KUALA LUMPUR: Chui Lai Kwan (pic),once the region's fastest freestyle swimmer, wants to make a comeback forMalaysia in the Myanmar SEA Games next year - provided she can juggle

her time between studies and training

Lim, Teik Huat

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Lai Kwan eyes comeback after three-gold showBy L1M TEIK HUATKUALA LUMPUR: ChuiLaiKwan(pic),oncetheregion'sfastestfreestyleswimmer,wantstomakeacomebackforMalaysiaintheMyanmarSEAGamesnextyear- providedshecanjugglehertimebetweenstudiesandtraining.LaiKwan,the50mfreestylegoldmedallistat the 2007SEA Gamesin Korat,Thailand,sp:ashedher way to threegold medalsforUniversitiPutraMalaysiaontheopeningdayoftheNationalHigherEducationandInstitutionGames(SUKIPT)attheNationalAquaticCentreinBukitJalil yesterday.The21-year-oldleftthe nationalteamlastyear..Butnowthatshe'sbackin thethickof theaction,it haswhettedher appetiteto donnationalcoloursagain."I wouldlovetogoformyfifthSEAGamesnextyear...butI feelthatmychancesof com-ingbackis50-50fornow."I havetwomoreyearsto goandnextyearisanimportantstageofmystudiesin thefieldof Food,ScienceandTechnologyatUPM."I haveto undergopracticaltrainingforsixmonthsfromnextFebruary.But,if the timepermitsandI canhandleboththings,I will gofor it,"saidLaiKwan,whoreachedthefinalofthe 100m freestyle at the New DelhiCommonwealthGamesandGuangzhouAsianGamesin2010.,As expected,LaiKwan:woncomfortablyinthewomen's200mbackstroke,400mindivid-ualmedleyand800mfreestyle.Shestill hasa chanceto claimninemaregoldsforhercontingentintheremainingthreedays.The Sabah-bornLai Kwan,who still holdsthe nationalrecordsfor the 50mand 100mfreestyleand100mbackstroke,madeherSEAGamesdebutinVietnamin2003withabronzeandhasneverfailedto delivera medaleachtime.LaiKwan,however,is notthe onlyformernationalswimmerin actionas 2008BeijingOlympianLeungChiiLinis alsoswimmingforUniversityMalaya(UM).ChiiUn won twogoldmedalsin the100mbreaststrokeand100mfreestyleyesterday.MEN100m freestyle: 1. Chan Yang (IntiInternationalCollege)5556,2.BenjaminWong (Inti InternationalCollege)56.13,3. Mohd Ihsan Nadzri Kamar (UTM)57.06.l,500m freestyle:1. Ian Leong Bell(USM) 18:58.27, 2. Chong Kei Yern(USM) 20:15.45,3. RyanUm (UniversityNottinghamMalaysia)20:22.77.100m breaststroke: 1. MuhdNoorulashikin(UTM)1:12.71,2. LeeHsiuEik (UTP)1:12.81.3. Ooi TzeWei (USM)1:14.39.400mindividualmedley:1.IanLeongBell(USM)5:27.48,2.DavidHoh (TaylorsUniversity)5:35.61,3. Sung Jung Hao(MultimediaUniversity)5:37.37.200m backstroke: 1. David Hoh(TaylorsUniversity)2:31.73,2. SungJunHao (Multimedia University) 2:40.79,3. ChanJun Kit (UniversityNottinghamMalaysia)2:43.62.Women100mfreestyle:1.LeungChiiUn(UM)1:05.37,2.LaiMeiJuan (USM)1:0856,3.An Nie Soon (Segi University.College)1:09.66.800m freestyle: 1. Chui Lai Kwan(UPM)10:36.30,2. LeeZhienHuey(UPM)10:39.15,3.IreneChong(UM)10:57.30.100m breaststroke:1. Leung ChiiUn (UM) 1:2556, 2. IreneChong (UM)1:26..87, 3. Farah Lee (Nilai UniversityCollege)1:21.49.400mindividualmedley:1. Chui LaiKwan(UPM)5:56.41,2.IreneChong(UM)5:58.38,3. Farah Lee (Nilai UniversityCollege)5:58.63.200m backstroke:1. Chui Lai Kwan(UPM) 2:47.69,2. Lai Mei Juan (USM)2:54..00,3. IreneChong(UM) 2:55.26.

Lai Kwan eyes comeback after three-gold show

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Lai Kwan eyes comeback after three-gold show

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