27-04-2025
Hoe Yean Wins Two More Gold On Last Day Of Malaysian Open Swimming Championship
KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 (Bernama) -- National swimmer Khiew Hoe Yean continued to dominate the pool with two more gold medals on the last day of the 2025 Malaysian Open Swimming Championship at the National Aquatic Centre in Bukit Jalil here today.
The Kuala Lumpur swimmer won the men's 200 metre (m) individual medley with a time of 2 minutes 03.29 seconds (s), improving on his national record of 2:03.77s set at the same championship in 2023, while Sarawakian Hii Puong Wei (2:05.50s) took second and Lo Tsz Lam (2:06.32s) of Hong Kong finished third.
"It's hard to describe in words as I totally didn't expect to break the national record in this event. But I feel the conditions were good in the morning, and when I was warming up.