Hoe Yean breaks Keng Liat’s 23-year-old national record


Alone but impressive: Swimmer Khiew Hoe Yean on his way to setting a national record in the men’s 200m backstroke in the Malaysian Open swimming championships in Bukit Jalil.

PETALING JAYA: Teen swimmer Khiew Hoe Yean produced another standout performance, this time breaking a national record that was already in existence four years before he was born.

Hoe Yean smashed Alex Lim Keng Liat’s long standing record when he clocked 2:00.80 in the 200m backstroke at the Malaysian Open swimming championships in Bukit Jalil yesterday.

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