Swim relay: Malaysian quartet smash record, settle for silver

Malaysia's silver medallists in the men's 4x200m swimming event (from left): Welson Sim, Daniel Bego, Kevin Yeap and Lim Ching Hwang.

NAYPYITAW: The quartet of Lim Ching Hwang, Kevin Yeap, Daniel Bego and Welson Sim swam their hearts out to dip four seconds below the existing SEA Games mark for the men’s 4x200m freestyle event. They even smashed their own national record for good measure.

Yet, for all their valiant efforts, it only earned them the silver medal behind a Joseph Schooling-powered Singapore team, who retained their title just slightly ahead on 7:26.67 at the Wunna Theikdi Aquatic Centre on Thursday night.