Swimmer sets new national mark, and will now turn journalist


Stellar feat: Phee Jinq En hugging her teammates after breaking the national record in the women’s 4x100m medley relay. — GLENN GUAN/The Star

BANGKOK: It was Phee Jinq En’s last ever swim for Malaysia. And she finished with a new national record and a big grin on her face.

The retiring 28-year-old swam the breaststroke leg to help the women’s 4x100m medley quartet break a 16-year-old record at the Assumption University Aquatic Centre here.

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