Sarawakian Welson Sim wins 1,500m but timing far off Jeffrey’s 28-year-old record

Not in his element: Welson Sim failed in his bid to break Jeffrey Ong’s 1,500m freestyle record set in 1991. A tired Welson could only clock 16:08.90 en route to the gold medal yesterday. — Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR: National freestyle ace Welson Sim splashed his way to a fourth gold medal at the Malaysian Open by winning the 1,500m – but he wasn’t celebrating.

The Sarawakian clocked 16:08.90 at the National Aquatic Centre in Bukit Jalil yesterday and it was not good enough to break the long-standing record held by Jeffrey Ong since 1991.