LIS Swimming Club Bags 3 Gold Medals in 50th Sabah Age Group Competition 2017
Labuan International School (LIS) won fifth place in Sabah Age Group held at Likas Sports Complex recently, with the result of 3 Gold, 6 Silver and 5 Bronze medals in total. This marks the third swimming competition the LIS Swimming Club has participated in since its establishment last year. The swimming team consisted of 18 swimmers and was led by Clement David, the Head Coach.
Along with the school’s focus on the students’ balance on ‘Body, Mind and Soul’, there are various extra-curricular activities provided for students to explore their interests and talents. Swimming is one of the most popular activities at LIS, leading the management of the school to hire a professional swimming coach ever since the Olympic size swimming pool was launched last year.
Lee Wei Len (13 years old) won 2 gold medals in her 50m and 200m Butterfly as well as 2 silver medals in 100m Butterfly and 50m Backstroke. Lee Wei Wen (11 years old) won 1 gold medal in 50m Freestyle, 3 silver medals in 50m and 100m Butterfly as well as 50m Backstroke, 4 bronze medals in 200m IM, 100m and 200m Freestyle and 50m Breaststroke. Both of them are qualified for the National Age Group. On the other hand, Tan Xue Wen (16 years old) won 1 silver medal in 200m Freestyle and 1 bronze medal in 200m Backstroke.
Sea Dragon Swimming Club won the overall champion with 48 gold medals, followed by Persatuan Renang Penampang (PREPS) with 47 gold medals and PJMS Swimming Club with 18 gold medals.
LIS will also organise the 2nd Labuan International Swimming Championship (LISC) on 3 & 4th November 2017. It is expected to attract many good swimmers from Sabah, Sarawak and Brunei.
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