KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 7 (Bernama) -- National swimmer Khiew Hoe Yean clinched his third gold medal of the meet after winning the men’s 200-metre freestyle title at the Malaysia Invitational Age Group (MIAG) Championships here today.
The 23-year-old clocked one minute 49.94 seconds to take first place, while Hong Kong’s Tsz Lam Lo and Wo Barry Lai finished second and third with times of 1:51.67 and 1:52.08, respectively.
Reflecting on his performance, Hoe Yean said that despite facing a demanding schedule at the championships, he was pleased with his timing.
“I think it’s pretty good. I had a few races before this, so it’s been a pretty tiring day. We only resumed training about a month ago after taking a three-week break post-SEA Games, starting around Jan 4.
“For just one month of training, I think it shows some really good signs of where we need to improve. I didn’t go out too fast, but it clearly showed some improvement in my front-end speed,” he said when met here today.
Earlier in the morning, Hoe Yean claimed silver in the individual medley after clocking four minutes 35.02 seconds.
He finished behind Lam Lo, who took gold in 4:29.86, while Melaka’s Low Zheng Yong secured bronze with a time of 4:45.35.
He also bagged a bronze medal in the 100-metre backstroke after clocking 58.06 seconds, behind Indonesia’s Jason Donovan Yusuf, who won gold in 56.37, while Dongqi Yu finished second with a time of 57.27.
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