Swimmers Make A Splash
9th Singapore National Swimming Championships (Short Course Metres)
Singapore National Swimming Championships (Youth 13-18yrs)
It was an action-packed weekend for our swimmers who participated at the 9th Singapore National Swimming Championships (Short Course Metres) and Singapore National Swimming Championships (Youth 13-18yrs) which concluded on 28 November 2021, hauling a total of 8 gold, 8 silver and 13 bronze medals from both competitions.
At the 9th Singapore National Swimming Championships (Short Course Metres), record-breaker Maximillian Ang Wei stole the show as he took down 3 national records.
First, the post-secondary student-athlete smashed his 2019 record of 2:10.39s and clocked a FINA “B” cut timing of 2:08.49s to win the Men’s 200m Breaststroke final. Then, he took down Lionel Khoo's 2017 record of 59.65s with another FINA “B” cut National Record of 58.72s in the Men's 100m Breaststroke. He finally went on to break the record set by alumnus Pang Sheng Jun in the Men’s 200m Individual Medley heats earlier that morning, and emerged first in 1:57.18s in the final, while Sheng Jun came in second in 1:57.79s. Alumna Amanda Lim has also done us proud as she clocked 24.60s, a FINA “A” cut time in the Women’s 50m Freestyle. All three of them are among the 14 swimmers who have qualified for the FINA Swimming World Championships 2021 (SCM) in Abu Dhabi in December.
Maximillian shared, “I feel elated with my achievements. I have worked hard for the meet and was satisfied with my performance to a certain extent. I did all personal bests in my events and broke three national records. This gives me the motivation to do better and race with other top swimmers at the FINA Swimming World Championships 2021. I will also aim for better at the upcoming SEA Games (Southeast Asian Games) and do my very best to medal at Asian Games. I'm excited for what is to come."
IBDP Year 5 student-athlete Clydi Chan also shone in the competition as she clinched a gold medal in the Women’s 200m Individual Medley with a personal best timing of 2:17.04, and a bronze in the Women’s 400m Freestyle with a personal best timing of 4:20.65s.
A total of 27 student-athletes participated in the four-day meet held from 25 to 28 November, winning an impressive medal haul of 4 gold, 4 silver and 9 bronze, as well as setting 119 personal best timings.
Separately at the Singapore National Swimming Championships (Youth 13-18yrs) held from 26-28 November at Singapore Sports School, Secondary 1 student-athlete Har Mint stood out from the crowd as she won a whopping 5 medals (1 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze), almost half of the 12 medals won by the academy. She has also achieved personal best results in all the five events that she had medalled in.
Har Mint was pleasantly surprised at her results. She said, “This competition turned out way better than I had expected and I am really pleased with the outcome despite feeling unsure of myself before the competition. Of course, I could not have done it without the help and support of my parents, coaches and teammates. In the short term, I would really love to be able to participate in the Asian Games.”
The other Secondary 1 student-athlete who had produced outstanding results is Vivienne Chew En. She is the only swimmer who won medals at both competitions. She won 3 medals (2 gold, 1 silver) among the youths in the Swimming Championships and a bronze medal for the Women’s 200m Fly in the Short Course Metres Championships.
The team of 19 swimmers won 4 gold, 4 silver and 4 bronze, as well as achieved 79 personal bests.
RESULTS
9th Singapore National Swimming Championships (Short Course Metres)
Men’s 100m Breaststroke
Gold – Maximillian Ang Wei (Fina B cut National Record)
Men’s 200m Breaststroke
Gold – Maximillian Ang Wei (Fina B cut National Record)
Men’s 200m Freestyle
Bronze – Mitchell Ang Li (PB)
Men’s 400m Freestyle
Bronze – Jerald Lium (PB)
Men’s 1500m Freestyle
Silver – Terence Ong Yi Hao Bronze – Artyom Lukasevits
Men’s 100m Individual Medley
Bronze – Mitchell Ang Li (PB)
Men’s 200m Individual Medley
Gold – Maximillian Ang Wei (Fina B cut National Record)
Men’s 400m Individual Medley
Silver – Ritchie Oh Rui Zhi (PB)
Women's 50m Backstroke
Bronze – Carol Rachmadi (PB)
Women's 100m Backstroke
Bronze – Carol Rachmadi (PB)
Women's 200m Fly
Bronze – Vivienne Chew En (PB)
Women’s 400m Freestyle
Bronze – Clydi Chan (PB)
Women’s 800m Freestyle
Silver – Candice Ang Ruo Han (PB)
Women’s 200m Individual Medley
Gold – Clydi Chan (PB) Bronze – Trina Ling Sze Yi (PB)
Women’s 400m Individual Medley
Silver – Candice Ang Ruo Han (PB)
Singapore National Swimming Championships (Youth 13-18yrs)
Men's 100m Backstroke
Silver – Ian Leong Wei Sheng (PB)
Women's 50m Backstroke
Bronze – Gwee Min Xin
Women's 100m Backstroke
Silver – Har Mint (PB)
Women's 200m Backstroke
Gold – Har Mint (PB)
Women’s 50m Breaststroke
Gold – Vivienne Chew En
Women's 50m Fly
Gold – Gwee Min Xin
Women's 100m Fly
Gold – Vivienne Chew En
Women’s 50m Freestyle
Bronze – Har Mint (PB)
Women’s 100m Freestyle
Bronze – Har Mint (PB)
Women’s 200m Freestyle
Silver – Har Mint (PB)
Bronze – Claire Chua Xin Ting
Women’s 200m Individual Medley
Silver – Vivienne Chew En
Singapore National Swimming Championships (Youth 13-18yrs)
Photo Credit: Singapore Swimming Association's Facebook Page
At the 9th Singapore National Swimming Championships (Short Course Metres), record-breaker Maximillian Ang Wei stole the show as he took down 3 national records.
First, the post-secondary student-athlete smashed his 2019 record of 2:10.39s and clocked a FINA “B” cut timing of 2:08.49s to win the Men’s 200m Breaststroke final. Then, he took down Lionel Khoo's 2017 record of 59.65s with another FINA “B” cut National Record of 58.72s in the Men's 100m Breaststroke. He finally went on to break the record set by alumnus Pang Sheng Jun in the Men’s 200m Individual Medley heats earlier that morning, and emerged first in 1:57.18s in the final, while Sheng Jun came in second in 1:57.79s. Alumna Amanda Lim has also done us proud as she clocked 24.60s, a FINA “A” cut time in the Women’s 50m Freestyle. All three of them are among the 14 swimmers who have qualified for the FINA Swimming World Championships 2021 (SCM) in Abu Dhabi in December.
Maximillian shared, “I feel elated with my achievements. I have worked hard for the meet and was satisfied with my performance to a certain extent. I did all personal bests in my events and broke three national records. This gives me the motivation to do better and race with other top swimmers at the FINA Swimming World Championships 2021. I will also aim for better at the upcoming SEA Games (Southeast Asian Games) and do my very best to medal at Asian Games. I'm excited for what is to come."
IBDP Year 5 student-athlete Clydi Chan also shone in the competition as she clinched a gold medal in the Women’s 200m Individual Medley with a personal best timing of 2:17.04, and a bronze in the Women’s 400m Freestyle with a personal best timing of 4:20.65s.
A total of 27 student-athletes participated in the four-day meet held from 25 to 28 November, winning an impressive medal haul of 4 gold, 4 silver and 9 bronze, as well as setting 119 personal best timings.
Separately at the Singapore National Swimming Championships (Youth 13-18yrs) held from 26-28 November at Singapore Sports School, Secondary 1 student-athlete Har Mint stood out from the crowd as she won a whopping 5 medals (1 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze), almost half of the 12 medals won by the academy. She has also achieved personal best results in all the five events that she had medalled in.
Har Mint was pleasantly surprised at her results. She said, “This competition turned out way better than I had expected and I am really pleased with the outcome despite feeling unsure of myself before the competition. Of course, I could not have done it without the help and support of my parents, coaches and teammates. In the short term, I would really love to be able to participate in the Asian Games.”
The other Secondary 1 student-athlete who had produced outstanding results is Vivienne Chew En. She is the only swimmer who won medals at both competitions. She won 3 medals (2 gold, 1 silver) among the youths in the Swimming Championships and a bronze medal for the Women’s 200m Fly in the Short Course Metres Championships.
The team of 19 swimmers won 4 gold, 4 silver and 4 bronze, as well as achieved 79 personal bests.
RESULTS
9th Singapore National Swimming Championships (Short Course Metres)
Men’s 100m Breaststroke
Gold – Maximillian Ang Wei (Fina B cut National Record)
Men’s 200m Breaststroke
Gold – Maximillian Ang Wei (Fina B cut National Record)
Men’s 200m Freestyle
Bronze – Mitchell Ang Li (PB)
Men’s 400m Freestyle
Bronze – Jerald Lium (PB)
Men’s 1500m Freestyle
Silver – Terence Ong Yi Hao Bronze – Artyom Lukasevits
Men’s 100m Individual Medley
Bronze – Mitchell Ang Li (PB)
Men’s 200m Individual Medley
Gold – Maximillian Ang Wei (Fina B cut National Record)
Men’s 400m Individual Medley
Silver – Ritchie Oh Rui Zhi (PB)
Women's 50m Backstroke
Bronze – Carol Rachmadi (PB)
Women's 100m Backstroke
Bronze – Carol Rachmadi (PB)
Women's 200m Fly
Bronze – Vivienne Chew En (PB)
Women’s 400m Freestyle
Bronze – Clydi Chan (PB)
Women’s 800m Freestyle
Silver – Candice Ang Ruo Han (PB)
Women’s 200m Individual Medley
Gold – Clydi Chan (PB) Bronze – Trina Ling Sze Yi (PB)
Women’s 400m Individual Medley
Silver – Candice Ang Ruo Han (PB)
Singapore National Swimming Championships (Youth 13-18yrs)
Men's 100m Backstroke
Silver – Ian Leong Wei Sheng (PB)
Women's 50m Backstroke
Bronze – Gwee Min Xin
Women's 100m Backstroke
Silver – Har Mint (PB)
Women's 200m Backstroke
Gold – Har Mint (PB)
Women’s 50m Breaststroke
Gold – Vivienne Chew En
Women's 50m Fly
Gold – Gwee Min Xin
Women's 100m Fly
Gold – Vivienne Chew En
Women’s 50m Freestyle
Bronze – Har Mint (PB)
Women’s 100m Freestyle
Bronze – Har Mint (PB)
Women’s 200m Freestyle
Silver – Har Mint (PB)
Bronze – Claire Chua Xin Ting
Women’s 200m Individual Medley
Silver – Vivienne Chew En
