May 08, 2023, 12:29 PM
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Local swimmer Jonathan Tan set a new national and Southeast Asian (SEA) Games record at the 32nd SEA Games in Phnom Penh on Sunday (May 7).
Jonathan Tan (middle) set a new national record at the 32nd SEA Games, Credit: SNOC/Facebook
The 21-year-old clocked a time of 21.91 seconds in the 50m freestyle heats.
Aside from breaking the national record, Tan's timing also set a new SEA Games record. Additionally, he also met the qualifying time for the Olympics "A" cut, which is 21.96 seconds.
Image via Edwin Tong/Facebook.
Later in the day, Tan clinched the gold medal in the 50m freestyle finals with a timing of 21.96 seconds.
CNA quoted Tan's coach who praised the swimmer for balancing both national service and swimming.
"Just being able to accomplish what he did today and do a best time, it's amazing."
Tan also brought home the gold medal in the 100m freestyle with a timing of 48.8 seconds on Saturday (May 6).
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Top image credit: SNOC/Andy Chua via CNA.
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