What a way to win a first individual SEA Games gold medal. A personal best achieved in beating a teammate and defending champion, and qualifying for the World Aquatics Championships. Mikkel Lee was not even aware of what he had done on Wednesday night, as he had his goggles...
Lee’s swim was also inside the 23.53 required for the A cut at July’s world meet in Fukuoka, Japan.
He lost the first to Jonathan Tan, 21, on Sunday and three days later relinquished another crown to a younger man.He leaves with just one gold in the men’s 4x100m medley relay. Quah Ting Wen won the battle of veterans in the 50m free, touching the wall in 25.04 to hold off fellow 30-year-old Amanda Lim and 28-year-old defending champion Jenjira Srisaard of Thailand.
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