Teo Yao’s three-gold feat bodes well for her debut in SEA Games


Fruitful outing: Kelly Teo Yao in action at the National Age-Group Swimming Championships. Inset: Kelly up close. — LOW LAY PHON/The Star

PETALING JAYA: Swimmer Kelly Teo Yao is definitely shaping up well for her Cambodia SEA Games debut after a fruitful outing at the National Age-Group Swimming Championships.

Kelly of Sarawak splashed her way to the gold in the 200m freestyle with a time of 2:08.04 before making another quick dash to emerge victorious in the 800m freestyle with a new personal best time of 9:24.21 at the National Aquatic Centre in Bukit Jalil yesterday.

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