Story by Zachary Foo/Red Sports. Photos by Lim Yong Teck and Clara Yuan/Red Sports

55th National Schools Swimming Championships C Division 50m Butterfly

Tan Jing-E (centre) of MGS topped the girls’ C Division 50m butterfly field with a timing of 28.59 seconds to clinch the gold medal. With her are silver medallist Daphne Tan (left) of RGS and bronze medallist Elizabeth Lee of RGS. (Photo 1 © Lim Yong Teck/Red Sports)

Singapore Sports School, Tuesday, April 22, 2014 — Tan Jing-E of Methodist Girls’ School broke her own meet record in the girls’ C Division 50 metres butterfly at the 55th National Schools Swimming Championships by clocking a time of 28.59 seconds in the final to finish first.

She held the previous mark of 28.64 seconds which she set in the heats at the same championship.

Daphne Tan and Elizabeth Lee, both of Raffles Girls School (Secondary), made up the rest of the podium. Daphne clocked a time of 29.37 seconds to finish second, while Elizabeth finished third in a time of 29.70 seconds.

Jing-E said, “I felt really happy that I broke the meet record. I want to thank God, my parents and my mates for pacing me.”

Jing-E’s personal best is 28.53s clocked at last month’s Singapore National Age Group championships. The national under-14 mark is 28.20s set by Hoong En Qi last year.

C Division Girls 50m Butterfly Results
1st Tan Jing-E (Methodist Girls’ School) — 28.59 seconds (championship record)
2nd Tan Shun Hui Daphne (Raffles Girls’ School) — 29.37s
3rd Lee Rui Yan Elizabeth (Raffles Girls’ School) — 29.70s
4th Ong Zhu Ling Kimberly (Singapore Sports School) — 30.03s
5th Koo Ya Zhen Jamie (Raffles Girls’ School) — 30.07s
6th Chen Chu Yin Zora (Singapore Sports School) — 31.34s
7th Yeo Yen Ling Kathlyn (Singapore Chinese Girls’ School) — 31.49s
8th Yeo Ying Mun Yumi (Raffles Girls’ School) — 31.79s

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