Interviews with sports personalities
“Hearing the national anthem was unforgettable.” – Bertha Han, Sailing
Bertha Han, 15, will sail for Singapore at the upcoming 2013 South-east Asian (SEA) Games in Myanmar.
“We both did not know it was already the end of the boat until I fell in” – sailor Priscilla Low
Priscilla Low, 24, who is bound for her first SEA Games, recounts her sailing adventures.
“The time on my watch showed 1:04.45 and I thought I had a chance to go under 1:08” – Mok Ying Ren on his new half marathon record
Last weekend, Mok set a new national half marathon record of 1:07:53 in Saitama, Japan.
Windsurfer Ynez Lim, 15, of St. Anthony’s Canossian will represent S’pore at upcoming SEA Games
This will be the first trip to the SEA Games for Ynez who studies at St. Anthony's Canossian Secondary School.
“In San Francisco, I capsized in water that was less than 10 degrees Celsius and I couldn’t upright for about 15 minutes” – sailor Savannah Siew
Savannah Siew, 17, is one of the sailors selected to represent Singapore at the upcoming 2013 South-east Asian (SEA) Games in Myanmar.
“It’s a good feeling knowing that you’re the fastest high school butterflier in the history of high school swimming” – Joseph Schooling
Joseph Schooling, 18, is part of the Team Singapore contingent heading to the 2013 South-east Asian (SEA) Games. The swimmer currently holds five national swimming records.
“When I crossed 4.83m I was in a state of pleasant disbelief” – Sean Lim, pole vault record holder
Sean, who trains just once a week due to NS, earned himself a spot in the 2013 SEA Games when he beat the qualifying mark of 4.70m by 0.13m.
“When I’m happy, I wakeboard. When I’m sad, I wakeboard. Wakeboarding is always there for me.” – Sasha Christian, SpexScholar
Sasha was recently awarded the Sports Excellence Scholarship from the Singapore government to allow her to train full time, the only wakeboarder on the list of 66 athletes who won the scholarship.