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Less Volume, More Gold - How a 15 year old achieved a 50M Fly Gold at SUKMA 2026
September 15, 2026

Less Volume, More Gold - How a 15 year old achieved a 50M Fly Gold at SUKMA 2026

Nishan Christopher Manuel trains five days a week — lighter than almost everyone he raced against. At his first SUKMA, it produced a gold medal in the 50m butterfly.

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Less Volume, More Gold - How a 15 year old achieved a 50M Fly Gold at SUKMA 2026 Featured
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Less Volume, More Gold - How a 15 year old achieved a 50M Fly Gold at SUKMA 2026

Nishan Christopher Manuel trains five days a week — lighter than almost everyone he raced against. At his first SUKMA, it produced a gold medal in the 50m butterfly.

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Learning the Gap Featured
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Learning the Gap

At 16, Ashton Low Cheok Fung took the loss to Italy as a lesson, found his nerve against Russia, and helped Malaysia claw back an 11–10 win they nearly let slip. A conversation about scorelines, distance, and staying Malaysian from a pool in Singapore.

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Four Legs, One Record - How Penang Pulled Off One of the Greatest Swims in SUKMA 2026 Featured
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Four Legs, One Record - How Penang Pulled Off One of the Greatest Swims in SUKMA 2026

The little state up north that said enough is enough — it's time to win.

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Built to Feel Different - the F1RST Pro Swim Series pushes the Boundaries in Club Meets Featured
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Built to Feel Different - the F1RST Pro Swim Series pushes the Boundaries in Club Meets

Coach Noey set out to make competitive swimming feel like a real final — every time. In its second year, the F1RST Pro Swim Series is building a case that Thailand’s swim meets don’t have to look the way they always have.

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Two Months, One Coach, One Gold Featured
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Two Months, One Coach, One Gold

Emmanuel Yung Ming Loh switched training programmes ten weeks before SUKMA. He left the meet with the first swimming gold for a Sabahan man since 2018 — and a case for why he made the jump when he did.

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Three Brothers, One SUKMA: Brandon, Aidan & Ethan Wong Featured
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Three Brothers, One SUKMA: Brandon, Aidan & Ethan Wong

Brandon, Aidan, and Ethan Wong took Selangor to a water polo final in front of a home crowd — the first and last SUKMA the three brothers will ever share. They came away with silver, and something their family says matters more than gold.

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Sarawak Beat Selangor 9-6 to Win SUKMA 2026 Men's Water Polo Gold Featured
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Sarawak Beat Selangor 9-6 to Win SUKMA 2026 Men's Water Polo Gold

Sarawak's men broke a close first-quarter deadlock to beat Selangor 9-6 in the SUKMA 2026 final, with scoring spread across the roster sealing the gold medal.

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Sarawak's Thong Kar Sin Outduels Selangor's Elysa Tan for SUKMA 2026 Gold Featured
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Sarawak's Thong Kar Sin Outduels Selangor's Elysa Tan for SUKMA 2026 Gold

Sarawak's Thong Kar Sin scored 4 of her side's 12 goals to edge Selangor 12-10 in the SUKMA 2026 women's water polo final, despite Selangor's Elysa Tan Yi Chen top-scoring the match with 5.

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Selangor Grind Out 13-5 Win Over WPKL Despite Two Red Cards Featured
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Selangor Grind Out 13-5 Win Over WPKL Despite Two Red Cards

Selangor pulled clear in the second quarter behind a resilient defense, surviving two red cards of their own — to goalkeeper Hayson Ling and coach Kenny — to beat WPKL 13-5 in men's water polo at SUKMA 2026.

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Sarawak Overwhelm Wilayah Persekutuan 19-6 in Women's Water Polo Featured
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Sarawak Overwhelm Wilayah Persekutuan 19-6 in Women's Water Polo

Sarawak broke away after a close first half, with Camellia Ang scoring 6 and Thong Kar Sin adding 5 to overwhelm Wilayah Persekutuan 19-6 in women's water polo at SUKMA 2026.

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Brandon Wong Scores 11 as Selangor Down Penang 23-13 Featured
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Brandon Wong Scores 11 as Selangor Down Penang 23-13

Brandon Wong poured in 11 goals as Selangor pulled away from Penang in the second half, turning a penalty-marred, close first quarter into a comfortable 23-13 win.

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WPKL Cruise Past Sabah 28-13 in SUKMA 2026 Rout Featured
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WPKL Cruise Past Sabah 28-13 in SUKMA 2026 Rout

Teo Zun Jet led a dominant WPKL side with 5 goals as they raced to a 6-0 lead inside the first four minutes and never looked back, eventually emptying the bench against a clearly outclassed Sabah.

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Sarawak Open SUKMA 2026 Men's Water Polo With 18-13 Win Over Negeri Sembilan Featured
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Sarawak Open SUKMA 2026 Men's Water Polo With 18-13 Win Over Negeri Sembilan

Presley and Ong Zhong Liang combined for a late scoring burst as Sarawak pulled away from Negeri Sembilan in the tournament's first men's fixture, despite a strong individual showing from NS number 5 Adison.

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History In 22.59 Seconds: How Hussein Shawky Became The UAE's First AAG Medallist Featured
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History In 22.59 Seconds: How Hussein Shawky Became The UAE's First AAG Medallist

Hussein Shawky won the 50m Freestyle in 22.59 at the 12th AAGC — the first medal a UAE swimmer has ever won at the Asian Age Group Championships — and added a 50m Butterfly silver for good measure. It came eight months after his gold and bronze at the Asian Youth Games, the first medals of any kind for the UAE there. Atlas Poolside talks to the Hamilton Aquatics swimmer about the race, his parents, and a next chapter at Texas A&M.

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Own Race, Own Water: Bryston Khai Cheng Lee's First SUKMA Featured
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Own Race, Own Water: Bryston Khai Cheng Lee's First SUKMA

Bryston Khai Cheng Lee makes his SUKMA debut in the 1500m freestyle for Sarawak, carrying a Sukan Borneo silver, a 6th-place finish among Southeast Asian swimmers at the Asian Beach Games in Sanya, and national open-water gold into the pool. His approach: race his own race, break the distance into sections, and trust the training.

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A National Record, A Bronze, And A State To Bring Glory To: Nadia Lim's 12th AAGC Featured
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A National Record, A Bronze, And A State To Bring Glory To: Nadia Lim's 12th AAGC

Nadia Lim broke the Malaysian 100m Freestyle national record on Day 4 of the 12th AAGC — 57.11, no medal to go with it — two days after an unexpected 200m Freestyle bronze. Born in Dubai to a family from Ipoh, the 15-year-old traded rhythmic gymnastics for the pool during COVID and now trains eight sessions a week at Hamilton Aquatics. Atlas Poolside talks records, teammates, and what a strong SUKMA campaign for Perak — gold-less for 16 years — would mean to her.

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Four Medals, Four Days: How Koo Shyann Became One Of Perak's First International Medallists Featured
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Four Medals, Four Days: How Koo Shyann Became One Of Perak's First International Medallists

A silver and three bronzes in four days at the 12th Asian Age Group Championships made Koo Shyann one of the first swimmers from Perak to medal internationally. Atlas Poolside walks through all four races — a relay swum on nerves, a stroke learned thirty minutes before finals, a seeded-first comeback, and a lane-1 bronze — plus the coach behind him and what comes next.

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From The Pool To The Cap: Diwen Choo Heads To The World Championships Featured
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From The Pool To The Cap: Diwen Choo Heads To The World Championships

Diwen Choo hasn't left swimming behind — he's added water polo to it, drawn by the pull of a team sport. Now 16, the right winger has climbed from MSSWP through MSSM and MIAG to a spot on Malaysia's Under-16 national team, and this August he heads to Zagreb, Croatia for the World Aquatics U16 Water Polo Championships (3–9 Aug 2026). Atlas Poolside caught up with Diwen ahead of the trip.

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Eyes on Asian Games: Hoe Yean Treats Glasgow as a Tune-Up, Not the Target Featured
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Eyes on Asian Games: Hoe Yean Treats Glasgow as a Tune-Up, Not the Target

Khiew Hoe Yean placed tenth overall in the 400m free heats at the Commonwealth Games, but the 23-year-old had already named September's Asian Games as his real priority for the season.

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36 Records. 27 Nations. Five Days That Redrew The Record Books. Featured
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36 Records. 27 Nations. Five Days That Redrew The Record Books.

China's junior swimmers topped the medal table with 65 medals as 36 meet records fell across five days in Bangkok — headlined by Xinyang Zhou's clean sweep of the butterfly events, Ruoxi Yang's backstroke sweep, and Japan's Kouki Fujiwara leaving with a meet-high seven golds.

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Two More Records Fall as China Strikes Again on Day 2 Prelims Featured
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Two More Records Fall as China Strikes Again on Day 2 Prelims

Ruoxi Yang and Qianhe Hu broke meet records in the backstroke and breaststroke this morning, while Singapore's Dylan Jian Hong Lee won his heat outright and both nations posted a wave of top-8 qualifying swims across freestyle, fly, back and breast.

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Seven Records Fall as China Dominates Day One AAGC Finals in Bangkok Featured
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Seven Records Fall as China Dominates Day One AAGC Finals in Bangkok

China broke five individual meet records and both relay marks on an extraordinary opening finals night, Singapore's Dylan Jian Hong Lee took silver in the Boys 400m Freestyle, and Malaysia claimed the meet's first medal for its own program with bronze in the Boys 4x100m Freestyle Relay.

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A Meet Record Falls on Day One as Prelims Open the 12th AAGC 2026 Featured
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A Meet Record Falls on Day One as Prelims Open the 12th AAGC 2026

China's Xinyang Zhou broke the Girls 100m Fly 15-17 meet record on the opening morning in Bangkok, while Singapore posted two age-group podium finishes and Malaysia's squad chipped away at seed times across the fly, IM and freestyle prelims.

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44 Strong: Malaysia Names Its Squad for the 12th Asian Age Group Championships Featured
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44 Strong: Malaysia Names Its Squad for the 12th Asian Age Group Championships

Malaysia Aquatics has confirmed a 45-swimmer team — 23 boys and 22 girls from 11 states — for the 12th Asian Age Group Championships in Bangkok this July. Here's the full roster, broken down by selection category.

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19 Records. One 12-Year-Old Who Rewrote the Book. Featured
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19 Records. One 12-Year-Old Who Rewrote the Book.

Three days, 20 events a day, and a meet record board that looks nothing like it did on Friday morning. Here's the full story of Sports Excel Leg 2 at PADE.

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Ten Records, Two Days, One Breakout Star — Sports Excel Leg 2 Recap (Day 1 & 2) Featured
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Ten Records, Two Days, One Breakout Star — Sports Excel Leg 2 Recap (Day 1 & 2)

Lai Wen An set three meet records in two days racing up an age category. Here's how Day 1 and Day 2 actually played out at PADE, event by event.

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Sports Excel Leg 2 Lands at PADE — Malaysia's New SUKMA Venue Hosts Its Biggest Circuit Stop Yet Featured
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Sports Excel Leg 2 Lands at PADE — Malaysia's New SUKMA Venue Hosts Its Biggest Circuit Stop Yet

Over 2,500 entries a day, three sessions, and a genuine changing-of-the-guard at the top of the age groups. Here's who to watch when the MAS/MILO All-Stars Swimming Circuit touches down at Pusat Aquatik Darul Ehsan.

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SNSC 2026: Championship Wrap-Up Featured
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SNSC 2026: Championship Wrap-Up

The 21st Singapore National Swimming Championship delivered six Meet Records, standout performances across six nations, and dominant displays from Chinese Swimming Club and Singapore Swimming Club at the top of the medal table. We break down every A-Final winner, the guest athletes who shaped the competition, and the Singapore swimmers who defined the meet.

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Selangor Swimming Team — 21st SNSC 2026 Performance Analysis Featured
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Selangor Swimming Team — 21st SNSC 2026 Performance Analysis

Selangor claimed 1 medal 21st Senior National Swimming Championship 2026 — one bronze — with Ai Shen Eliza Tan earning a podium for the 100m Free event. We break down every finalist, every time improvement, and what the results reveal about the state of the SEL squad.

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AMANDA LIM REWRITES HISTORY ON A RECORD-BREAKING NIGHT TO CLOSE THE 21ST SNSC Featured
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AMANDA LIM REWRITES HISTORY ON A RECORD-BREAKING NIGHT TO CLOSE THE 21ST SNSC

Amanda Lim breaks the national record in the Women's 50m Freestyle at age 33, Cheng Reagan shatters the Men's 200m IM meet record, and Tedd Windsor Chan sets a U17 national record backstroke split on a historic final night at the 21st SNSC 2026.

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SNSC 2026 DAY 2, SESSION 4: GAN CHING HWEE SMASHES 17-YEAR-OLD MEET RECORD AS BOONAMPHAI DOMINATES ON TWO FRONTS Featured
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SNSC 2026 DAY 2, SESSION 4: GAN CHING HWEE SMASHES 17-YEAR-OLD MEET RECORD AS BOONAMPHAI DOMINATES ON TWO FRONTS

Gan Ching Hwee breaks a 17-year-old meet record in the Women's 200m Freestyle while Boonamphai Saowanee dominates with a breaststroke win and a backstroke meet record on a landmark night at the 21st SNSC 2026.

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Day 1 Finals Wrap — SNSC 2026 Featured
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Day 1 Finals Wrap — SNSC 2026

Three meet records fell on the opening day of the 21st SNSC — Mikkel Lee Jun Jie set the tone with a blistering 48.80 in the men's 100m freestyle, Russell Pang dominated the 800m free in 8:08.32, and Yeo Chiok Sze rewrote the women's 50m fly standard at 26.55. Malaysia's Ai Shen Eliza Tan added a national record for good measure, clocking 57.35 in the women's 100m freestyle final.

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Eliza Tan Breaks Malaysian 100m Freestyle National Record at SNSC 2026 Featured
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Eliza Tan Breaks Malaysian 100m Freestyle National Record at SNSC 2026

Selangor's Ai Shen Eliza Tan breaks the Malaysian women's 100m freestyle national record at the 21st SNSC, clocking 57.35 to erase Loo Yie Bing's four-year-old mark of 57.56.

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Selangor's Finest Head to Singapore — Swimming in His Honour Featured
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Selangor's Finest Head to Singapore — Swimming in His Honour

Selangor's fastest swimmers make the trip to Singapore for the 21st SNSC — competing under the weight of grief after the sudden passing of their coach, Ong Jin Kooi.

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Nine Records Fall as PADE-SuperSharkz Dominate All-Stars Leg 1 Central Featured
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Nine Records Fall as PADE-SuperSharkz Dominate All-Stars Leg 1 Central

A three-day meet at Pusat Akuatik Kuala Lumpur produced nine meet record performances across six events, with a pair of seven-gold performances from Aslan Adnan and Keina Kimura headlining the individual story of the meet.

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Maryam Arianna Rose Claims Silver with Personal Best at All-Stars Leg 1 Featured
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Maryam Arianna Rose Claims Silver with Personal Best at All-Stars Leg 1

The 12-year-old clocks 1:07.53 in the Girls 12-13 100m Butterfly at Pusat Akuatik Bukit Jalil — her fastest time yet, and a clear sign of an upward trajectory that is hard to ignore.

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Records Fall as MAS/MILO All-Stars Circuit Opens in Kuala Lumpur Featured
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Records Fall as MAS/MILO All-Stars Circuit Opens in Kuala Lumpur

Five meet records fell on Day 1 of the MAS/MILO All-Stars Swimming Circuit 1st Leg 2026 (Central) at Pusat Akuatik Kuala Lumpur, led by four-gold performances from Noma Horiuchi and Aslan Adnan.

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Swimmers to Watch: Girls 14 & Over at MAS/MILO All-Stars Central 2026 Featured
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Swimmers to Watch: Girls 14 & Over at MAS/MILO All-Stars Central 2026

The MAS/MILO All-Stars Swimming Circuit (Central) brings 135 female swimmers aged 14 and over to Pusat Akuatik Kuala Lumpur across three days. We break down the fastest seed times across 16 events — and the names to watch.

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Swimmers to Watch: Boys 14 & Over at MAS/MILO All-Stars Central 2026 Featured
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Swimmers to Watch: Boys 14 & Over at MAS/MILO All-Stars Central 2026

The MAS/MILO All-Stars Swimming Circuit (Central) brings 271 male swimmers aged 14 and over to Pusat Akuatik Kuala Lumpur across three days of racing. We break down the fastest seed times across 16 events — and the names to watch.

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THE YOONG BROTHERS: ONE SPRINTS, ONE ENDURES, BOTH DELIVER FOR NEW WAVE Featured
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THE YOONG BROTHERS: ONE SPRINTS, ONE ENDURES, BOTH DELIVER FOR NEW WAVE

Yoong Kee Kean and Yoong Kee Ming write a family chapter at MSS Selangor Aquatics 2026.

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KHEW MU HAN SWEEPS ALL BACKSTROKE EVENTS AND BREAKS A 10-YEAR RECORD AT MSS SELANGOR AQUATICS 2026 Featured
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KHEW MU HAN SWEEPS ALL BACKSTROKE EVENTS AND BREAKS A 10-YEAR RECORD AT MSS SELANGOR AQUATICS 2026

SMK Damansara Jaya swimmer claims three golds and erases a mark standing since 2016 in a dominant Boys 16–18 campaign.

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NOMA HORIUCHI BREAKS THREE MEET RECORDS AND SIGNALS A GENERATIONAL TALENT Featured
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NOMA HORIUCHI BREAKS THREE MEET RECORDS AND SIGNALS A GENERATIONAL TALENT

Girls 12&U swimmer claims four golds and dismantles records standing as far back as 2016 at MSS Selangor Aquatics 2026

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KHOO SUE ENN BOWS OUT OF MSSS WITH EIGHT GOLDS AND A BEST GIRL TITLE Featured
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KHOO SUE ENN BOWS OUT OF MSSS WITH EIGHT GOLDS AND A BEST GIRL TITLE

SM Sri Kuala Lumpur swimmer caps her final MSS Selangor campaign with a dominant all-round performance across five strokes

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THE UPSET: JIWOO JUNG STUNS THE FAVOURITE AND BREAKS A MEET RECORD IN THE 50M FLY Featured
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THE UPSET: JIWOO JUNG STUNS THE FAVOURITE AND BREAKS A MEET RECORD IN THE 50M FLY

SM Sri Kuala Lumpur swimmer claims three golds and rewrites the Boys 13–15 record books in a performance nobody predicted

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HERMANN TANG BOK YU REWRITES HISTORY AT MSS SELANGOR AQUATICS 2026 Featured
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HERMANN TANG BOK YU REWRITES HISTORY AT MSS SELANGOR AQUATICS 2026

SM Sri Kuala Lumpur swimmer claims nine golds, four records and Best Boy 13–15 — including records nobody saw coming

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