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Young first-timers win at 41st SEA
Age Group Swimming Championships 2017
better with each Meet, being beautifully
nurtured by the coaches at DSA. Koh
Teck Chen won a Bronze and also made
an impressive performance at his debut
International Meet and we look forward
to more victories from him. Other DSA
swimmers who also made international
debuts were Atticus Ng and Ong Yikai
who also gave a good performance at
their events. The medal tally was as
follows
DSA Swimmers had much to celebrate winning a very impressive 4 Golds and Darren Lew Chen Jet (Group 3 Boys 13&
as the young swimmers on their first 1 Bronze at this International Meet. He under)
experience at an International Meet was also awarded the Best Boy for his 200m Backstroke – Gold
brought home the medals for Malaysia Group. Darren has definitely made great 100m Backstroke – Gold
at the 41st SEA Age Group Swimming progress and his amazing talent is getting 50m Backstroke – Gold
Championships 2017 held at 50m Butterfly – Gold
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei 50m Freestyle – Bronze
between10-12 November 2017. Also Awarded Group 3 – Best Boy
The swimmers included Darren Koh Teck Chen (Group 2 Boys 14-15)
Lew Chen Jet, Koh Teck Chen, 200m Butterfly – Bronze
Atticus Ng and Ong Yikai who
had a great time at the Meet Congratulations to the
and the high level exposure swimmers for bringing home
brought out the best in them. the glory for Malaysia and
Darren Lew Chen Jet, who DSA, and we await more
has been very consistent in his laurels as more champions
performance at the Meets in are created. A big thank you
Malaysia, gave a sterling display also to the DSA coaches,
parents, friends and well-
wishers for the steadfast
and much needed guidance
and support to the young
champs.
DSA is proud to welcome International Swim Coach Dick
Orbell as Squad Program Director who will be permanently
based in Malaysia and will be overseeing the training of
the DSA Squad Team at all locations starting January 20,
2018.
Dick Orbell has been a swimming coach for 25 years.
He was the National Coach of the Australian World Cup
Teams and the Para-Olympic Australia Team who had
achieved 14 Gold, 15 Silver, 21 Bronze in 2000 Paralympic
Games.
During this time he has also coached an Australian
Champion, 2 Olympic swimmers, and a number of
Commonwealth Games swimmers. Dick is also an
accomplished swimmer, having represented Australia
at the 1984 Olympic Games and also served as the
Australian Men’s Swimming Team Captain. Dick won one
gold and a silver in the Commonwealth Games.
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