Meet Chris Martin, Malaysia’s new top-class swimming coach


Counting on you: The new national swimming coach Chris Martin at the National Aquatic Centre in Bukit Jalil on Sunday. — AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: It’s no April Fool’s joke. The Malaysian swimming team can finally boast of a top-class coach.

American Chris Martin, who has over 30 years of experience, has been a coach in the United States, Scotland, England and China. His swimmers have set national records and competed at the Olympics for their respective countries.

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