Daniel sparkles but others sink at world swimming meet


PETALING JAYA: Swimmer Daniel Bego (pic) provided the only bright spark among the five Malaysian swimmers who kicked off their campaign in the qualifying heats at the World Champion­ships in Rome yesterday.

Daniel managed to set a new national record in the men’s 50m butterfly, clocking 24.38 to break his record of 25.07 set in the Malaysian Open back in 2006.

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