Still winning but Kevin’s not making a comeback


Still good: Kevin Yeap posing with the gold medal after winning the 5km Open category in the Malaysia Open Water Swimming Championship in Putrajaya yesterday.

PETALING JAYA: A decade of Malaysia Open victories is something not many can boast of but it’s not enough to make Kevin Yeap reconsider a comeback to defend his open water swimming title at the Manila SEA Games in No­­vember.

The 30-year-old from Perak won the 5km Open category in 1’06:27.23 in the Malaysia Open Water Swimming Championship at the Putrajaya Lake yesterday.

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