Sea Dragon Swimming Club booked for two international meets
KOTA KINABALU: The Sea Dragon Swimming Club (SDSC) will be taking part in international meets in Sarawak and Thailand.
The first competition is the Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Dr Wong Soon Kai Inter-Club Swimming Championship in Bintulu, which will be happening from December 2-3.
Fourteen swimmers will represent the SDSC in the championship and will be departing for the neighbouring state tomorrow.
The SDSC swimmers will also be participating in the Patana Feeding Frenzy Swimming Championship in Bangkok from December 8-10.
Eighteen swimmers will be involved in the championship where they are schedule to depart next Thursday.
“Christopher Yong will be the team manager for the competition in Sarawak while Ivan Chu for the meet in Bangkok.
“I will be assisting Christopher as the coach while experienced trainer Tammie Tie will assist Ivan in Bangkok,” said SDSC president Johnny Wong when contacted yesterday.
“Our athletes have been training all year long, including intensively in the past two weeks.
“Apart from gaining valuable experience, the swimmers’ participation in the competitions will also be to gauge their performance, including the personal best in preparation for the 2018 SAG (Sabah Age-Group) tournament.
“On behalf of the club, I appreciate the willingness of Christopher and Ivan to be the team managers for the two championships. Special thanks also goes to the sponsors and parents who never failed to give the strongest support to enable the young athletes to gain tournament exposure.
“It (competition) is very important for us to assess their progress and go on to become the hopes of Sabah and Malaysia in the future,” he added.
The Bintulu Amateur Swimming Association (BASA) and Patana School, Bangkok are the organisers of the two swimming meets respectively.