10TH SINGAPORE NATIONAL SC CHAMPIONSHIPS
One more national record bit the dust before the curtain closed on the 10th Singapore National Short Course Championships at OCBC Aquatic Center.
Racing in the men’s 100m IM final, 27-year-old Quah Zheng Wen produced the quickest swim of his career en route to gold.
Quah touched in 52.79 to beat the field by 2 seconds, easily overtaking his former Singaporean standard of 53.76 in the process. That former mark was produced in 2015. This swim pairs with the 100m back national record of 51.55 he logged earlier in the competition.
Teong Tzen Wei followed a similar suit in the men’s 50m freestyle, taking down the former meet record as he grabbed the gold. Teong registered 21.21 to surpass his own meet mark of 21.27 put on the books in 2021.
Quah was runner-up in 21.63 as the only other Singaporean to dip under the 22-second barrier in the final.
Sibling Quah Jing Wen decisively won the women’s 200m fly, posting 2:08.27 to clear the field by over 10 seconds.
Additional Notes
- 17-year-old Levenia Sim already notched 2 national records here in the 100m and 200m backstroke but she also topped the women’s 100m IM podium in 1:01.34.
- Ashley Lim turned in a time of 8:54.86 to win the women’s 800m free while 19-year-old Artyom Lukasevits hit 15:37.11 to take the men’s 1500m free.
- Junhao Chan touched in 2:08.78 to take the men’s 200m breast event by 5 seconds ahead of the competition.
Is schooling retired?
Hard to say – he’s suspended until the end of his National Service, which should be early 2024.
Think Letitia Sim (who didn’t swim finals the whole meet long) actually broke the 100 IM national record in the heats too, but not sure why it doesn’t seem recognized by the Singapore swimming federation.
Her sister Levenia is having a field day though, can’t wait to see her take down the long course records
he’s like the meet record holder for Cal’s King of the Pool thing I think? So not all that surprising