KUCHING: Old meet records fell at the 52nd Sarawak Age Group (SAG) Swimming Championships as Kuching Amateur Swimming Association 2010 (KASA2010) topped the points table, powered by record-breaking swims and strong team performances.
Bintulu’s Anson Chiu Wei Kiet set a new meet record in the boys’ 14-15 200m breaststroke final, clocking 2:25.74 to surpass the previous mark of 2:31.50 set by Tay Xue Jun in 2004.
Ethan Tan Kheng Hong Tan, who placed second in the same event, also bettered the previous meet record with a time of 2:26.93.
Meanwhile, Sheamus Chew Heng Yi broke the 200m long course individual medley record, posting 2:16.26 to eclipse Alex Tiong’s 2011 record of 2:17.75.
Kuching’s Shanise Jauwa Joseline Adong made a remarkable impact at the championships by breaking two longstanding records.
She first shattered the girls’ 50m backstroke record with a time of 31.81 seconds, surpassing the 2018 mark set by Leong Wan Mei.
Shanise continued her impressive performance in the girls’ 16-18 100m long course backstroke, clocking 1:08.43 to narrowly beat Kelly Teo’s 2023 record of 1:08.45.
KASA2010 dominated the team standings with a combined total of 2,509.5 points.
Miri Amateur Swimming Association (MASA) secured second place with 1,693.5 points, followed by Kota Samarahan Amateur Swimming Association (KOTAS) with 928 points.
Sibu Amateur Swimming Association (SASA) and Bintulu Amateur Swimming Association (BASA) rounded out the standings with 684 and 419 points respectively.
In the women’s team rankings, KASA2010 led with 1,373 points, with MASA trailing in second place at 1,018.5 points.
KOTAS and SASA followed with 240.5 and 203 points respectively.
For the men’s team rankings, KASA2010 again topped the chart with 1,136.5 points, while KOTAS and MASA closely contested second and third places with 687.5 and 675 points respectively.
SASA and BASA placed fourth and fifth with 481 and 419 points.
The 52nd SAG Swimming Championships which started on Jan 2 and concluded today are a key qualifier for the 2026 Malaysia Invitational Age Group (MIAG) and the Schools Sports Council of Malaysia (MSSM) championships.
There are 262 swimmers from five associations that competed in six age groups, from nine and under to 21 years old.
