Aspiring pool stars rewrite 12 individual meet records


Kuala Lumpur swimmer Khiew Hoe Yean.

PETALING JAYA: The emergence of new stars – Khiew Hoe Yean (pic), Hii Puong Wei, Loo Yie Bing and Nessa Yip – in the National Schools (MSSM) swimming championships bodes well for the future of the sport in the country.

Hoe Yean and Puong Wei stole the show by emerging as best performers in the boys’ 16-18 and 13-15 age-group categories in the four-day event, which ended in Melaka yesterday.

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