Qualifying Times for Major Meets in 2022

Malaysia Swimming Federation has informed on the following Qualifying Times (QT) for major meets in 2022.

QTs as approved by the Olympic Council of Malaysia for:-

2022 Games	Dates/Venue	Category A	Category B
31st SEA Games*	12-23 May 2022 / Hanoi, Vietnam	Top 3 placing of last SEA Games	4th to 6th  placing of last SEA Games
XXII Commonwealth Games 2022 (CWG)	28 Jul – 8 Aug 2022/ Birmingham,  UK	Top 4 placing of last CWG	5th to 8th placing of last CWG
19th Asian Games	10-25 Sept 2022 / Hangzhou, China	Top 4 placing of last Asian Games	5th to 8th placing of last Asian Games

* The qualifying meet for SEA Games 2022 shall be the 64th Malaysia Open Swimming Championships 2022 which is now brought forward with revised dates of  3rd to 6th March, 2022 at National Aquatic Centre, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur.

The NST : Swimmer Keith Lim equals his personal best in Gold Coast

GOLD COAST: Malaysia’s Keith Lim equalled his personal best in the Commonwealth Games men's 50m freestyle swimming on Monday, but it was not enough to qualify for the semi-finals at the Optus Aquatic Centre.

Keith won heat five by clocking 23.33s. However, he only finished 22nd overall, 0.92 second short of qualifying for the top-16 semi-finals.

"I equalled my personal best today... satisfied with the time as I have not swum this fast since the Sea Games last year. I could have done better or worse, so I am not complaining," said Keith.

"However, I wasn't satisfied with my 100m freestyle performance on Sunday. I need to work on my speed to improve my time."

Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games - Men's 50m Freestyle - Heats - Optus Aquatic Centre - Gold Coast, Australia - April 9, 2018. Keith Lim Kit Sern (2nd R) of Malaysia prepares for the event alongside fellow competitors. — REUTERS pic

Compatriot Caroline Chan clocked 30.10s, 0.50 seconds off her national record set at the 2016 Asian Championships in Japan, in the women's 50m backstroke.

She finished 18th overall.

"I had hoped to break my national record here. I need to learn how to control my nerves and swim better," said Caroline.

Both Keith and Caroline will compete in next month's Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur which is a qualifier for the Indonesia Asian Games later this year.

The swimmers ended their campaigns commendably though they did not win medals.

Tern Jian Han and Welson Sim were the stars by reaching the finals of the 50m backstroke and 400m freestyle events.