KUALA LUMPUR: Former national swimmers Chui Lai Kwan and Chan Jie proved they remain formidable forces in Malaysian swimming after logging some impressive performances at the Malaysian Open Swimming Championships today.
Lai Kwan, 33, emerged victorious in the women's 50 metre freestyle, touching the wall in 26.21 seconds to take the gold for Sabah at the National Aquatics Centre in Bukit Jalil.
Indonesia's Serenna Karmelita Muslim (26.74s) and Mongolian Enkhkhuslen Batbayar (26.83s) settled for second and third.
Lai Kwan had represented Malaysia at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and is also a former Sea Games gold medallist. Her national record of 25.82s in the 50m freestyle still stands to this day.
Selangor's Chan Jie, who last represented Malaysia at the 2019 Manila Sea Games, also did well to claim silver in the men's 50m freestyle today after clocking 23s flat.
American Diggory Dillingham (22.83s) claimed the gold while Denmark's Rasmus Nickelsen completed the podium on 23.08s.
Results (all finals):
Men
50m freestyle: 1. Diggory Dillingham (US) 22.83s, 2. Chan Jie (Sel) 23.00s, 3. Rasmus Nickelsen (Den) 23.08s.
1,500m freestyle: 1. Mohd Dhuha Zulfikry (Kul) 8:15.31s, 2. Goh Li Hen (Sel) 8:26.68s, 3. Ali Jafari (Iri) 8:26.70s.
200m individual medley: 1. Jayden Tan (Kul) 2:05.20s, 2. Hii Puong Wei (Swk) 2:06.26s, 3. Andrew Goh (Sel) 2:11.91s.
200m butterfly: 1. Low Zheng Yong (Prk) 2:03.29s, 2. Goh Li Jie (Sel) 2:04.05s, 3. Malikil Alliim (Ina) 2:05.62s.
4x100m medley: 1. Selangor 3:48.09s, 2. Kuala Lumpur 3:55.92s, 3. Sarawak 3:56.46s.
Women
50m freestyle: 1. Chui Lai Kwan (Sab) 26.21s, 2. Serenna Karmelita Muslim (Ina) 26.74s, 3. Enkhkhuslen Batbayar (Mgl) 26.83s.
1500m freestyle: 1. Enkhkhuslen Batbayar (Mgl) 17:25.10s, 2. Jehanara Nabi (Pak) 18:01.98s, 3. Kelly Teo (Swk) 18:20.99s.
200m individual medley: 1. Tan Rouxin (Joh) 2:21.23s, 2. Enkhkhuslen Batbayar (Mgl) 2:22.12s, 3. Hashika Ramachandra (Ind) 2:28.35s.
200m butterfly: 1. Yue Lynn Mishya Khor (Sel) 2:21.91s, 2. Khew Zi Xian (Sel) 2:24.42s, 3. Yoong Jia Jia (Sel) 2:25.54s.
4x100m medley: 1. Kuala Lumpur 4:24.01s, 2. Selangor 4:32.71s, 3. Sarawak 4:40.44s.
