Golden smiles: FT’s Chan Kah Yan (left) and Melvin Chua posing with their gold medals after winning the women’s and men’s 200m backstroke finals respectively.
A DECISION to take a one-year break from studies to concentrate on swimming has paid off handsomely for Chan Kah Yan in Sukma.
At the Hang Jebat Aquatic Centre yesterday, she won three gold medals for the Federal Territories and broke a Games record.
The 18-year-old bagged her first gold medal of the day in the 200m backstroke with a time of 2:24.87. Selangor’s Amanda Pasaoa Lee took silver in 2:28.76 and Perak’s Cheng Karmen finished third in 2:30.91.
And half-an-hour later, Kah Yan broke the Sukma 100m freestyle record, winning in 58.10 to erase the previous mark of 58.14 set by Leung Chii Lin of Sabah in Terengganu two years ago. The silver and bronze medals went to Johor’s Lee Xue Ting (59.16) and Sabah’s Heng Kor Jin (1:00.66).
Kah Yan was back in the pool 40 minutes later and she won the 200m individual medley in 2:24.94. It was her fourth gold medal-winning effort. Her first victory was in the 200m freestyle on Friday.
Kah Yan said that she never expected to break the record in the 100m freestyle as she was tired after winning the 200m backstroke.
“The two events were only 30 minutes apart and breaking the record was a pleasant surprise,” said Kah Yan, who bagged one gold in six silvers at the Terengganu Games.
“It was a memorable day for me as I broke one record Sukma record and won three golds in 70 minutes.
“My decision to take a one-year break from studies after completing my SPM (Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia) last December to concentrate on my swimming career has paid off well.
“I am happy to have broken a Sukma record for the first time and will go all out to win gold in 800m freestyle and help FT do well in three relay events (4x100m and 4x200m freestyle and 4x100m medley).”
Another FT swimmer, Ian James Bar, also broke the Games record in the men’s 200m individual medley with a time of 2:08.09, erasing the old mark of 2:08.17 set by Perak’s Allen Ong in Penang in 2000.
Melvin Chua made it a 1-2 for FT, clocking 2:08.96 to finish ahead of Selangor’s Teh Wei Pin (2:13.74).
At the Hang Jebat Aquatic Centre yesterday, she won three gold medals for the Federal Territories and broke a Games record.
The 18-year-old bagged her first gold medal of the day in the 200m backstroke with a time of 2:24.87. Selangor’s Amanda Pasaoa Lee took silver in 2:28.76 and Perak’s Cheng Karmen finished third in 2:30.91.
And half-an-hour later, Kah Yan broke the Sukma 100m freestyle record, winning in 58.10 to erase the previous mark of 58.14 set by Leung Chii Lin of Sabah in Terengganu two years ago. The silver and bronze medals went to Johor’s Lee Xue Ting (59.16) and Sabah’s Heng Kor Jin (1:00.66).
Kah Yan was back in the pool 40 minutes later and she won the 200m individual medley in 2:24.94. It was her fourth gold medal-winning effort. Her first victory was in the 200m freestyle on Friday.
Kah Yan said that she never expected to break the record in the 100m freestyle as she was tired after winning the 200m backstroke.
“The two events were only 30 minutes apart and breaking the record was a pleasant surprise,” said Kah Yan, who bagged one gold in six silvers at the Terengganu Games.
“It was a memorable day for me as I broke one record Sukma record and won three golds in 70 minutes.
“My decision to take a one-year break from studies after completing my SPM (Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia) last December to concentrate on my swimming career has paid off well.
“I am happy to have broken a Sukma record for the first time and will go all out to win gold in 800m freestyle and help FT do well in three relay events (4x100m and 4x200m freestyle and 4x100m medley).”
Another FT swimmer, Ian James Bar, also broke the Games record in the men’s 200m individual medley with a time of 2:08.09, erasing the old mark of 2:08.17 set by Perak’s Allen Ong in Penang in 2000.
Melvin Chua made it a 1-2 for FT, clocking 2:08.96 to finish ahead of Selangor’s Teh Wei Pin (2:13.74).
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