Nicholas Mahabir set a national record in the 100m breaststroke on Friday, becoming the first Singaporean to swim the event in under a minute – and moved closer to his goal of qualifying for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. He clocked 59.96 seconds in the final to finish...
Mahabir’s mark would have put him in the semi-finals of the ongoing World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.
On Saturday, Letitia Sim swam 31.33sec in the women’s 50m breaststroke heats to finish 24th. She did not advance to the semi-finals.
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