Ripples of joy: Selangor’s Andrew Goh Zheng Yen wins the boys’ 200m breaststroke final event during the Malaysia Games (Sukma) at Pandelela Rinong Aquatic Centre in Kuching, Sarawak. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star
KUCHING: Andrew Goh agonisingly missed out on breaking a 25-year national record on the second last day of the Malaysia Games (Sukma) swimming competition at Pandelela Rinong Aquatic Centre yesterday.
The 20-year-old stormed to his fourth gold medal in the pool when he won the boy's 200m breaststroke in 2:16.40s.
He just missed out on the national record of 2:15.62s held by former Asian Games bronze medallist Elvin Chia since 1999.
It was still a new Sukma record for Andrew, wiping off the previous mark of 2:17.47s set by Selangor's Ng Jing Fu in 2018.
Andrew had set national records en route to winning the boy's 50m and 100m breaststroke races as well as the 4x100m freestyle mixed medley.
Bryan Leong achieved the butterfly double in winning the boy's 100m distance race in a new Sukma record time of 53.22s.
Kelly Teo stormed to her fifth gold medal for hosts Sarawak in claiming the girls' 400m freestyle title in 4:31.85s.
