhang Ya, Henri James Johan Keeton and Anand Badamsed.

DSA swimmers really dazzled in the pool for the Relay events with no less than 5 Meet Records being established at the Meet. They included the Group 2 Girls 4×25 Freestyle and Mixed 4×50 Medley Relays and the Group 4 Girls 4×25 Freestyle and two teams in the 4×25 Medley Relays. There was a total of 2 Golds from Group 1, 3 Golds from Group 2, 6 Golds from Group 3 and 2 Golds from Group 4 Relay teams in addition to the record-breaking performances. The swimmers from both the DSA Swimming Clubs really have a great achievement to look back on after their immense medal tally and grand success. A detailed view of the full results and the medal tally can be downloaded from the links below.

Full Results
Medal Tally-State Swimmers
Medal Tally-Novice Swimmers
Medal Tally-Relay

The 3rd Penang Invitational Swimming Championships (PISC) 2025 was held on 20-22 June at the Relau Sports Complex, Relau Penang. 27 swimmers from DSA Swimming Club Penang participated in the weekend Meet. The swimmers won a total of 22 medals for their events which included 1 Gold, 11 Silvers and 10 Bronzes. Hoo Jean Yee from Group 2 took the Gold in the 200 Meter Backstroke event while Garrel Lee Xuan, Gabriel Lee Jin, Ronan Cheong Hao Jin, Goh Hao Wei, Lim Eu Ning and Ngin Jia Yik got home Slivers and Bronzes for their individual wins. In the Relay events the Group1 boys won the Bronze both in the 200Meter Freestyle and Medley Relays. A detailed view of the Medal tally and the full results can be downloaded from the links below.

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Medal Tally
Medal Tally-Relay

The aim of the MAS / NSC / MILO Splash Swim Series is to provide suitable avenues of competition to develop and retain the second and third layers of swimming talent nationwide from the grassroots development level. The Splash Swim Series will consist of 2 Legs held simultaneously in 3 Regions – Central, Northern and East Malaysia. The Northern Region includes Perlis, Kedah, Penang, Perak, Terengganu, Kelantan, Pahang; the Central Region will be Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Johor and Sabah, Sarawak, Labuan will constitute the region under East Malaysia.

The Splash Swim Series is open to Swimmers local or foreign, who are existing members of any club or school registered in Malaysia and affiliated to their respective States or MAS, and any Sekolah Sukan Malaysia and who meet the Time Standards required for a particular event. Swimmers whose recorded personal best time for the event falls within the Minimum and Maximum times specified for qualification will also be eligible to participate.

The first Leg of the Swim Series for 2025 was held on 13-15 June at Pusat Akuatik Darul Ehsan, Shah Alam. A total of 187 swimmers from the swimming clubs in the Central Region which included the DSA, DSAS and DSAJ Swimming Clubs participated in the Meet. The 3-day Meet concluded with DSA Swimming Clubs winning 20 Golds with 14 new Meet Records and a total of 53 medals.

Among the many blazing stars of DSA Swimmers with spell-binding performances, Tai Sze Wei from Group 3 and Jiwoo Jung from Group 2 clinched glory with an amazing 3 Golds and 2 Meet Records. Young Yui Hirano in Group 4 shone brightly with 3 new Meet Records and Lee Chi Ning with 2 new Meet Records had a Gold each among their many medals to take home.  Others with new Meet Records included Amelia Koek Gelacio, Gerald Ho, Ava Loong Yue, Hiew Lik Yang and Lee Nahyun.

Amanda Koek Gelacio added 3 Golds to the team total while Chong Jia Ying won 2 Golds in her events. Marvyn Teoh Min Wei and Javan Pun Jin Wen brought home a Gold each for their events while a host of others made it to the top 3 in their events for a pavilion finish. This included Angus Lim, Athan Lim, Aydan Chew Hwe Zhe, Isaac Chen Yen-Bo, Nigel Lee Tzi Yue, Ong Zi Yi, Kristen Leong, Aryan Caleb Nair and Leong Joe Yip. A detailed view of the medal tally and the full results can be downloaded from the links below.

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31 Meet Records at Karnival Meet in Bukit Jalil

The first AKL-MSWP Swimming Talent Carnival (Karnival Bakat Sukan Renang AKL-MSWP 2025) was held on the 31^st May and 1^st June, 2025 at the National Aquatic Centre, Bukit Jalil. As with the Novice Meets, the aim of this new Swimming Carnival is to encourage swimming for young children and to identify new talents at the junior levels in Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan areas.

The Meet is specifically meant for Malaysians who are novice or non-state swimmers from registered affiliates and swimming clubs and have not advanced in any of the major inter-club Swim Meets in the preceding years. The Meet also served as the qualifying Meet for the selection of swimmers for the National swimming series of Karnival Bakat Kebangsaan (KBK) to be organized by Majlis Sukan Negara in 2025.

A total of 104 swimmers from DSA Swimming Club, Kuala Lumpur participated in the 2-day Meet at Bukit Jalil. It was a great weekend for the swimmers to be participating in a Swim Meet at their home location and they won a total of 90 medals which included 30 Golds and established 31 Meet Records.

The Gold medallists and record creators included Damien Cheong Min Zhe and Wong Kyzie from Group 3 who topped the count with 5 Golds and Meet records. Danielle Rae Chiew Wern Ee from Group 4 won 4 Golds with new records. Christina Isabelle Fernandiz, Ooi Jee Kay, Aryan Caleb Nair, Nik Nameera Nadine Binti Nik M Farid and Aleeya Rose binti Norazri added 2 Golds and 2 new records each for the team while Marisa Lim Yi Ting, Tan Wei Xuan, Dylan Ngoi Win Yit, Matthew Chin Zi Shen, Dexter Kam Yuan Zi, Victoria Jun-Lin Tan and Yam Ee Ren brought home a Gold and a new record each to their names.

The other swimmers who ended the weekend with podium finishes included Lee Jun Ming, Asyrafiq Ahmad Rozi, Shahista Karleesha binti Shahmi Saifuddin, Ahmad Halfy, Chang Ji Syuen, Joey Chee Zhia Xuan, Shawn Boey Wei Xiang, Tan Wei Ni, Skyler Yap Zhe Yu, Muhd Aref Rafiq Mohd Huzaidi, Yam Ee Ren and Tang Zi Qian (Violet).

A detailed view of the medal tally and full results can be downloaded from the links below.

Full Results
Medal Tally

Swimming Club make huge haul at SportExcel Circuit Leg 1 Meet

The SportExcel / Milo / NSC / MAS Swimming Circuit is designed to offer additional competitive opportunities to nurture and develop swimming talent across Malaysia, with the goal of achieving success at both national and international levels. Participation in the SportExcel Circuit is limited to swimmers whose personal best times meet or exceed the Minimum Time Standards set for each event.

The Circuit comprises two preliminary legs conducted simultaneously across three regions—Central, Northern, and East Malaysia—followed by a Grand Final. The Northern Region consisted of Perlis, Kedah, Penang, Perak, Terengganu, Kelantan, Pahang. The Central Region included Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Johor and East Malaysia covered Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan areas.

As with the previous year, only Malaysian swimmers are eligible to receive medals and podium incentives for the Top 3 placements. Foreign swimmers may participate and earn points to qualify for the Grand Final, but are not eligible for podium rewards.

DSA, DSAS and DSAJ Swimming Clubs participated in the Meet for the Central Region which was held at Pusat Akuatik Darul Ehsan, Shah Alam on the 16th-18th of May. The combined swimmers from DSA stood at 209 and after 3 days of intense competitive swimming, the swimmers brought home a total of 134 medals which included 50 Golds, besides having created a breath-taking 7 Meet Records.

The trail blazing record breakers included Cham Yu Xiang who won 4 Golds with 3 Meet Records and Wong Shi Qi with 2 Golds and 2 Meet Records, both of whom were in the Open Swimmers category. Olivia Seow Cui Ying who won 2 Golds created a new Record in Group 2 category while Kayler Ngan Kang Yi with 3 Golds was the other record breaker in the Group 3 category.

Other stars who contributed to the huge 50 Golds collection included Noah Abdul Rizal in Group 3 with a staggering 7 Golds in his events, Keira Lee Shwen in Group 4 with 6 Golds, Anabelle Kong Shu Li in Group 2 also with 6 Golds, Evan Chua Min Hao in Group 1 with 4 Golds, Evita Tan Ee Lin from Group 2 and Alysha Aryana Mohd Khairul in Group 4 with 3 Golds each. Besides these Ethan Chua Min Han, Aydan Chew Hwe Zhe, Bo Yu Hew, Lee E-An, Ong Zhi Kheam, Lee Chi Ning, Zhi Ju Ho, Liew Yu Shan and Owen Chan Kai Wen all added a Gold each to the team tally.

Other podium finishers with their excellent performances included Joseph Chan Kai Xiang, Cham Yu Yang, Ethan Eng Yeung Zjung, Jamie Chee Zhia Xin, Isaac Chen Yen-Bo, Muhamad Akash Rifqi, Jamie Koh Jun Ming, Clifford Yeap Shun Long, Isaac Lee Ming, Wah Hao Ran, Foo Qi Wei, Raeka Ong, Alynna Yong Zhang Ya, Natalie Rae Chiew Zhen Ee, Sasha Caunter Chin Liyen, Daniella Lian Yue Yan, Lee Xin Tung, Henri James Johan Keeton, Zuhayra Adn Zulkifli, Cassandra Wong Zi En and Lisa Katherina Siemers. A detailed view of the medal tally and the full results can be downloaded from the links below.

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Medals for DSA Penang at Ipoh Meet

DSA Swimming Club also participated in the Meet for the Northern Region which was held at Pusat Akuatik Tuanku Zara, Ipoh, Perak on the 16th-18th of May. 13 swimmers from DSA Penang participated in the Meet which is the first time for all of them to participate in a national level inter-club Meet. The swimmers brought home 11 medals which included 1 Gold won by Ronan Cheong Hao Jin from Group 1. Other medal winners included Hoo Jean Yee, Gareth Goh and Goh Hao Wei. A detailed view of the medal tally and full results can be downloaded from the links below.

Full Result
Medal Tally