S'pore young swimmers on the decline

• Yxxxone

  6 Jun 09, 17:15

  Former SEA swimming powerhouse, Singapore, is now behind Thailand and Malaysia

  http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=65454

  Daily Express, 6 June 2009
  
  Malaysian junior swimmers added another seven gold medals and one new record to their first day tally of 11 gold medals, when the second day of the 33rd Southeast Asia (SEA) Age Group Swimming Championship events ended at the National Aquatic Centre in Bukit Jalil, Friday.
  
  After completing Friday's events, the Malaysian contingent raised its medal tally to 18 gold, 16 silver and 10 bronze medals while Thailand maintained top spot with 28 gold, 21 silver and 23 bronze medals.
  
  Singapore are third with 10 gold, 10 silver and 14 bronze medals.
  
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• Fantagf

  6 Jun 09, 17:16

  Now govt concentrating on table tennis, thus the decline.  

• MissZ

  6 Jun 09, 17:19

  Don't lose hope, just import Foreign Talent!!

• Ah Chia

  6 Jun 09, 17:21

  Yxxxone, besides this forum which forums do you propagate these news reports?
  
• AndrewPKYap

  6 Jun 09, 20:57

  Not surprising since the focus of the cursed despot and his cronies is to recruit foreign swimming takents.