Story by Zachary Foo/Red Sports. Photo by Lim Yong Teck and Clara Yuan/Red Sports
Ryan Wee of Sports School clinched a gold medal with a time of 1 minute 59.23 seconds. (Photo 1 © Clara Yuan/Red Sports)
Singapore Sports School, Tuesday, April 22, 2014 — Ryan Wee of Singapore Sports School clinched a gold medal in the B Division Boys 200 metres Freestyle at the 55th National Schools Swimming Championships in a time of 1 minute 59.23 seconds. This is Ryan’s first individual inter-school gold medal at the championships.
The meet record is held by Lim Ching Hwang, also of Singapore Sports School. He clocked a time of 1 minute 51.17 seconds in 2013 to set the mark.
Tan Kuan Ee of Raffles Institution finished in second in a time of 2:01.75, while Mitpoosaporn Teekayu of Singapore Sports School clinched the bronze in a time of 2:06.23.
Ryan of Singapore Sports School said, “It feels great. This is the first time I have actually won a gold medal in the National Schools championship. I’ve been sick the past few years, so I did not expect to win. This victory means a lot to me, as this is my first inter-school individual gold medal. I would to thank my coaches, because without their support, I would not be able to achieve what I did today. I would also like to thank my parents for supporting me during training, and my general managers.
Ryan was just 0.19s off his personal best.
B Division Boys 200m Freestyle Results
1st Wee Wei Hao Ryan (Singapore Sports School) — 1 minute 59.23 seconds
2nd Tan Kuan Ee (Raffles Institution) — 2:01.75
3rd Teekayu Mitpoosaporn (Singapore Sports School) — 2:06.23
4th Yeoh Jie En Ryan (Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road)) — 2:08.18
5th Teh Wei Jun Ryan (Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)) — 2:09.48
6th Lee Wei Zhi Jonathan (Raffles Institution) — 2:10.81
7th Lam Tze Jie Jovan (Broadrick Secondary School) — 2:12.14
8th Yeo Kee Juan (Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)) — 2:14.44
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