KUALA LUMPUR: Khiew Hoe Yean and Dhuha Zulkifry were the top performers at the Milo Age-Group Swimming Championships, which concluded today.
Although the 19-year-old Hoe Yean did not manage great times, he proved to be way ahead of his peers with yet another strong showing on the final day of the meet.
Hoe Yean was just uncatchable as he finished the three-day meet with a total of eight gold medals.
He came up tops in the boys' 17-25 age-group 200m freestyle race, touching home with a time of 1:50.49sec to finish ahead of national teammate Arvin Shaun Singh Chahal (1:54.23) and Terrence Ng (1:55.47) at the National Aquatic Centre in Bukit Jalil, today.
He also sprinted home in the 100m backstroke race, finishing with a time of 56.74, while Terrence (58.93) and Hoe Yean's brother Tze Yean (1:01.20) came second and third, respectively.
Additionally, Hoe Yean also showed that he's versatile in all disciples as he came first in the 400m individual medley race with a time of 4:28.40.
To round it off, Hoe Yean put up a strong anchor's performance to help the Ikan Bilis Swimming Club (IBSC) to the 4x100m freestyle relay title.
The team of Hoe Yean, Tze Yean, Yap Min Shun and Low Ken Ji touched home with a time 3:31.50, beating off the Amateur Swimming Association Sarawak (3:37.02) and Pade-Supersharkz Swimming Club (3:39.12), who finished second and third, respectively.
The four gold medals he won on Sunday was on top of the 100m freestyle, 400m freestyle, 1500m freestyle and 200m backstroke events that he won earlier.
The only drawback for Hoe Yean was that he did not meet any of the Sea Games standard in his favourite freestyle races.
Hoe Yean, who burst onto the scene with record-breaking performances at the Malaysian Open last year, only met the Sea Games qualifying mark in the 200m backstroke event.
Meanwhile, 13-year-old Dhuha also impressed as he clinched another three more wins - the 100m butterfly, 200m freestyle and the 4x100m freestyle relay.
That took his meet tally to seven and he is certainly another one to watch out for in the future.
Meanwhile, national women's swimmer Phee Jinq En won her pet event - the 100m breaststroke race.
But her time of 1:11.15 was not enough to beat the Sea Games mark of 1:10.70 and it was nowhere near her national record of 1:08.40 either.
RESULTS
Boys' 13-14 --- 100m backstroke: 1. Ng Ze Heng 1:05.42s, 2. Samuel Lai 1:06.94, 2. David Lee Boon Wei 1:06.94;
100m breaststroke: 1. Ooi Yuen Zer 1:11.22, 2. Fu Yi Zhuo 1:12.34, 3. Josh Duncan Kung 1:12.46;
100m butterfly: 1. Dhuha Zulkifry 58.73, 2. Ang Yong Jun 59.15, 3. Adnan Aslan 1:00.58;
200m freestyle: 1. Dhuha Zulkifry 1:56.73, 2. Jayden Goh 2:05.65, 3. Lim Kai Yi 2:07.95;
400m individual medley: 1. Adnan Aslan 5:05.85, 2. Lim Kai Yi 5:06.12, 3.Jose Ong Zhong Yu 5:12.06;
4x100m freestyle relay: 1. Ikan Bilis Swimming Club 3:53.01, 2. Ku Renang Swimming Club 3:56.75, 3. Pade-Supersharkz Swimming Club 3:59.45.
15-16 --- 100m backstroke: 1. Loke Yew Jien 1:02.97, 2. Jeff Chua Yu Yang 1:03.13, 3. Arif Zulkifry 1:03.32;
100m breaststroke: 1. Ng Yean Yu 1:07.88, 2. Cham Yu Xiang 1:08.35, 3. Rio Shirai 1:10.13;
100m butterfly: 1. Ho Zhi Yang 57.93, 2. Nuri Saadan Khaulid 58.24, 3. Jeff Chua Yu Yang 59.05;
200m freestyle: 1. Gabriel Francis McCartan 1:59.09, 2. Anselm Lee 2:00.66, 3. Vaness Tee 2:00.85;
400m individual medley: 1. Rio Shirai 4:55.90, 2. Ho Jiaren 5:06.34, 3. Cham Yu Xiang 5:09.62;
4x100m freestyle relay: 1. Pade-Supersharkz Swimming Club 3:43.08, 2. Wahoo Swim Team 3:43.16, 3. Ikan Bilis Swimming Club 3:44.96.
17-25 --- 100m backstroke: 1. Khiew Hoe Yean 56.74, 2. Terrence Ng 58.93, 3. Khiew Tze Yean 1:01.20;
100m breaststroke: 1. Andrew Goh 1:04.39, 2. Job Tan Xi Jay 1:04.48, 3. Khew Tze Yean 1:04.92;
100m butterfly: 1. Hii Puong Wei 56.07, 2. Toh Bock Zien 58.15, 3. Low Ken Ji 58.58;
200m freestyle: 1. Khiew Hoe Yean 1:50.49, 2. Arvin Shaun Singh Chahal 1:54.23, 3. Terrence Ng 1:55.47;
400m individual medley: 1. Khiew Hoe Yean 4:28.40, 2. Jayden Tan 4:29.63, 3. Low Zheng Yong 4:42.05;
4x100m freestyle relay: 1. Ikan Bilis Swimming Club 3:31.50, 2. Amateur Swimming Association Sarawak 3:37.02, 3. Pade-Supersharkz Swimming Club 3:39.12.
Girls' 13-14 --- 100m backstroke: 1. Chong Xin Lin 1:06.71, 2. Hayley Cassandra Yap 1:14.03, 3. Ella Robertson Brewer 1:14.31;
100m breaststroke: 1. Loo Yie Bing 1:17.20, 2. Elsa Eow 1:17.48, 3. Grace Kim 1:18.57;
100m butterfly: 1. Loo Yie Bing 1:05.58, 2. Yoong Jia Jia 1:07.63, 3. Chong Xin Lin 1:08.62;
200m freestyle: 1. Loo Yie Bing 2:15.76, 2. Khew Zi Xian 2:17.29, 3. Yoong Jia Jia 2:17.30;
400m individual medley: 1. Yoong Jia Jia 5:35.01, 2. Khew Zi Xian 5:37.55, 3. Seoh Shan Wen 5:40.44;
4x100m freestyle relay: 1. DSA Swimming Club A 4:16.81, 2. Pade-Supersharkz Swimming Club 4:22.58, 3. DSA Swimming Club 4:28.65.
15-16 --- 100m backstroke: 1. Tan Rouxin 1:08.17, 2. Kelly Teo 1:09.31, 3. Mabel Ho 1:11.47;
100m breaststroke: 1. Tan Rouxin 1:15.73, 2. Low Ee Mang 1:18.67, 3. Wong Shing Hui 1:20.88;
100m butterfly: 1. Magdalene Lau 1:07.13, 2. Charlotte Loke 1:08.59, 3. Mabel Ho 1:08.83;
200m freestyle: 1. Kelly Teo 2:08.78, 2. Hooy Jia Yee 2:11.41, 3. Yeap Mei Kuan 2:15.85;
400m individual medley: 1. Yeap Mei Kuan 5:33.34, 2. Low Ee Mang 5:39.75, 3. Yap Inn She 5:45.64;
4x100m freestyle relay: 1. DSA Swimming Club 4:24.09, 2. Penang Dolphin Team 4:50.37.
17-25 --- 100m backstroke: 1. Ng Zi Syuen 1:11.65, 2. Christy Teh 1:11.90, 3. Natasha Teo 1:12.41;
100m breaststroke: 1. Phee Jinq En 1:11.15, 2. Lee Yen Yi 1:18.75, 3. Ng Zi Syuen 1:20.16;
100m butterfly: 1. Keesha Ho 1:04.21, 2. Ong Yong Qi 1:05.00, 3. Elaine Fong 1:09.11;
200m freestyle: 1. Leong Wan Mei 2:11.89, 2. Thien Oi Yee 2:12.86, 3. Georgene Wee 2:20.30;
400m individual medley: 1. Georgene Wee 5:31.15, 2. Keesha Ho 5:45.28, 3. Debbie Low 6:16.16;
4x100m freestyle relay: 1. Sabah Aquatic Sports Association 4:15.82, 2. Amateur Swimming Association Sarawak 4:15.93, 3. Wahoo Swim Team 4:27.77.
