Swimmers Welson and Jinq En medal in first Euro foray


Swimmers Phee Jinq En and Welson Sim broke national records in the FINA Swimming World Cup meet in Dubai.

SINGAPORE: Youngsters Welson Sim and Phee Jinq En made a big splash for Malaysia in their first European outing in the Luxembourg Euro Meet.

18-year-old Welson clocked an impressive 1:48.46 to take a silver medal in the men's 200m freestyle A final on Saturday night.

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