Contributed by reader Mark Tan

Saturday, September 26, 2009 – The Singapore Management University swiped half of all the available gold medals to emerge overall champions at the recent 2009 Singapore University Games (SUniG) Swimming Championships.

SMU took 11 out of 22 gold medals on offer at the inaugural championships with only 18 swimmers. The win is the first swimming title for SMU.

RESULTS

Event 1: 200m Individual Medley Men
Record: Leonard Tan Jin SMU 2:25.31 2009

Lane Name University Time Position

2 Eng Thuan Zhong Roderick NTU 2:33.09 2nd
3 Leon Oei SMU – DQ
4 Leonard Tan Jin SMU 2:25.31 1st
5 Loh Ming Kun NUS 2:36.86 4th
6 Jonathan Chen NUS 2:33.13 3rd
7 Ang Song Loo NTU 2:44.11 5th

Event 2: 200m Individual Medley Women
Record: Tan Pei Shan NUS 2:55.04 2009

Lane Name University Time Position

3 Lin Zhiyun NUS 3:14.88 3rd
4 Tan Pei Shan NUS 2:55.04 1st
5 Ananya Prithvi Deshpande SMU 3:05.50 2nd

Event 3: 100m Backstroke Men
Record: Leon Lee NUS 1:04.30 2009

Lane Name University Time Position

2 Gong Ji Yi Allen NTU 1:04.68 2nd
3 Leonard Tang NUS 1:14.68 4th
4 Leon Lee NUS 1:04.30 1st
5 Iu Wei Bo SMU 1:09.52 3rd
6 Shen Xiao Chuan (Owen) SMU 1:27.62 6th
7 Ko Hong Li, Alex NTU 1:26.54 5th

Event 4: 100m Backstroke Women
Record: Mei Shan Krishnan NTU 1:21.95 2009

Lane Name University Time Position

2 Irene Wong NUS 1:25.87 4th
3 Gayantri Pillai SMU – Scratch
4 Liu Yong Jia SMU 1:23.35 2nd
5 Shauna Sim NUS 1:24.13 3rd
6 Mei Shan Krishnan NTU 1:21.95 1st
7 Choi Jia Yi Hannah NTU 1:34.82 5th

Event 5: 100m Butterfly Men
Record: Nigel Lim NUS 59.34 2009

Lane Name University Time Position

2 Tan Xian Rong NTU 1:04.73 3rd
3 Shawn Wee SMU 1:10.09 5th
4 Nigel Lim NUS 59.34 1st
5 Christian Ladegaard SMU 1:07.43 4th
6 Shawn Lee NUS 1:03.20 2nd
7 Alex Updergrove NTU – Scratch

Event 6: 100m Butterfly Women
Record: Tan Pei Shan NUS 1:14.96 2009

Lane Name University Time Position

2 Dhiviya Dhanasekar NUS 1:50.51 4th
3 Ong Kai Yan NTU 1:29.16 3rd
4 Zoe Ong Wan Yi SMU 1:22.33 2nd
5 Tan Pei Shan NUS 1:14.96 1st
6 Wee Yun Shan Priscilla NTU – Scratch

Event 7: 100m Breaststroke Men
Record: Mark Tan SMU 1:06.93 2009

Lane Name University Time Position

1 Terence Tay SIM 2:08.43 7th
2 Hoe Yiming NTU 1:23.26 5th
3 Shaun Sim NUS 1:22.88 4th
4 Mark Tan SMU 1:06.93 1st
5 Mark Huang SMU 1:15.94 2nd
6 Jason Yip NUS 1:27.39 6th
7 Wee Wei Ze NTU 1:22.41 3rd

Event 8: 100m Breaststroke Women
Record: Sandy Mo NUS 1:20.73 2009

Lane Name University Time Position

2 Chan Siew Mei Jocelyn NTU 1:30.21 5th
3 Sandy Mo NUS 1:20.73 1st
4 Grace Choy Pei Yin SMU 1:27.81 3rd
5 Wu Liting SMU 1:35.93 6th
6 Chen Yanni NTU 1:27.11 2nd
7 Low Seet Teng NUS 1:28.86 4th

Event 9: 100m Freestyle Men
Record: Leonard Tan Jin SMU 56.04 2009

Lane Name University Time Position

1 Ngai Shuo Xian Allister SIM 57.62 2nd
2 Siew Jian Wei Andrew NTU 1:04.29 4th
3 Leon Oei SMU – Scratch
4 Leonard Tan Jin SMU 56.04 1st
5 Johnson Teo NUS 1:04.70 5th
6 Gan Wei Ming NUS 1:01.15 3rd
7 Tan Kuan Yan Justin NTU 1:05.54 6th

Event 10: 100m Freestyle Women
Record: Natasha Lim Shihui SMU 1:07.42 2009

Lane Name University Time Position

2 Lin Jia Ying NTU 1:23.45 5th
3 Andrea Buessenchuett SMU – DQ
4 Sandra Chaffanjon NUS 1:08.84 2nd
5 Natasha Lim Shihui SMU 1:07.42 1st
6 Lin Zhi Yun NUS 1:16.96 3rd
7 Tang Jiamin NTU 1:23.80 4th

Event 11: 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay Men
Record: National University of Singapore A
Johnson Teo, Nigel Lim, Kevin Chiu, Leon Lee 1:42.03 2009

Lane University Time Position

1 Singapore Management University B – DQ
2 Nanyang Technological University B 1:54.77 4th
3 Singapore Institute Management A 1:59.59 6th
4 Singapore Management University A 1:42.16 2nd
5 National University of Singapore A 1:42.03 1st
6 Nanyang Technological University A 1:47.51 3rd
7 National University of Singapore B 1:59.92 5th

Event 12: 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay Women
Record: Singapore Management University A
Zoe Ong, Liu Yong Jia, Grace Choy, Natasha Lim 2:03.25 2009

Lane University Time Position

2 Nanyang Technological University B 2:26.00 4th
3 Singapore Institute Management A 2:39.43 5th
4 Singapore Management University A 2:03.25 1st
5 National University of Singapore A 2:03.69 2nd
6 Nanyang Technological University A 2:13.80 3rd

Event 13: 50m Freestyle Men
Record: Kenneth Cheok SMU 24.71 2009

Lane Name University Time Position

1 Neo Kah Heng SIM 28.78 7th
2 Lim Shi Jie Bud NTU 26.80 5th
3 Kevin Chiu NUS 25.94 3rd
4 Kenneth Cheok SMU 24.71 1st
5 Johnson Teo NUS 25.86 2nd
6 Bruce Tan Loong SMU 26.54 4th
7 Foo Wei Shing NTU 27.22 6th
8 Lim Huan Geng SIM 39.38 8th

Event 14: 50m Freestyle Women
Record: Natasha Lim Shihui SMU 30.04 2009

Lane Name University Time Position

1 Soon Shi Yin Lynne SIM 40.66 7th
2 Lin Jia Ying NTU 36.12 4th
3 Lynette Wong NUS 33.46 3rd
4 Natasha Lim Shihui SMU 30.04 1st
5 Shauna Sim NUS 31.68 2nd
6 Andrea Buessenschuett SMU 52.72 8th
7 Wong Ai Jing Jaclyn SIM 39.01 6th
8 Goh Hui Min Jerene NTU 38.68 5th

Event 15: 50m Backstroke Men
Record: Lu Wei Bo SMU 30.40 2009

Lane Name University Time Position

2 Thomas Dols NTU – Scratch
3 Lu Wei Bo SMU 30.40 1st
4 Kenneth Cheok SMU 30.78 3rd
5 Leon Lee NUS 30.41 2nd
6 Leonard Tang NUS 31.39 4th
7 Ko Hong Li Alex NTU 39.26 5th

Event 16: 50m Backstroke Women
Record: Jeanne Gwendoline Duclos NUS 37.57 2009

Lane Name University Time Position

2 Gayantri Pillai SMU – Scratch
3 Irene Wong NUS 38.58 4th
4 Liu Yong Jia SMU 38.23 3rd
5 Jeanne Gwendoline Duclos NUS 37.57 1st
6 Mei Shan Krishnan NTU 37.58 2nd
7 Choi Jia Yi Hannah NTU 40.73 5th

Event 17: 50m Butterfly Men
Record: Nigel Lim NUS 27.27 2009

Lane Name University Time Position

1 Yeap Ken Vin NTU 31.27 7th
2 Shawn Lee NUS 27.95 3rd
3 Christian Ladegaard SMU 29.46 4th
4 Nigel Lim NUS 27.27 1st
5 Bruce Tan Long SMU 29.60 5th
6 Ngai Shuo Xian, Allister SIM 27.83 2nd
7 Lim Shi Jie, Bud NTU 30.16 6th

Event 18: 50m Butterfly Women
Record: Zoe Ong SMU 32.76 2009

Lane Name University Time Position

2 Low Seet Teng NUS 39.19 5th
3 Ong Kai Yan NTU 38.57 4th
4 Sandra Chaffanjon NUS 33.80 2nd
5 Zoe Ong SMU 32.76 1st
6 Ananya Prithvi Deshpande SMU 33.86 3rd
7 Wee Yun Shan Priscilla NTU – Scratch

Event 19: 50m Breaststroke Men
Record: Mark Tan SMU 30.06 2009

Lane Name University Time Position

1 Chia Hong Min SIM 38.05 7th
2 Hoe Yiming NTU 35.96 5th
3 Loh Ming Kun NUS 34.15 3rd
4 Mark Tan SMU 30.06 1st
5 Mark Huang SMU 33.29 2nd
6 Shaun Sim NUS 35.54 4th
7 Wee Wei Ze NTU 36.67 6th
8 Tan Wei Meng SIM 42.66 8th

Event 20: 50m Breaststroke Women
Record: Sandy Mo NUS 35.98 2009

Lane Name University Time Position

2 Chan Siew Mei Jocelyn NTU 40.52 5th
3 Wu Liting SMU 42.46 6th
4 Grace Choy Pei Yin SMU 36.12 2nd
5 Lim Su Jen Roxanne NUS 40.89 4th
6 Sandy Mo NUS 35.98 1st
7 Chen Yanni NTU 37.89 3rd

Event 21: 4 x 50m Medley Relay Men
Record: Singapore Management University A
Lu Wei Bo, Mark Tan, Leonard Tan, Kenneth Cheok 1:52.94 2009

Lane University Time Position

1 Singapore Management University B 2:11.83 4th
2 Nanyang Technological University B 2:14.27 5th
3 Singapore Institute Management A 2:20.74 6th
4 Singapore Management University A 1:52.94 1st
5 National University of Singapore A – DQ
6 Nanyang Technological University A 2:02.92 2nd
7 National University of Singapore B 2:10.74 3rd

Event 22: 4 x 50m Medley Relay Women
Record: National University of Singapore A
Jeanne Duclos, Sandy Mo, Tan Pei Shan, Sandra Chaffanjon 2:17.88 2009

Lane University Time Position

2 Nanyang Technological University B 2:42.47 5th
3 Singapore Institute Management A – DQ
4 Singapore Management University A 2:18.23 2nd
5 National University of Singapore A 2:17.88 1st
6 Nanyang Technological University A 2:32.03 4th
7 National University of Singapore B 2:30.48 3rd

MEDAL TALLY (MEN)
SMU 7 Gold 3 Silver 2 Bronze
NUS 4 Gold 3 Silver 6 Bronze
NTU 3 Silver 3 Bronze

MEDAL TALLY (WOMEN)
SMU 6 Gold 4 Silver 5 Bronze
NUS 4 Gold 5 Silver 3 Bronze
NTU 1 Gold 2 Silver 3 Bronze

RECORDS (MEN)
Event / Name Uni Record Year
50m Freestyle Kenneth Cheok SMU 24.71 2009
50m Butterfly Nigel Lim NUS 27.27 2009
50m Breaststroke Mark tan SMU 30.06 2009
50m Backstroke Lu Wei Bo SMU 30.40 2009
100m Freestyle Leonard Tan Jin SMU 56.04 2009
100m Butterfly Nigel Lim NUS 59.34 2009
100m Breaststroke Mark Tan SMU 1:06.93 2009
100m Backstroke Leon Lee NUS 1:04.30 2009
200m Individual Medley Leonard Tan Jin SMU 2:25.31 2009
4X50m Freestyle Relay National University of Singapore 1:42.03 2009
4X50m Medley Relay Singapore Management University 1:52.94 2009

RECORDS (WOMEN)
Event / Name Uni Record Year
50m Freestyle Natasha Lim Shi Hui SMU 30.04 2009
50m Butterfly Zoe Ong SMU 32.76 2009
50m Breaststroke Sandy Mo NUS 35.98 2009
50m Backstroke Jeanne Duclos NUS 37.57 2009
100m Freestyle Natasha Lim Shi Hui SMU 1:07.42 2009
100m Butterfly Tan Pei Shan NUS 1:14.96 2009
100m Breaststroke Sandy Mo NUS 1:20.73 2009
100m Backstroke Mei Shan Krishnan NTU 1:21.95 2009
200m Individual Medley Tan Pei Shan NUS 2:55.04 2009
4X50m Freestyle Relay Singapore Management University 2:03.25 2009
4X50m Medley Relay National University of Singapore 2:17.88 2009