Kevin Now Chases Olympic Spot In 400m Freestyle

KUALA LUMPUR: Indonesia SEA Games gold medallist Kevin Yeap is aiming for double Olympic qualification in the national age-group swimming championships at the National Aquatic Centre in Bukit Jalil this weekend.

The 23-year-old long distance swimmer met the London Olympic invitational mark for the 1,500m freestyle at the Singapore national age-group meet last month and has set his sights on dipping under the 400m freestyle mark as well.

Kevin, who has never competed in the Olympics, said he won’t be doing the longer distance this time so as to give himself a better shot at making the cut for the 400m freestyle.

Not done yet: Kevin Yeap is the only Malaysian swimmer to have reached Olympic qualifying standards.

“I’m only swimming the 200m and 400m freestyles this time. I hope to get under the Olympic invitational time for the 400m freestyle as I’m just one second away based on my personal best time,” said Kevin.

Commonwealth Games / Swimming: Swimmers Return With Loads Of Experience

ONE final appearance, five national records and a qualifier for the World Championships is how the Commonwealth Games statistics read for the national swimming squad.

There were no medals but for national coach Paul Birmingham, New Delhi can be deemed a success considering the difficulties the squad faced throughout the competition. "I admit that I expected faster times from certain swimmers but I have to say that this was easily the toughest competition many of them have experienced," said Birmingham yesterday.

He was not only talking about the world class opposition that Australia, England and South Africa offered but also the challenge the swimmers faced with the schedule and health.

"It was 16-hour days throughout the competition as we had to get up at 5am and travel two hours to the venue and we had to repeat this in the evenings and this took a toll on the swimmers. "There were also health issues as some had the flu while others went down with food poisoning. This was experienced by almost all the swimming teams and I can confidently say that for the others, this was also a tough meet."

But there was a silver lining and Birmingham said the five national records were satisfying considering the challenge the swimmers faced. "Chui Lai Kwan also qualified for the World Championships and that was a job well done." Lai Kwan also improved the national 50m freestyle record to 26.03s and was the only Malaysian to make an individual final.

The others who set new national marks were Christina Loh in the women's 50m breaststroke (33.39), Chan Kah Yan (50m backstroke -- 30.19), Yap See Tuan (men's 50m breaststroke -- 29.78) and Ian James Barr (200m IM -- 2:07.22). One swimmer who didn't enjoy the New Delhi experience was Daniel Bego and Birmingham said this was expected considering that he only had 12 weeks of training coming into the Games. "Many have questioned why Daniel took six months off (to concentrate on his studies) but this is a break he needed. We have to remember that he has been training non-stop for years and he simply needed a break.

"We want him for the London Olympics in 2012 and he will need six months of hardwork to get back his form." Hardwork is also something Birmingham expects from those who didn't do as well as expected. "The swimmers (who didn't perform) have been told and it is now up to them to start working, especially if they are serious about their careers." It will basically be the same squad for the Asian Games and Birmingham admitted that medals will be out of reach. "Japan and China are going to dominate the top four positions in most of the events and what I can hope for from my swimmers are new national records."

Kah Yan Tutup Tirai Dengan Tujuh Emas

Chan Kah Yan ceria mempamerkan tujuh pingat emas dan dua perak yang dimenanginya dalam pelbagai acara renang pada Sukan Malaysia di Pusat Akuatik Hang Jebat, Krubong, semalam.

MELAKA - Perenang kebangsaan, Chan Kah Yan menutup tirai kejohanan renang Sukan Malaysia (Sukma) XIII dengan cemerlang selepas berjaya mengutip emas ketujuhnya di temasya ini dengan meraih dua lagi emas di Pusat Akuatik Hang Jebat, di sini, semalam.

Layak untuk bergelar ratu renang, Kah Yan yang mewakili Wilayah Persekutuan melengkapkan koleksi pingat emasnya pada hari terakhir kejohanan itu menerusi acara 100m kuak lentang individu wanita dan 4x100m rampaian berganti wanita.

Lebih manis, kejayaan itu turut membuatkan perenang berusia 18 tahun itu muncul sebagai atlet wanita yang memungut emas tertinggi berserta dua perak pada Sukma edisi ke-13 setakat ini.

Kah Yan sebelum ini meraih emas menerusi acara 100m gaya bebas, 200m gaya bebas, 200m kuak lentang, 200m rampaian individu, 800m gaya bebas daripada 11 acara yang disertainya.

Menurut perenang yang hanya meraih satu emas dan enam perak pada Sukma Terengganu 2008, dia amat terkejut dengan pencapaiannya itu selain gembira dapat memperbaiki prestasi dirinya.

''Ini memang satu kejutan yang besar buat saya dan saya amat gembira selepas mampu membuat kemunculan semula yang baik selepas memberi tumpuan terhadap peperiksaan SPM (Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia) tahun lalu," katanya.

Dia yang mencatat masa 1:05.83s untuk meraih emas dalam acara 100m kuak lentang meninggalkan Loo Hei Di dari Selangor (1:08.30s) yang membawa pulang perak ketika Cheng Karmen dari Perak pula sekadar berpuas hati dengan gangsa (1:09.31s).

Sementara itu, perenang elit kebangsaan dari Perak, Kevin Yeap Soon menyaksikan kehebatannya selepas berjaya meraih emas dalam acara 1500m gaya bebas individu lelaki (15:59.08s) sekali gus memecahkan rekodnya sendiri (16:07.71s) di Sukma Terengganu dua tahun lalu.

Di samping itu, seorang lagi perenang elit kebangsaan Ian James Barr dari Wilayah Persekutuan mengungguli acara 100m kuak lentang individu lelaki untuk merangkul emas dengan catatan masa 59.55s.

Ian sekali lagi berjaya mengutip emas keduanya semalam menerusi acara 4X100m rampaian berganti lelaki hasil gandingan mantap kuartet yang turut dibarisi Melvin Chua, Kevin Lim dan Joshua Lee dengan merakamkan masa 3:58.72s.

Dalam acara 50m gaya bebas individu wanita pula, Chui Lai Kwan (Sabah) mencatatkan masa 26.56s untuk meraih emas, manakala Foo Jian Beng (Selangor) mengakhiri saingan 50m gaya bebas individu lelaki dengan mencatat 23.68s bagi tempat pertama.

Kevin Completes Hat-trick Of Double Golds In Sukma Swimming

PERAK’s Kevin Yeap Soon Choy wrapped up the final day of the swimming competition in style with a new Games record in the men’s 1,500m freestyle at the Hang Jebat Aquatic Centre yesterday.

The 21-year-old national swimmer, who had won the 400m race in a meet record time the previous day, thus earned a double in the distance freestyle event for the third consecutive time in the Games.

Yesterday, Kevin finished the 30-lap race in 15:59.08 to erase his previous time of 16:07.71 set in Terengganu two years ago.

Sarawak’s Vernon Lee clinched the silver medal in 16:27.82 and the bronze medal went to Selangor’s Yip Kin Seng in 16:54.17.

“It is another excellent result for me today (yesterday),” said Kevin, who has a personal best of 15:51.80, which he clocked to take the silver medal at the Laos SEA Games last year.

“I am happy to retain the gold medal and to set another Sukma record. My time at the Laos SEA Games was better but I am happy to dip below 16 minutes.”

Meanwhile, the Federal Territories Chan Kah Yan emerged as a star performer in swimming, bagging seven gold medals and setting two new meet records.

Yesterday, she won two gold medals in the women’s 100m backstroke and 4x100m medley together with Christina Loh, Chong Siew Mun and Tania Lee. She had earlier won gold in the 100m, 200m and 800m freestyle, 200m backstroke and 200m individual medley.

FT emerged as the overall winners in swimming with a medal haul of 17-12-7.

Kevin Breaks Games Record To Win 400m Freestyle Gold

NATIONAL swimmer Kevin Yeap Soon Choy picked up Perak’s first gold medal in swimming and smashed the Sukma record in the men’s 400m freestyle at the Hang Jebat Aquatic Centre yesterday.

The 21-year-old, a silver medallist at the Laos SEA Games last year, clocked 4:02.11 to erase the meet record of 4:02.82 set by Sarawakian Dieung Manggan in 2002 in Kota Kinabalu.

Sarawak’s Vernon Lee won the silver in 4:08.35 and Joshua Lee Leam Yoong of the Federal Territories took bronze in 4:11.88.

“I could have done better but I was not feeling too good,” said Kevin, who is also the favourite to pick up the gold in the 1,500m freestyle today.

At the Malaysian Open last month, Kevin won a double for Perak – winning both the 400m and 1,500m freestyle races. He has also won both the two events in Sukma since the 2006 edition in Alor Setar.

The Federal Territories men’s 4x200m freestyle team of Ian James Barr, Kevin Lim Kar Meng, Melvin Chua Bao Quan and Joshu Lee Leam Yoong set the second meet record of the day. They won the gold in 7:54.20, erasing the old mark of 7:57.81 set by Sarawak in 2008.

Sarawak picked up the silver in 8:04.22 while Sabah took the bronze in 8:12.46.

With one day more of competition to go, FT lead the medal standings in swimming with a haul of 13-12-6 ahead of Sabah (7-4-8) and Sarawak (4-5-3).

In diving, Perak topped the standings on 2-2-2 followed by Sarawak (2-1-2) and Penang (2-1-0).

SUKMA: Kevin Yeap Catat Rekod Baru Renang 400m Gaya Bebas

Kevin Yeap, Perenang Dari Perak Catat Rekod Kejohanan 400m Gaya Bebas SUKMA. Foto: Dusa Abas

MELAKA, 15 Jun (Bernama) -- Perenang jarak jauh kebangsaan Kevin Yeap merangkul pingat emas dan mencatatkan rekod baru Sukan Malaysia (SUKMA) dalam acara 400m gaya bebas lelaki di Pusat Akuatik Hang Jebat di sini Selasa.

Perenang dari Perak itu yang berpusat di Bukit Jalil dan akan genap usia 21 tahun Ogos ini, mencatatkan 4 minit 2.11 saat bagi memadamkan rekod lama 4:02.82s yang dilakukan oleh peserta Sarawak, Dieung Manggan semasa SUKMA Sabah lapan tahun lepas.

Wakil Sarawak Vernon Lee terpaksa berpuas hati di tempat kedua dengan catatan 4:08.35s dan gangsa diraih oleh Joshua Lee dari Wilayah Persekutuan dengan masa 4:11.88s.

"Sebenarnya, memang sasaran saya untuk memecahkan rekod dalam acara ini. Catatan terbaik saya ialah 4 minit dan saya cuba mencatatkan masa yang lebih rendah malangnya saya gagal berbuat demikian. Namun begitu, saya gembira dapat memecahkan rekod di sini," kata Kevin.

Kevin berkata beliau mencatatkan masa terbaiknya 4:00.31s bulan lepas semasa Kejohanan Renang Terbuka Malaysia kali ke-53 di Pusat Akuatik Nasional di Bukit Jalil.

"Saya akan cuba memecah rekod saya sendiri dalam acara 1,500m gaya bebas iaitu acara kegemaran saya esok," kata Kevin, yang berharap untuk menjadi perenang pertama memenangi emas berganda dalam acara 400m dan 1,500m gaya bebas dalam SUKMA tiga kali berturut-turut.

Katanya ketika muncul buat kali pertama dalam Sukma Negeri Sembilan pada 2004, beliau hanya berjaya memenangi pingat gangsa dalam kedua-dua acara.

Selain Kevin, kuartet dari Wilayah Persekutuan yang beraksi dalam acara 4x200m gaya bebas lelaki berganti-ganti mencuri tumpuan apabila mereka turut mencatatkan rekod baru kejohanan.

Kuartet itu terdiri daripada Ian James Barr, Kevin Lim, Melvin Chua dan Joshua Lee mencatatkan 7:54.20s bagi memadamkan rekod sebelum ini 7:57.81s yang dilakukan dua tahun lepas oleh perenang dari Sarawak.

-- BERNAMA

Marellyn Training Under Keng Liat In Chase For Another Sukma Success

By LIM TEIK HUAT

Winners: Khoo Cai Lin and Kevin Yeap Soon Choy showing the 400m freestyle medal they won at the Malaysian Open swimming championship in Bukit Jalil yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR: Sabah-born swimmer Marellyn Liew is turning to former Asian Games gold medallist Lim Keng Liat for guidance as she bids to achieve a fabulous repeat of the Malaysia Games (Sukma) achievements in Tereng–ganu two years ago.
Marellyn was previously based in Bukit Jalil but returned to Kota Kinabalu in February to train under Keng Liat, who is currently preparing the Sabah swimmers for the upcoming Sukma in Malacca from June 10-19.

And the aspiring beautician showed she is in good shape heading towards what is a final Sukma outing by winning the women’s 50m butterfly title in the Malaysian Open swimming championships at the National Aquatic Centre in Bukit Jalil yesterday.

Marellyn, who turns 21 next month, surged to the front from the start and maintained her position to clock a winning time of 27.81.

Marellyn’s effort was not too far off her national mark of 27.45 set at the same meet two years ago.

There was a bonus for her when she anchored the Sabah quartet, also comprising of Chui Lai Kwan, Trini Wan and Evon Heng, to win the 4x100m freestyle in a new meet record time of 3:59.34.

Sabah also held the previous record of 4:00.62 set last year.

Marellyn was satisfied with her efforts as she came in without any serious preparation for it.
“My coach (Alex) told me to concentrate on Sukma as it’s just around the corner and he wants me to be in peak form.

“I took a few days rest before coming here and this is just a warm-up meet. I have always looked forward to competing in Sukma as I enjoyed the fun and I will miss it as this will be my last.

“I had a very memorable outing in Terengganu and I hope to go through it again,” said Marellyn, who is pursuing a higher diploma course in Sabah.

Marellyn basked in the high of winning the Best Sportsgirl award at the Terengganu Sukma after setting two national records.

She is, however, confined to doing only two individual events in Sukma due to her
status as a SEA Games silver medal winning athlete in Laos last year.

Marellyn will bid to win a double when she races the 100m butterfly today.

Selangor’s Foo Jian Beng, the Best Sportsboy at the Terengganu Sukma, capped his first Malaysian Open win by taking the 50m butterfly in 25.97.

Kevin Yeap secured a double gold for Perak in winning the men’s 400m freestyle in 4:00.31. Kevin had won the 1,500m freestyle on Friday.

Khoo Cai Lin claimed her third gold medal at the meet when she came out tops in the women’s 400m freestyle in 4:20.15.

Singapore’s Shana Lim bagged her second meet record in winning the women’s 100m backstroke final yesterday. Shana posted 1:04.62 to erase the previous record of 1:05.73 set by Negri Sembilan’s Lew Yih Wey in 2008.

Perak swimmer Kevin Betters Own Meet Record In Malaysian Open

By LIM TEIK HUAT

Long-distance specialist: Perak’s Kevin Yeap en route to winning the men’s 1,500m freestyle at the Malaysian Open on Friday. — MOHD SAHAR MISNI / The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: Perak long-distance swimmer Kevin Yeap primed up for a double golden assault at next month’s Malaysia Games (Sukma) in Malacca with a record-breaking effort in the Malaysian Open swimming championships at the National Aquatic Centre in Bukit Jalil yesterday.

The Bukit Jalil-based swimmer, who will turn 21 in August, bettered his own meet record en route to winning the men’s 1,500m freestyle well ahead of Iran’s Saman Salari.
Kevin finished the 30-lap race in 15:55.64 to erase his previous record of 16:02.02 set two years ago.

It was not his fastest effort, though, as he had clocked 15:51.80 en route to taking the silver medal at the Laos SEA Games in December.

Still, it was good enough for him to emerge as the only record breaker of the day and Kevin himself was satisfied to be in good shape as he gears up for the Sukma from June 10-19.
Kevin is hoping to be the first swimmer to win double gold medals in the 400m and 1,500m freestyle for the third consecutive Sukma.

“I will be out to retain my 400m and 1,500m freestyle gold medals.

“Hopefully, I can pull it off with new records as this will be my last Sukma,” said Kevin, who will be making his fourth appearance at the biennial Games.

“I did not go all out as the priority is to peak at Sukma.”

Kevin will bid to pick up his second gold in the Malaysian Open when he competes in the 400m freestyle today.

Laos Games gold medallist Khoo Cai Lin breezed to victory in the women’s 200m individual medley and 200m freestyle races.

She posted 2:23.07 to finish ahead of Hong Kong’s Wong Yee Ching (2:25.11) and Sarah Ho (2:26.36) in the 200m individual medley.

The Selangor-born Cai Lin then won the 200m freestyle in 2:04.62, ahead of Kuala Lumpur’s Chan Kah Yan (2:08.96) and Hong Kong’s Cheng Yuen Yee (2:10.21).

Fifteen-year-old Christina Loh, representing Kuala Lumpur, claimed her first gold medal in the Malaysian Open when she clocked 34.28 in the women’s 50m breaststroke.

It was outside her national record of 33.42 set in March but enough to put her in front of Hong Kong’s Li Cheng (35.20) and Pahang’s Boey Wen Teng (35.81).

Kuala Lumpur had another winner in Melvin Chua, who won the men’s 200m individual medley in 2:10.12, pipping team-mate Ian James Barr (2:11.01).

MEN
50m breaststroke: 1. Fu Chun Pong (Hkg) 29.79, 2. Kwok Sum (Hkg) 30.18, 3. Joel Tan (Sin) 30.28.
200m individual medley: 1. Melvin Chua (Kul) 2:10.12, 2. Ian James Barr (Kul) 2:11.01, 3. Cheng Ka Chun (Hkg) 2:15.41.
200m freestyle: 1. Rainer Ng (Sin) 1:55.31, 2. Kevin Lim (Kul) 1:56.53, 3. Mattias Ng (Sin) 1:59.64.
1,500m freestyle: 1. Kevin Yeap (Prk) 15:55.64 meet rec, 2. Saman Salari (Iri) 16:29.30, 3. Keith Sin (Hkg) 17:05.76.
4x200m freestyle: 1. Hong Kong 8:00.81, 2. Iran 8:08.35, 3. Kuala Lumpur 8:12.43.

WOMEN

50m breaststroke: 1. Christina Loh (Kul) 34.28, 2. Li Cheng (Hkg) 35.20, 3. Boey Wen Teng (Pah) 35.81.
200m individual medley: 1. Khoo Cai Lin (Sel) 2:23.07, 2. Wong Yee Ching (Hkg) 2:25.11, 3. Sarah Ho (Hkg) 2:26.36.
200m freestyle: 1. Khoo Cai Lin (Sel) 2:04.62, 2. Chan Kah Yan (Kul) 2:08.96, 3. Cheng Yuen Yee (Hkg) 2:10.21.
4x200m freestyle: 1. Hong Kong 8:50.33, 2. Sabah 8:58.86, 3. Kuala Lumpur 9:18.43.

Kevin tampil hebat ceriakan hari suram

KEVIN Yeap memecahkan rekod kejohanan dalam acara 1,500m gaya bebas lelaki pada Kejohanan Renang Terbuka Malaysia semalam

SEMALAM masuk hari kedua Kejohanan Renang Terbuka Malaysia 2010 di Pusat Akuatik, Bukit Jalil, lapor SAHLIZAH MOHAMED.

Namun, suasana terus suram tanpa ada pencapaian luar biasa yang boleh dibanggakan.

Mungkin tidak keterlaluan jika dikatakan, suasan muram itu diserikan dengan kehebatan perenang Perak, Kevin Yeap yang tampil dengan satu rekod baru kejohanan dalam acara 1,500 meter gaya bebas lelaki.

Dia mencatatkan kepantasan 15:55.64s untuk memadamkan rekod lama, 16:02.02s.

"Saya sudah menjangka akan menang dalam acara ini dan saya sungguh gembira dengan pencapaian tersebut.

"Namun, saya masih belum bersedia untuk memecahkan rekod kebangsaan. Saya masih perlukan masa untuk merealisasikannya impian ini," kata perenang berusia 21 tahun itu.

Selepas ini, dia meletakkan sasaran memburu kejayaan pada Sukan Malaysia (Sukma) XIII untuk acara 400 dan 1,500 meter.

Katanya, pada Sukma 2004, dia hanya berjaya meraih pingat gangsa untuk kedua-dua acara tersebut.

Pada temasya 2006 dan 2008, dia berjaya mendominasi kedua- dua acara tersebut dengan meraih pingat emas.

"Ini adalah Sukma saya yang terakhir dan saya berharap agar kejayaan bakal menjadi milik saya.

Sementara itu, dalam saingan wanita, perenang kebangsaan, Khoo Cai Lin meraih dua pingat emas dalam acara 200m rampaian dan gaya bebas wanita.

Turut melakar nama sebagai pemenang pingat emas semalam ialah Christina Loh dari Kuala Lumpur melalui acara 50 meter kuak dada wanita.

Perenang Kebangsaan Ungguli Kejohanan

KUALA TERENGGANU - Dua perenang kebangsaan mengungguli Kejohanan Kapas-Marang International Swimathon 2010 di Pantai Peranginan Kelulut, Marang.

Perenang Perak, Kevin Yeap Soon Choy muncul juara keseluruhan kategori lelaki selepas menjadi peserta pertama yang berjaya menamatkan saingan pada jarak 6.5 kilometer dengan catatan masa satu jam 33 minit 33 saat.

Sementara, perenang wanita dari Sabah, Leung Chii Ling dinobatkan juara keseluruhan wanita dengan mencatat masa satu jam 33 minit 35 saat. Kedua-dua perenang berkenaan adalah pemegang pingat perak pada Sukan SEA di Laos, Vietnam, tahun lalu.

Seorang lagi perenang wanita kebangsaan, Lai Mei Juan sekadar menduduki tangga kedua keseluruhan dengan catatan masa satu jam 37 minit 13 saat.

Kevin berkata, walaupun baru pertama kali menyertai pertandingan itu, dia yakin mampu memenangi kategori 20 hingga 34 tahun tetapi tidak menyangka muncul juara keseluruhan. “Saya berdepan saingan sengit dan keadaan ini hampir melemahkan semangat saya merangkul kejayaan. “Namun, dengan semangat berkobar-kobar, saya cuba menamatkan saingan dan menjadi peserta pertama sampai ke garisan penamat,” katanya.

Menurutnya, kejayaan itu adalah petunjuk terbaik buatnya mewakili negara pada sesi kelayakan ke Sukan Komanwel kelak. “Saya harap kejayaan ini turut membakar semangat saya beraksi cemerlang. “Sebenarnya, berenang di laut berbeza dengan kolam renang kerana ia banyak menguji keupayaan fizikal dan mental berikutan terpaksa mengharungi ombak besar serta arus deras,” katanya.

Sementara itu, Mei Juan pula berkata, pada mulanya dia menyertai pertandingan hanya sekadar suka-suka kerana tidak mempunyai pengalaman dalam acara berkenaan. “Saya hanya menjangka memenangi kategori wanita 20 tahun ke atas tetapi dinobatkan sebagai juara keseluruhan.

“Pencapaian ini memberi saya peluang membuat persiapan awal menghadapi Sukan Komanwel,” katanya.

Seramai 300 peserta daripada 12 negara mengambil bahagian pada perlumbaan berkenaan, antaranya Australia, Kanada, Denmark, Jepun, Jerman, United Kingdom, Vietnam dan Netherlands. Sebanyak 10 kategori dipertandingkan dengan menawarkan hadiah keseluruhan berjumlah RM44,500.

Kevin, Chii Lin Hebat

LEONG CHII LIN (kanan) dan Kevin Yeap (kiri) dinobatkan sebagai pemenang keseluruhan kategori wanita dan lelaki pada Cabaran Kapas-Marang Swimathon Antarabangsa 2010.


STATUS selaku perenang negara memberi kelebihan kepada Kevin Yeap dan Leong Chii Lin untuk muncul juara keseluruhan pada Cabaran Kapas-Marang International Swimathon 2010 di Pantai Kelulut, Marang semalam.

Kevin yang meraih pingat perak dalam acara 1500 meter gaya bebas pada Sukan SEA di Laos tahun lalu muncul juara keseluruhan kategori lelaki.

Perenang kelahiran Perak itu berjaya menamatkan cabaran sejauh 6.5 kilometer dari Pulau Kapas ke Pantai Kelulut, Marang dengan masa satu jam 33 minit dan 33 saat.

Selain muncul juara keseluruhan, Kevin turut menguasai kategori lelaki (20-34 tahun), sekali gus membolehkannya membawa pulang hadiah kemenangan berjumlah RM3,000.

"Ini adalah penyertaan pertama saya pada kejohanan swimathon dan saya akui cabaran ini cukup sukar terutamanya apabila kami perlu berdepan dengan arus ombak yang deras.
"Bagaimanapun, pengalaman beraksi pada kejohanan antarabangsa selain latihan yang tersusun memberi kelebihan kepada saya," katanya yang bakal membawa cabaran negara pada temasya Sukan Komanwel di India hujung tahun ini.

Sementara itu, perenang kelahiran Sabah, Chii Lin berjaya mencipta kejutan apabila muncul juara keseluruhan kategori wanita.

Chii Lin yang beraksi dalam acara 50 dan 100 meter gaya bebas dalam skuad renang kebangsaan berjaya menewaskan dua pencabar utamanya, Lai Mei Juan dan seorang lagi perenang negara, Khoo Chai Lin.

Dia berjaya menamatkan cabaran itu dengan masa 1:33.35s diikuti Mei Juan (1:37.13s) dan Chai Lin yang merekodkan masa 1:38.58s.

"Memang banyak bezanya apabila berenang di kolam biasa dengan berenang di lautan. Kami terpaksa melalui perjalanan yang jauh dan lebih perit lagi apabila mata saya kerap sakit kerana dimasuki air masin," jelasnya.

Chii Lin yang membantu kuartet negara meraih gangsa dalam acara 4x200m gaya bebas pada Sukan SEA Laos turut mengungguli kategori remaja wanita (12-19 tahun).

Acara lelaki (35-49 tahun) menjadi milik peserta dari United Kingdom, Anrew Tebbutt dengan masa 1:34.23s diikuti dua peserta tempatan, Yau Yee Ming dan Kohing Antak.

Nor Adli Safwan pula muncul juara kategori remaja lelaki (12-19 tahun) dengan masa 1:33.34 manakala NorShaniran Norsam dan Tan Aik Jun masing-masing berpuas hati di tempat kedua dan ketiga.

Kategori veteran lelaki (50 tahun ke atas) dikuasai peserta luar dengan Kojo Okano dari Jepun muncul juara diikuti Han Ah Wah (Malaysia) dan Eduard Nowak dari Jerman.

Cabaran Kapas-Marang International Swimathon 2010 merupakan acara tahunan yang dianjurkan kerajaan negeri Terengganu dan dikendalikan oleh Trisports Events Management Sdn. Bhd.

Yi Ting Continues Her Golden Show

Siow Yi Ting poses with her gold medal after winning the 200m breaststroke in record time.

Yi Ha! Siow Nets A Treble

Golden girl: Siow Yi Ting celebrates her win in the 200m breaststroke event Sunday.

Yi Ting Bags Another Gold, Sets New Games Record

Tight Schedule Is A Dampener

Siow Yi Ting and

Daniel Bego

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Asean University Games Results

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FINAL medal tally and results from the Asean University Games.

FINAL MEDALS TALLY
G S B Ttl
MALAYSIA 90 79 47 216
VIETNAM 45 28 23 96
THAILAND 32 29 59 120
INDONESIA 28 52 48 128
SINGAPORE 18 16 39 73
PHILIPPINES 8 12 21 41
LAOS 1 2 3 6
TIMOR-LESTE 0 1 9 10
BRUNEI 0 0 2 2
CAMBODIA 0 0 1 1

THE MALAYSIAN GOLD MEDALLISTS

ARCHERY (5)
Men’s recurve individual: Izzudin Abdul Rahim
Men’s recurve team
Women’s compound individual: Saritha Cham Nong
Women’s compound team
Mixed recurve team

·ATHLETICS (9)
Men’s shot putt: Husin Adi Alifudin
Men’s pole vault: Mohd Hafizuddin
Shahadan
Men’s hammer: Abdul Halim Yatim
Men’s 110m hurdles: Robani Hassan
Women’s 100m: Siti Fatimah Mohamad
Women’s hammer: Tan Song Hwa
Women’s shot putt: Asrenny Asik
Women’s high jump: Wong Boon Syian
Women’s pole vault: Roslinda Samsu

·BADMINTON (7)
Men’s team
Women’s team
Men’s singles: Mohd Arif Abdul Latif
Men’s doubles: Mohd Razif Latif-Tan Wee Kiong
Women’s singles: Julia Wong
Women’s doubles: Amelia Anscelly-Woon Khe Wei
Mixed doubles: Tan Wee Kiong-Woon Khe Wei

·BEACH VOLLEYBALL (1)

Women: Luk Tek Hua-Beh Shun Ting

·BOWLING (2)
Men’s singles: Mohd Syafiq Ridhwan
Women’s Masters: Zatil Iman

·HOCKEY (1)
Men’s team

·KARATE (7)
Men’s individual kata: Cheah Boon Chong
Men’s team kumite
Men’s kumite below 60kg: L. Kunasilan
Men’s kumite below 75kg: Mohd Hatta
Men’s kumite below 80kg: V. Jayaseelan
Men’s kumite above 80kg: P. Pavitern
Women’s team kata

·LAWN BOWLS (7)
Men’s singles: Mohd Nur Shahrin Jamaluddin
Men’s pairs: Mohd Nur Shahrin Jamaluddin-Mohd Hizir
Mohd Hilmi
Men’s triples
Men’s overall
Women’s singles: Nor Iryani Azmi
Women’s fours
Women’s overall

·NETBALL (1)

·SILAT (5)
Men’s ganda: Mohd Azahar Che Abdullah-Mohd Faizul-Sarif
Men’s Class A: Mohd Asuha Sacdan
Men’s Class E: Hafifi Hafiez Habibilah
Women’s ganda: Sakilah Sapar-Salihah Sapar
Women’s Class C: Wan Nurul Hidayu Wan Abdul Razak

·RUGBY SEVENS (2)
Team
League

·SHOOTING (13)
Men’s 50m pistol individual: Ahmad Zafri Ahmad Zamil
Men’s 50m pistol team
Men’s 25m rapid fire pistol individual: Hafiz Adzha
Men’s 25m rapid fire pistol team
Men’s 50m rifle prone individual: Ahmad Aqqad Yahya Ariff
Men’s 50m rifle prone team
Men’s 25m standard pistol individual: Ahmad Zafri Ahmad
Zamil
Men’s 25m standard pistol team
Men’s 10m air pistol individual: Mohd Syawal Othman
Women’s 50m rifle prone team
Women’s 50m rifle three-position team
Women’s 25m pistol individual: Wahidah Ismail
Women’s 25m pistol team

·SQUASH (3)
Men: Mohd Nafiizwan Mohd Adnan
Women: Lim Yoke Wah
Mixed team

·SWIMMING (23)
Men’s 100m freestyle: Daniel Bego (pic)
Men’s 200m freesytle: Daniel Bego
Men’s 400m freestyle: Daniel Bego
Men’s 100m butterfly: Daniel Bego
Men’s 200m butterfly: Daniel Bego
Men’s 1500m freestyle: Kevin Yeap
Men’s 200m backstroke: Melvin Chua
Men’s 200m individual medley: Melvin
Chua
Men’s 400m individual medley: Melvin
Chua
Men’s 4x100m freestyle
Men’s 4x200m freestyle
Women’s 50m freestyle: Chui Lai Kwan
Women’s 50m breaststroke: Rachel Lim
Women’s 100m breaststroke: Rachel Lim
Women’s 100m freestyle: Khoo Cai Lin
Women’s 200m freestyle: Khoo Cai Lin
Women’s 400m freestyle: Khoo Cai Lin
Women’s 800m freestyle: Khoo Cai Lin
Women’s 50m butterfly: Marellyn Liew
Women’s 100m butterfly: Marellyn Liew
Women’s 100m backstroke: Chui Lai Kwan
Women’s 4x100m freestyle
Women’s 4x100m medley

·TABLE TENNIS (2)
Women’s team
Women’s singles: Ng Sock Khim

·TAEKWONDO (2)
Women’s flyweight: Elaine Teo
Women’s bantamweight: Nurul Nadia Mahamat

Perenang Negara Terus Gegar Pusat Akuatik

BARISAN perenang negara menunjukkan pingat emas yang berjaya dimenangi semalam.

PUSAT Akuatik Nasional di Bukit Jalil terus menjadi lubuk emas buat perenang negara.
Pada hari kedua acara renang semalam, lima pingat emas, satu rekod kebangsaan serta lima rekod kejohanan berjaya dicatatkan pere- nang negara.

Ratu renang negara, Khoo Cai Lin mencipta kejutan apabila memecah rekod kebangsaan menerusi acara 200 meter gaya bebas wanita.
Dia mencatatkan masa 2 minit dan 03.55 saat, sekali gus mengatasi rekod kebangsaan yang dicatatnya sendiri iaitu 2:04.65s pada Kejohanan Renang Kebangsaan di Bukit Jalil baru-baru ini.

Pelajar Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) itu turut memperbaharui rekod kejohanan iaitu 2:09.46s yang dilakukan perenang Thailand, Parichat Wongpila pada temasya di Hanoi, Vietnam dua tahun lalu.

Sementara itu, perenang lelaki negara, Daniel Bego terus menampilkan aksi cemerlang selepas memenangi pingat emas acara 200m gaya bebas dengan catatan masa 1:52.64s.
Catatan itu sekali gus melebur rekod kejohanan yang dilakukan oleh perenang Thailand, Sorasit Hanwiwattanakul (1:59.72s) dua tahun lalu.

Melvin Chua turut menyumbang pingat emas menerusi acara 200 meter rampaian individu lelaki setelah mencatatkan masa 2:09.67s.
Dia turut sekali gus memecah rekod kejohanan yang dicatatkan oleh perenang Thailand, Radomyos Matjiur (2:10.88s).

Dalam pada itu, Rachel Lim Leik memenangi pingat emas menerusi acara 50 meter kuak dada wanita setelah mencatat masa 35.06s.
Dia berjaya memecah rekod kejohanan yang dicatatkan oleh pere- nang Thailand, Tassamol Petchsangroj (35:24s).

Bagi acara 4x200 meter gaya bebas lelaki, kuartet Daniel, Kevip Yeap, Melvin dan David Clement meraih pingat emas dengan catatan masa 8:01.58s, sekali gus memecah rekod kejohanan 8:16.50s yang dicatatkan kuartet Thailand dua tahun lalu.

Kuartet wanita negara yang dibarisi Cai Lin, Khoo Ai Hwee, Marellyn Liew dan Lai Mei Juan pula sekadar meraih pingat perak acara 4x200m gaya bebas selepas mencatat masa 9:04.23s.
Bagaimanapun, mereka tetap memecah rekod kejohanan yang sebelum ini menjadi milik kuartet Thailand (9:08.13s).

Dua lagi pingat perak dimenangi Kevin Yeap menerusi acara 200 meter gaya bebas lelaki (1:54.93s) dan Clement David menerusi acara 200m rampaian individu lelaki (2:14.92s).

Lima Emas Dari Kolam Renang

CAI LIN (kiri) dan Daniel bersama pingat emas yang dimenangi mereka pada hari pertama acara renang yang berlangsung di Pusat Akuatik Nasional, Bukit Jalil semalam.

PUSAT Akuatik Nasional di Bukit Jalil menjadi lubuk emas kepada skuad renang negara.
Semalam, lima pingat emas berjaya dibawa pulang pada saingan hari pertama acara tersebut yang menawarkan 10 pingat emas.

Perenang negara turut mencipta kejutan dengan mencatatkan tiga rekod baru Sukan Universiti Asean (SUA) XIV.

Pingat emas pertama diraih oleh Khoo Cai Lin menerusi acara 100 meter gaya bebas wanita dengan catatan 58.16 saat.

Cai Lin turut memperbaharui rekod lama 59.08s yang dilakukan oleh atlet Thailand, Paritchat Wongpila pada temasya yang sama di Hanoi, Vietnam dua tahun lalu.

Selain itu, Daniel Bego turut memecah rekod kejohanan menerusi acara 100m gaya bebas lelaki setelah mencatatkan masa 51:.97s.

Raja renang negara itu, memperbaharui rekod yang dicatatkan oleh atlet Filipina, Kendrick Lim Uy (53:29s) pada SUA Hanoi, Vietnam 2006.

Atlet kelahiran Sarawak itu, turut meraih meraih pingat emas kedua bagi acara 200m kuak kupu-kupu lelaki setelah mencatatkan masa 2 minit 04.47s.

Rachel Lim Leik turut mencipta kejutan apabila memecah rekod kejohanan sekali gus meraih pingat emas untuk negara menerusi acara 100m kuak dada wanita setelah mencatatkan masa 1:17.87s.

Lim Leik memperbaharui rekod lama 1:17.44s yang dilakukan oleh Tassamol Petchsangroj dari Thailand dua tahun lalu.

Turut menyumbangkan pingat emas negara ialah Melvin Chua menerusi acara 400m rampaian individu lelaki dengan catatan masa 4:38.63s.

Selain itu, atlet renang negara turut meraih pingat gangsa menerusi Kevin Yeap bagi acara kuak lentang dengan catatan masa 29:.26s.

Pingat perak kedua dimenangi Marellyn Liew bagi acara 200m kuak kupu-kupu wanita setelah mencatatkan masa 2:27.19s.

Untuk rekod, kontinjen renang negara mensasarkan 18 pingat emas daripada 38 pingat emas yang ditawarkan.

Cai Lin berkata kejayaan meraih pingat emas pertama itu akan menjadi pencetus semangat bagi merealisasikan impiannya memburu empat pingat emas pada kejohanan kali ini.
Menurutnya, dia berpuas hati dengan catatan yang dilakukan meskipun gagal memperbaharui rekod peribadi 59:15s yang dilakukan pada Kejohanan Renang Kebangsaan di Bukit Jalil baru-baru ini.

"Saingan hari ini (semalam) adalah sebagai permulaan untuk beraksi lebih cemerlang esok (hari ini). Berdasarkan pencapaian tadi, saya harap dapat merealisasikan misi saya untuk memburu empat pingat emas," katanya.