Welson Sim celebrates after winning in the Final 200meter freestyle Men final at the National Aquatic centre in KL Sport City in Bukit Jalil.AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star
KUALA LUMPUR: Welson Sim (pic) showed his potential to be the first Commonwealth Games male swimming finalist in 16 years since Alex Lim Keng Liat following a record breaking performance in the just concluded National Age-Group meet in Bukit Jalil.
The Gold Coast-bound swimmer clocked 1:47.96 to come within touching distance of his national record of 1:47.36 set at the Kuala Lumpur SEA Games last year to win the men’s 18 and over 200m freestyle race on Sunday.
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