Rouxin is first female Malaysian swimmer to win medal at World Cup


Stellar feat: Tan Rouxin bagged a bronze in the women’s 400m individual medley final at the Shanghai World Cup in China.

PETALING JAYA: It still has not sunk in yet for swimmer Tan Rouxin that she has made her way into Malaysian swimming books as the first Malaysian female to make the World Cup podium.

The 18-year-old bagged a bronze in the women’s 400m individual medley final in Shanghai, China, on Saturday evening.

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