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Champion in the making: KL swimmer Bryan Leong is on track to emulate Singapore

PETALING JAYA: Singapore has Joseph Schooling but Malaysia may one day be bragging about an Olympian swimmer of their own in teen butterfly specialist Bryan Leong.

The 16-year-old cracked a long standing 11-year record en route to clinching his second gold for Kuala Lumpur in the National Schools (MSSM) swimming championships at the Tuanku Zara Aquatic Centre in Ipoh yesterday.

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