PHNOM PENH: It was two 20-year-olds and a 21-year-old who led the charge for Singapore at the Morodok Techo Aquatics Centre on Sunday (May 7) as the swim team clinched three gold medals at the 32nd SEA Games. This brings Singapore’s total in the pool to seven, after four on Saturday. Jonathan T
PHNOM PENH: It was two 20-year-olds and a 21-year-old who led the charge for Singapore at the Morodok Techo Aquatics Centre on Sunday as the swim team clinched three gold medals at the 32nd SEA Games.Jonathan Tan, 21, got the gold rush underway as he clinched gold in the men’s 50m freestyle with a time of 21.95s. Tan beat defending champion and compatriot Teong Tzen Wei, who took silver .
His time of 21.91s was also a new SEA Games record and personal best. The Olympics"A" qualifying time is 21.96s. Then Gan Ching Hwee, 20, retained her title in the 200m freestyle ahead of Thailand’s Kamonchanok Kwanmung.Letitia Sim, 20, would then win gold in the 200m individual medley with a time of 2:14.49, while teammate Quah Jing Wen took the bronze.
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