Dhuha erases Jeffrey Ong’s 35-year-old national record


Dhuha Zulfikry in action during the men's 1500m freestyle event at the Malaysian Open swimming championships in Bukit Jalil, May 23, 2024. GLENN GUAN / The Star

PETALING JAYA: Teenage swimmer Mohd Dhuha Zulfikry, who won six gold medals at the Malaysia Games (Sukma) in August, made a smashing World Cup debut in Shanghai, China by erasing the oldest national record in short course swimming.

The 16-year-old smashed Jeffrey Ong’s 35-year-old national mark in the 1,500m freestyle.

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