Shannon Tan Breaks Her Own Meet Record — Twice

She Wasn't Done After Prelims

Most swimmers aim to break a meet record once. Shannon Yan-Qing Tan did it twice in the same day.

The 16-year-old Selangor swimmer entered Day 3 finals of the Women's 200m Butterfly already holding the new SUKMA XXII meet record — 2:15.77, set just hours earlier in the morning heats. Then she went and broke it again.

Her finals time: 2:15.13. A new meet record. Again.

What the Numbers Mean

To put that in context, the previous SUKMA meet record before this morning was older than most of Shannon's competition. She didn't just chip away at it — she replaced it, then replaced herself.

The national record (2:14.30, held by Khoo Chai Lin since 2009) still stands. But Shannon is 16. She has time. A lot of it.

The Race

Shannon led from the first stroke and never looked like giving it up. Her Selangor teammate Yue Lynn Khor finished second in 2:18.19 — a full three seconds back. Yen Ern Lee of Pulau Pinang took bronze in 2:24.68.

It wasn't close. This was Shannon's race from the moment she hit the water.

Full Results — Women's 200m Butterfly

1st  Shannon Yan-Qing Tan (Selangor)  2:15.13 MR
2nd  Yue Lynn Khor (Selangor)  2:18.19
3rd  Yen Ern Lee (Pulau Pinang)  2:24.68
4th  Kayleigh Zhi Xuan Ang (Sarawak)  2:25.99
5th  Laura Yen Nie Lee (Sabah)  2:28.61
6th  Evita Ee Lin Tan (Wilayah Persekutuan)  2:30.66
7th  Charlotte Loke (Wilayah Persekutuan)  2:33.68
8th  Felicia Qian Hui Lee (Melaka)  2:35.00