Zyanne Berenang Sehebat Menari Dalam Air

Zyanne Lee yang mewakili UPM menghadiahkan sebutir pingat emas dan perak pada hari ketiga acara renang SUKIPT 2012 di Pusat Akuatik Nasional, Bukit Jalil, semalam.

KUALA LUMPUR - Turun ke kolam untuk berenang adalah rutin sehariannya, namun sebagai atlet renang berirama kebangsaan, dia berlatih 'menari' dalam air, bukan untuk berlumba.

Namun, pemenang lima pingat emas Sukan SEA Indonesia tahun lalu, Zyanne Lee Zhien Huey, 23, semalam membuktikan dia juga mampu bersaing dari segi kepantasan apabila memungut sebutir emas dan perak pada hari ketiga Sukan Institusi Pengajian Tinggi (SUKIPT) di Pusat Akuatik Nasional Bukit Jalil, semalam.

Zyanne yang merangkul gangsa acara 800m gaya bebas ketika hari pembukaan Selasa lalu, menambah koleksi pingat dengan meraih perak 400m gaya bebas, tewas kepada rakan sepasukan Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) yang juga bekas perenang negara, Chui Lai Kwan.

Dia bagaimanapun mengecapi sebutir emas jua apabila kombinasi bersama Lai Kuan, serta Tan May Mei dan Yeo Pei Ling berjaya menjuarai acara 4x100m gaya bebas, mengatasi pencabar terdekat Universiti Malaya (UM) yang diterajui juga oleh bekas perenang kebangsaan, Leung Chii Lin dengan kelebihan dua saat.

"Gembira untuk memperoleh satu emas pada acara berganti-ganti tadi yang merupakan acara akhir saya. Saya hanya mengambil bahagian dalam tiga acara untuk temasya ini," kata Zyanne yang sedang membuat membuat persiapan rapi menghadapi Kejohanan Renang Asia di Dubai, 15-25 November ini.

Zyanne akan berganding dengan adiknya, Zylanne Lee Yhing Huey, 20, manakala Katrina Ann Hadi, 22, bertindak sebagai perenang simpanan.

Ditanya apakah dirinya biasa dengan perlumbaan renang kompetitif, jelas Zyanne: "Tidak. Sejak dari permulaan lagi saya tidak terlibat aktif dalam perlumbaan renang.

"Tapi dalam latihan harian sebagai seorang atlet renang berirama, sudah memadailah untuk saya memenangi pingat dalam temasya bertahap seperti SUKIPT. Sebelum ini saya pun ada mewakili UPM dalam temasya antara universiti seperti Masum.

"Hanya apabila tiba kejohanan seperti inilah saya berlumba. Selain daripada itu, tidak."

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Synchronised Swimmer Zyanne Proves She Is Equally Adept In Swimming

Spectacular feat: Zyanne Lee Zhien Huey in action during the National Higher Education and Institution Games at the National Aquatic Centre in Bukit Jalil. — SHAHRUL FAZRY ISMAIL / The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: Agility and the ability to hold her breath underwater come naturally to national synchronised swimmer Zyanne Lee Zhien Huey.

That’s what she has been trained to do since her early teens.

But Zyanne showed yesterday that she is equally adept in swimming as well when she bagged one gold and one silver on the penultimate day of the swimming competition of the National Higher Education and Institution Games (Sukipt) at the National Aquatic Centre in Bukit Jalil.

Zyanne, a five-gold medallist at the Indonesia SEA Games, added to her silver medal collection after finishing second behind former national swimmer Chui Lai Kwan in the women’s 400m freestyle.

Zyanne, who claimed a silver in the 800m freestyle on Tuesday, achieved her golden moment when she swam the second leg of the 4x100m freestyle relay for Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) later in the day.

“That was the last event for me and I am happy it turned out to be a gold medal. I do not have any more races as I only entered for three events,” said Zyanne, who is in the midst of preparing for the Asian Championships in Dubai later this month.

Zyanne will partner younger sister Zylanne Lee Yhing Huey, 20, while Katrina Ann Hadi, 22, is listed as the reserve for the synchro duet of the Asian meet from Nov 15.

Zyanne admitted that competitive swimming is not her cup of tea compared to synchronised swimming.

“I was never active in swimming but the training I go through as a synchronised swimmer is enough for me to swim in competitions like this.

“I didn’t train much for this competition,” said Zyanne, who also won three gold medals at the SEA Aquatic Championships in Singapore in June.

She is not the only synchronised swimmer around. Two of her UPM team-mates – Tan May Mei and Yeo Pei Ling – and Mandy Yeap of Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) were also in the national team at one time.

Meanwhile, Lai Kwan continued to be unstoppable in the pool, raking in four more gold medals to take her tally to 10 so far.

The Sandakan-born swimmer came out tops in the 400m freestyle, 100m butterfly and 50m backstroke as well as being part of the winning 4x100m freestyle relay quartet yesterday.

Ex-national Swimmer Chii Lin Shows Her Mettle With four-gold display

In the limelight again: Leung Chii Lin showing the medal she won at the National Higher Education and Institution Games (Sukipt) in Bukit Jalil yesterday. — BRIAN MOH / The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: Former Olympic swimmer Leung Chii Lin does not regret her decision to step away from the national team earlier this year, having achieved everything she set out for.

The 21-year-old stamped her mark as a junior with a clean sweep of 12 gold medals when she made her first appearance at the MSSM (national schools) meet years ago before going on to establish herself as one of the country’s top woman swimmers.

Sabah-born Chii Lin said that getting to swim at the Beijing Olympics in 2008 was her ultimate goal.

“As a swimmer, you want to be able to say you swam at the Olympics before and I think that was the most I could aim for realistically ... the highlight of my career.

“I’ve achieved everything else, to swim at the World Championships (Rome in 2009); SEA Games (Korat in 2007, Laos in 2009 and Palembang in 2011); Commonwealth Games (New Delhi in 2010); and Asian Games (in Guangzhou in 2010).

“And I never neglected my studies, not even when I was still swimming ... and that hasn’t changed.

“I do not regret quitting the national team at all,” said Chii Lin, who finished 48th out of a field of 90 when she swam the 50m freestyle at the Beijing Olympics.

Chii Lin showed that she is still a swimmer to be reckoned when she contributed two gold medals to her alma mater at the National Higher Education and Institution Games (Sukipt) the at National Aquatic Centre in Bukit Jalil yesterday.

Chii Lin, who is a second year Sports Science student at Universiti Malaya, won gold in the women’s 50m breaststroke and the 4x200m freestyle relay team.

She also claimed a silver in the 50m butterfly final behind fellow Sabahan Chui Lai Kwan.

Chii Lin has collected four gold medals so far, having triumphed in the 100m freestyle and 100m breaststroke on Tuesday.

Former national swimmer Lai Kwan continued to make a big splash by romping to three more gold medals, bringing her tally to six after two days of competition.

Lai Kwan, swimming for Universiti Putra Malaysia, won the 200m freestyle, 200m individual medley and 50m butterfly.

SPORTCHECK: Chii Lin Continues To Dazzle

FORMER Olympian Leung Chii Lin reminded the crowd at the National Aquatic Centre in Bukit Jalil yesterday of the talent that saw her qualify for the 2008 Beijing Games by bagging two gold and a silver in the swimming competition at the inaugural Malaysian Institutions of Higher Learning Games (SUKIPT) yesterday.

Chii Lin, competing for Universiti Malaya (UM), eased to gold in the women's 50m breaststroke, finished second in the 50m butterfly and later, together with teammates Irene Chong, Caryn Gan and Hoo Lai Kee, anchored UM to the gold in the 4x200m freestyle.

The 21-year-old said she was delighted with her performances yesterday but still has some unfinished business.

Meanwhile, in the shooting competition, UPM's Liew Tack Fai emerged victorious in the men's 10m air pistol individual event with a score of 652.7. Universiti Islam Antarabangsa's Ahmad Zhafri Zamil was in second place on 651.6 while the bronze went to Jasmi Mohd Zin of Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia who managed 651.0.

The men's team 10m air pistol event saw Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA) emerge winners with a total score of 1,607 while Kolej Komuniti Pahang took silver on 1,571. Third was UPM who managed 1,556.

In bowling, held at the Sunway Megalanes, Universiti Teknologi Mara's (UiTM) Nursyamimi Supardi-Fatin Azmira clinched the gold in the women's doubles with 2,692 total pinfalls. Second place went to Segi University's Syaidatul Afifah Badrul Hamidi-Siti Safiyah Amirah Abdul Rahman (2,681) while Nazrinnah Mohamad Kamil-Nur Umirah Abdul Radzuan (2,588), also from UiTM, took the bronze.

RESULTS (all finals) --
 Men's 50m butterfly: 1 Chan Yang (Inti) 26.48s, 2 Ian Leong Bell (USM)26.86s, 3 Mohd Ihsan Nadzri Kamar (UiTM) 27.25s. 50m breaststroke: 1 Muhammad Noorulashikin (UiTM) 32.34s, 2 Mohamed Bahieldin (UTP) 32.56s, 3 Lee Hsiu Eik (UTP) 33.21s. 200m freestyle: 1 Kevin Yeap (UPM) 2:02.02s, 2 Benjamin Wong (Inti) 2:03.52s, 3 Ian Leong (USM) 2:12.95s.200m individual medley: 1 David Hoh Sheng Jun (Universiti Taylors) 2:27.30s, 2 Chong Kei Yern (USM) 2:31.88s, 3 Sung Jun Hao (MMU) 2:32.13s. 4x200m freestyle: 1 USM 9:04.57s, 2 Universiti Teknologi Petronas 9:42.07s, 3 UiTM 11:28.94s.

Women's 50m butterfly: 1 Chui Lai Kwan (UPM) 29.97s, 2 Leung Chii Lin (UM) 30.25s, 3 Lim Ping Ru (USM) 35.43s. 50m breaststroke: 1 Leung Chii Lin (UM) 38.31s, 2 Farah Lee Xu Jiang (Kolej Universiti Nilai) 40.02s, 3 Mandy Yeap (USM) 42.33s. 200m freestyle: 1 Chui Lai Kwan (UM) 2:26.60s, 2 Irene Chong See Win (UM) 2:29.71, 3 An Nie Soon (Kolej Universiti Segi) 2:32.91s.200m individual medley: 1 Chui Lai Kwan (UPM) 2:45.13s, 2 Irene Chong (UM) 2:48.41s, 2 Farah Lee Xu Jiang (Nilai) 2:48.41s 3 Jillian Ng Siew Mei (Taylors) 3:10.74s. 4x200m freestyle (only two teams): 1 UM 11:09.92s, 2 UPM 1:32.35s.

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Lai Kwan Eyes Comeback After Three-gold Show

KUALA LUMPUR: Chui Lai Kwan (pic), once the region’s fastest freestyle swimmer, wants to make a comeback for Malaysia in the Myanmar SEA Games next year – provided she can juggle her time between studies and training.

Lai Kwan, the 50m freestyle gold medallist at the 2007 SEA Games in Korat, Thailand, splashed her way to three gold medals for Universiti Putra Malaysia on the opening day of the National Higher Education and Institution Games (SUKIPT) at the National Aquatic Centre in Bukit Jalil yesterday.

The 21-year-old left the national team last year.

But now that she’s back in the thick of the action, it has whetted her appetite to don national colours again.

“I would love to go for my fifth SEA Games next year ... but I feel that my chances of coming back is 50-50 for now.

“I have two more years to go and next year is an important stage of my studies in the field of Food, Science and Technology at UPM.

“I have to undergo practical training for six months from next February. But, if the time permits and I can handle both things, I will go for it,” said Lai Kwan, who reached the final of the 100m freestyle at the New Delhi Commonwealth Games and Guangzhou Asian Games in 2010.

As expected, Lai Kwan won comfortably in the women’s 200m backstroke, 400m individual medley and 800m freestyle.

She still has a chance to claim nine more golds for her contingent in the remaining three days.

The Sabah-born Lai Kwan, who still holds the national records for the 50m and 100m freestyle and 100m backstroke, made her SEA Games debut in Vietnam in 2003 with a bronze and has never failed to deliver a medal each time.

Lai Kwan, however, is not the only former national swimmer in action as 2008 Beijing Olympian Leung Chii Lin is also swimming for University Malaya (UM).

Chii Lin won two gold medals in the 100m breaststroke and 100m freestyle yesterday.

SPORTCHECK: Lai Kwan Remains A Force

ALL CLASS: She's back and has lost none of her grit en route to snatching three gold medals

Chui Lai Kwan with the three gold medals she won at the Malaysian Institutions of Higher Learning Games yesterday. Pic by Owee Ah Chun

FORMER national swimmer Chui Lai Kwan showed her pedigree by sweeping three gold medals on the first day of the swimming competition at the inaugural Malaysian Institutions of Higher Learning Games (SUKIPT) yesterday.

Lai Kwan, who recently returned to the sport after taking a two-month break, showed no sign of slowing down as she dominated the women's 200m backstroke, 400m individual medley and 800m freestyle at the National Aquatics Complex, Bukit Jalil.

The 21-year-old Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) student said she was delighted with her performances, but felt she still has more to offer at the championships.

"Considering that I do not usually swim these distances and have only quite recently returned to training, to win here today (yesterday) in all my events is a very good result," said Lai Kwan, who left the national set-up last year after a misunderstanding with the Amateur Swimming Union of Malaysia.

"I feel I can swim faster and will look to do better in my other events, especially the shorter distances, as I have another nine events to go," she added.

The food science and technology undergraduate, who amassed an impressive six gold medals at the 2010 Thailand Asean University Games (AUG), said that she is also using the Games as preparation for the upcoming Laos AUG in December.

"I managed to win four gold medals in my first AUG in Kuala Lumpur (2008) and improved on that in Thailand," said Lai Kwan.

"This (Laos) will be my third time competing at the AUG and I definitely hope to better my personal achievements at the Games again.

"Competition will be tough so I am looking to prepare for the event as well as I can."

Another 10 gold medals will be up for grabs today with four more gold set to be offered in the taekwondo event which will be held at the Nilai Indoor Stadium, Negri Sembilan.

RESULTS --

 Men's 100m freestyle: 1 Chan Yang (Inti) 55.56s, 2 Benjamin Wong (Inti) 56.13s, 3 Mohd Ihsan Nadzri Kamar (UTM) 56.13s.

100m breastroke: 1 Muhammad Noorulashikin (UTM) 1:12.71s, 2 Lee Hsiu Eik (UTP) 1:12.81s, 3 Ooi Tze Wei (USM) 1:14.39s.

200m backstroke: 1 David Hoh (Taylors) 2:31.73s, 2 Sung Jun Hao (MMU) 2:40.79s, 3 Chan Jun Kit (Nottingham).

400m individual medley: 1 Ian Leong (USM) 5:27.48s, 2 David Hoh (Taylors) 5:35.61s, 3 Sung Jun Hao (MMU) 5:35.61s.

1,500m freestyle: 1 Ian Leong (USM) 18:58.27s, 2 Chong Kei Yern (USM) 20:15.45s, 3 Ryan Lim (Nottingham) 20:22.77s.

Women's 100m freestyle: 1 Leung Chii Lin (UM) 1:05.37s, 2 Lai Mei Juan (USM) 1:08.56s, 3 Soon An Nie (Segi) 1:09.66s.

100m breastroke: 1 Leung Chii Lin (UM) 1:25.56s, 2 Irene Chong (UM) 1:26.87s, 3 Farah Lee (Nilai UC) 1:27.49s.

200m backstroke: 1 Chui Lai Kwan (UPM) 2:47.69s, 2 Lai Mei Juan (USM) 2:54.00s, 3 Irene Chong (UM) 2:55.26s.

400m individual medley: 1 Chui Lai Kwan (UPM) 5:56.41s, 2 Irene Chong (UM) 5:58.38s, 3 Farah Lee 5:58.63s.

800m freestyle: 1 Chui Lai Kwan (UPM) 10:36.30s, 2 Lee Zhien Huey (UPM) 10:39.15s, Irene Chong (UM) 10:57.30s.
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