Nadia shatters 200m freestyle national record to reach world meet
KUALA LUMPUR: Nadia Lim promised to swim under two minutes in the women’s 200m freestyle and delivered a national record on Saturday.
KUALA LUMPUR - Nadia Lim shattered the women's 200m freestyle national record on Saturday, clocking 1:59.19 seconds at the National Short Course Swimming Championships. This marked a significant improvement, shaving 4.19 seconds off her previous record of 2:03.38. Her performance also qualified her for the world short-course championships in Beijing, where she finished just 0.46 seconds short of the B qualifier standard of 1:59.65.
Nadia, who had previously won the women's 200m individual medley on Thursday, had set her sights on a sub-two-minute swim in the freestyle following months of intense preparation. She attributed her success to sharper turns and better leg-kick control, which she had identified as areas for improvement during the preliminary rounds.
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