Welson fails to qualify for men’s 400m freestyle final

Welson Sim of Sarawak on his way to won the Men Open 1500 Meter Freestyle in the 61st Milo/PRAM Malaysa Open Swimming at Aquatic Nasional Bukit Jalil ....-- 6 MAY 2018 M. Azhar Arif/The Star

WELSON Sim (pic) threw away a good chance to measure up against the best long distance swimmers in the world at the Asian Games in Jakarta.

The 21-year-old, who is Malaysia’s only swimmer under the Podium Programme, failed to qualify for the men’s 400m freestyle final after a poor effort in the heats at the Gelora Bung Karno Aquatic Centre yesterday.