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13-12-2022, 01:29 PM
Lee Chong Ming
13 Dec 2022 01:11PM
(Updated: 13 Dec 2022 01:25PM)
SINGAPORE: National swimmer Teong Tzen Wei set an Asian record in the men’s 50m butterfly at the Fina 2022 World Swimming Championships (25m) on Tuesday (Dec 13), clocking 22.01 seconds in the race.
The 25-year-old’s timing at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre surpassed the previous record of 22.19 seconds, set by Japanese Takeshi Kawamoto at the 2020 Japan National Championships (25m).
He also broke his national 50m fly short course record of 22.24 seconds, which he set at the Singapore National Swimming Championships in November 2021.
Teong topped the heats ahead of Hungary’s world record holder Szebasztian Szabo (22.07 seconds) and Germany’s Marius Kusch (22.19 seconds).
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapor...ps-3140731
13 Dec 2022 01:11PM
(Updated: 13 Dec 2022 01:25PM)
SINGAPORE: National swimmer Teong Tzen Wei set an Asian record in the men’s 50m butterfly at the Fina 2022 World Swimming Championships (25m) on Tuesday (Dec 13), clocking 22.01 seconds in the race.
The 25-year-old’s timing at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre surpassed the previous record of 22.19 seconds, set by Japanese Takeshi Kawamoto at the 2020 Japan National Championships (25m).
He also broke his national 50m fly short course record of 22.24 seconds, which he set at the Singapore National Swimming Championships in November 2021.
Teong topped the heats ahead of Hungary’s world record holder Szebasztian Szabo (22.07 seconds) and Germany’s Marius Kusch (22.19 seconds).
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapor...ps-3140731
