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Quiet day for Malaysia in Otopeni
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian swimmers had a quiet day at the World Junior Championships at the Otopeni Aquatic Centre in Romania on Monday.
None of them progressed beyond the heats, but the opening day still provided valuable exposure against some of the best age-group swimmers in the world.
Dhuha Zulfikry recorded Malaysia's best finish when he placed 37th in the boys' 400m freestyle. The 17-year-old touched the wall in 4 minutes 02.44 seconds. Only the top eight advanced to the final.
He was some way off his Sarawak Malaysia Games record of 3:55.59s set last year.
In the girls' 50m breaststroke, sisters Isabelle Chiyi and Natalie Suyin Buckley finished 30th (33.23s) and 42nd (35.20s) respectively, The top 15 qualifiers moved on to the next round.
In the girls' 400m individual medley. Aw Yuet Ting, 14, clocked 5:17.31s to place 38th, while Khoo Sue Enn, 16, finished 40th in 5:23.46s. Both Malaysians missed out on a place in the final, which was limited to the top eight swimmers.
In the girls' 100m backstroke, Chong Xin Lin clocked 1:05.70s to finish 44th in the heats. She was 5.25 seconds off her national record of 1:00.45s.
