Singapore won four gold medals out of six SEA Games swimming finals at the OCBC Aquatic Centre on Tuesday.
First, Joseph Schooling won the men’s 100 fly in a new Games record of 52.13, although it was off his national mark of 51.69.
Then, Tao Li won Singapore’s 50th gold medal at this Games when she clocked 1:02.67 in the women’s 100m back.
Quah Zheng Wen created history for Singapore when he won gold No. 51 in the men’s 400 IM in 4:23.50.
With it, the Republic surpassed its best-ever gold medal haul of 50 at a single SEA Games, set on home ground in 1993.
The men’s 400 free relay team then ended the night with a bang. The quartet of Joseph Schooling, Danny Yeo, Clement Lim and Quah Zheng Wen clocked 3:19.59 to finish almost six seconds ahead of second-placed Malaysia.
The Republic also won silvers through Quah Ting Wen (women’s 200 fly) and Pang Sheng Jun (men’s 400 IM).
Source: www.tnp.sg
