Versatile Zheng Yong cracks 13-year-old MSSM swimming record


MALACCA: Low Zheng Yong earned cheers for hosts Malacca by breaking a 13-year-old meet record en route to a double splash at the MSSM (national schools) Swimming Championships.

The 14-year-old posted 58.78 at the Hang Jebat Aquatic Centre yesterday to win the boys’ Under-15 100m butterfly final. In the process, Zheng Yong erased the previous meet record of 59.09 set by former multiple SEA Games gold medallist Daniel Bego of Sarawak.

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