KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 — National swimmer Caroline Chan Zi Xin added a bronze medal to her collection on the fifth day of swimming competition at the National Aquatic Centre in Bukit Jalil.
She recorded a time of 29.91 seconds in the women’s 50m backstroke to share the bronze medal with Indonesia’s Agung Isteri Kania Ratih Anak.
Caroline, 22, also dedicated her bronze medal to mother and two brothers who supported her in the sport.
The gold medal was grabbed by Vietnam’s Nguyen Thi Anh Vien who collected her seventh gold in Kuala Lumpur SEA Games.
The silver medal went to Indonesia’s Sofie Kemala Fatiha.
Meanwhile, five national swimmers and the women’s medley 4x100m quartet failed to win any medals.
Nadia Adrianna Redza emerged sixth in the women’s individual 400m medley while Christina Loh YenLing was came in fifth in the women’s 200m breaststroke.
Three national swimmers Keith Lim Kit Sern, Wong Fu Kang and Lim Ching Hwang also failed in their respective events.
The national swimming squad have collected three gold, five silver and three bronze on the fifth day of swimming competition. — Bernama
