Sukma sensation Shannon smashes her short-course national mark


Selangor’s Shannon Tan Yang-Qing in action for the 400M individual medley women final during the SUKMA Selangor 2026 at Selangor Aquatic, Shah Alam. — FAIHAN GHANI/The Star

PETALING JAYA: Fresh from winning eight gold medals at the recent Malaysia Games (Sukma), teenage swimmer Shannon Tan (pic) continued her hot momentum by breaking her national short-course 200m butterfly record in Singapore.

Shannon, swimming for Selangor, sliced more than three seconds off her national record after winning the event in 2:10.57s at the Singapore National Swimming Short Course Invitational at the OCBC Aquatics Centre.

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