Welson Sim was unable to repeat his yesterday's feat of reaching a swimming final at the 2018 Commonwealth Games after failing to qualify for the men's 200m freestyle final on Friday.
The 21-year-old Sarawakian, who finished seventh in the men's 400m freestyle final, came in sixth in his heat and 16th overall with a time of 1:53.23s, more than five seconds slower than Stephen Milne, who secured the last spot in the final.
For the record, Sim recorded a national record of 1:47.79s en route to a SEA Games gold medal in the same event last year.
Scotland's Duncan Scott clocked the fastest time with 1:46.62s, while Olympic champion Mack Horton, who won yesterday's men's 400m freestyle final, reached the final with a time of 1:47.89s, the second slowest among the final eight swimmers.
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Seng Foo Lee
Fri Apr 06 2018
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Kecederaan tidak jadi alasan
Perenang negara, Welson Sim, sanggup mengambil risiko untuk mempertahankan pingat emas acara 400m gaya bebas Terbuka Malaysia yang akan bermula pada Khamis ini walaupun mengalami kecederaan buku lali ketika berlatih di Gimnasium Institut Sukan Negara (ISN), Bukit Jalil.
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"Saya tidak tahu apa terjadi. Itu reaksi perenang negara, Welson Sim, sejurus tamat final acara 400 meter gaya bebas apabila catatan masa yang dilakukannya tersasar jauh daripada rekod kebangsaan miliknya.
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