Assistant Minister of Housing Datuk Abdul Karim Hamzah (left), Fuji Xerox Printers business development manager (Sabah, Sarawak & Brunei) Lee Poh Fatt (second left), Chai (right, front) and event advisor Alice Kwon posing with the best boys and girls swimmers after the prize presentation.
KUCHING: The organising of the 5th Samarahan-Kuching Divisions Primary and Secondary Schools Swimming Championship at the Aquatic Centre of Excellence, Youth and Sports Complex was a great success and well managed.
Organising chairman Chai Min Lee said the competition ran smoothly and all the events were completed on time as expected.
“We had a very good response to this year’s championship where 256 swimmers from 24 primary schools and 17 secondary schools took part in the two-day meet,” he said.
Chai was pleased to note that 38 new records were created at the championship and that the event had provided a good platform for the swimmers especially in the younger age categories to gauge their standard.
SJK Chung Hua No.2 made a successful defence of their overall championship title in the primary schools category while Lodge Secondary School upstaged defending champions SMK Batu Lintang in the secondary schools section.
“We would like to thank corporate companies such as Cahya Mata Sarawak, Hock Seng Lee, Sarawak Energy for coming forward to support us.
“Others include Nestle Products for sponsoring trophies and medals, Fuji Xerox Printers for backpacks, our patron Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah for the challenge trophies, and donations from Datuk Lee Kim Shin, Datuk Sri Mohammad Ali Mahmud as well as Senator Datuk Dr Sim Kui Hian,” said Chai.