Invitation to 64th Malaysia Swimming Championships 2022

Please be advised that Malaysia Swimming Federation has brought forward the dates of  64th Malaysia Open Swimming Championships 2022, which will now be held from 3rd March - 6th March 2022 at Bukit Jalil Aquatic Centre.  

The 64th Malaysia Open Swimming Championships 2022 is a qualifying meet to :

a. 31st South East Asian Games 2022 in Vietnam

b. 19th FINA World Championships 2022 in Fukuoka, Japan

Please download the Invite, Rules and Order of Events.

KL Team swimmers will be notified once they satisfy the selection criteria.

Qualifying Times to 19th FINA World Championships 2022, Fukuoka, Japan

 

Please be informed that FINA has approved the 64th Malaysia Open Swimming Championship 2022 (3rd to 6th March 2022) as a Qualifying Event to the FINA World Championships 2022, in Fukuoka Japan (22-29 May 2022).

source : Malaysia Swimming Federation

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.

PRAKL Annual General Meeting 2021

 

Earlier this morning, 13 Nov 2021, the 2021 Annual General Meeting of PRAKL was held smoothly at Kompleks Renang Kuala Lumpur with the attendance of many delegates from KL affiliated swimming clubs & schools. 

The highlight of the agenda was re-election of Executive Committee Members of the association for a new term of 2 years. We congratulate the returning EXCO and new members elected for the term 2021-2023. 

President : Mr Teo Mua Seng

Vice President : Ar. Chris Yap

Hon. Secretary : Ms Tang Kwai Mae

Asst. Secretary : Ms Nancy Yap

Hon. Treasurer : Pn. Suraya Mohd Nor

Committee Members :  Mr Tony Chua, Ms Vivian Ong, Ms Carrina Goh, Ms Siu Wai Leng, Ir. Zulfikry Wahi, Miss Tan Ei Ling & Mr Vincent Low.

May PRAKL progresses further in aquatic sports.

#prakl #agm2021 #praklaquatics

KL swimmer, Steve Khiew, clinched gold in Spanish Junior Swimming Championship in 400m freestyle

KL swimmer, Steve Khiew, did us proud again when he clinched GOLD in one of his pet events, 400m freestyle as he raced and clocked 3:50.77 in the Astralpool and Junior Absolute Spanish Championship 2021 in Spain. Steve improved from his last PB of 3:51.56 which he did during the recent Malaysia Open in June 2021. 

Steve is being accompanied by Coach Christian Martin and a few national swimmers in the Española meet being held at the pool of the CN Metropole in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria from 3rd - 7th August, 2021.Watch broadcast live on Streaming RfenTV.

Watch how Steve sped to gold in the link below.

A day before, Steve also participated in 400m IM and broke the Malaysian national record (NR) twice  (previously held by his training peer Sebastian Soon, 4:28.34).  He qualified to finals from the preliminary heats with a PB of 4:26.76. He further bettered the NR with a new time of 4:24.83 in the  finals.  Albeit his hard work, with strong European competitors, Steve managed a 4th position in 400m IM. An excellent achievement, nevertheless.

Big congratulations to Steve. Hopefully he can also better his PBs in other events which are running at the moment of this report.

Extract results

The Astralpool and Junior Absolute Spanish Championship 2021

The Star Sport : Teen sensation Hoe Yean wants to rule in 800m too

PETALING JAYA: Swimming sensation Khiew Hoe Yean (pic) is ready to make the 800m freestyle his new pet event.

The 18-year-old backstroke specialist showed he is just as capable in the middle distance freestyle disciplines with a stellar performance at the Malaysian Open last week.

While smashing former Asian Games gold medallist Lim Keng Liat’s 23-year-old record in the 200m backstroke was something expected from Hoe Yean, his record-breaking feat in the 800m freestyle was nothing short of extraordinary.

Swimming alone and competing for the first time in the event did not stop him from logging a creditable 8:06.00, bettering Welson Sim’s 2019 national record of 8:08.77.

Besides making the Olympic Selection Time (OST) of 8:08.54, that effort would place Hoe Yean seventh at the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia.

This achievement augurs well for Hoe Yean in the future as the event is expected to be featured in more major multi-sport Games.

The men’s 800m freestyle was previously only contested at the World Championships, but it had since been included in the 2018 Asiad and is set to make its debut at the Tokyo Olympics.

“I already have a number of pet events, so I wouldn’t mind adding the 800m free into the list,” said Hoe Yean.

“I’m very pleased to have set a new national record on my first attempt but rest assured there will be more to come.

“There’s one Vietnamese (Asian Games bronze medallist Nguyen Huy Hoang) who’s really fast, so it’s good to have a superior competitor to look up to and keep myself motivated.”

Apart from the 800m, Welson’s dominance in his two other pet events could be under threat if Hoe Yean keeps trending in the right direction.

Hoe Yean signalled his intention to hunt down Welson’s two national records in the 200m freestyle (1:47.36) and 400m freestyle (3:49.29) by triumphing over the latter last week

Hoe Yean’s victories came with personal bests of 1:49.38 in the 200m freestyle and 3:51.56 in the 400m freestyle.

He will be keeping his fingers crossed that the Vietnam SEA Games will proceed as scheduled as he is eager to prove himself on the international stage.

In his debut in the Philippines two years ago, Hoe Yean clinched two bronzes medals – in the 200m backstroke and 4x200m freestyle.

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Swimming: Teen sensation Hoe Yean wants to rule in 800m too | The Star

The Star Sports : Hoe Yean’s unstoppable in the pool as he breaks national record again

By TAN MING WAI

PETALING JAYA: Teen sensation Khiew Hoe Yean is simply unstoppable as he capped off a superb week at the Malaysian Open swimming championships with another national record.

And he did it in style as the record fell in his first attempt in the men’s 800m freestyle.

Despite swimming alone, the 18-year-old managed to clock 8:06.00 at the National Aquatic Centre in Bukil Jalil yesterday to erase Welson Sim’s previous mark of 8:08.77 in 2019.

Hoe Yean’s effort made the Olympic Selection Time (OST) of 8:08.54.

Impressive feat: Khiew Hoe Yean clocked 8:06.00 in the men’s 800m freestyle event of the Malaysian Open at the National Aquatic Centre in Bukil Jalil.

On Saturday, Hoe Yean broke the 23-year-old record held by Welson in the 400m freestyle.

With barely an hour of rest, Hoe Yean returned to the pool and outpaced Welson in the 200m freestyle when he touched the wall in a brilliant 1:49.38, way ahead of second-placed Welson who managed 1:50.64 – a far cry from his own national mark of 1:47.36 in 2017.

Hoe Yean did better than his previous personal best of 1:51.26 and it earned him another OST as his effort was well under the 1:50.23 qualifying mark. Hoe Yean was delighted with his performance after netting four personal bests on his first return to competition since the National Age-Group Championships in March last year.

“It feels great. It’s my first time swimming the 800m free but my target was to break the record. I was however surprised but satisfied with my 200m free,” said Hoe Yean.

“Every single competition is real even though there’s no spectators or competitors. I will always take every meet seriously.

“I’m very pleased because I showed improvement each day and ended the meet with four personal bests. I will build on it!”

Hoe Yean has just given Malaysia Swimming (MS) a good reason to pick him instead of Welson for the Olympics.

Currently, Welson and Phee Jinq En are the only Malaysian swimmers who have made the OST list based on their results at the 2019 Sea Games in the Philippines but the national body intend to use the universality places allocation, where they can recommend one male and female.

Asked if he harbours hope of securing his Olympics debut, said Hoe Yean: “ I don’t know about it but I believe I have done my best by swimming as fast as I can. The rest is beyond my control.”