Swimming: Lionel Khoo smashes meet record for at National Swimming C'ships

Swimmer Lionel Khoo during the 100m breaststroke event of the 1st SEA Swimming Championships at the Singapore Sports School on June 14, 2015. ST PHOTO: LIM SIN THAI

SINGAPORE - National swimmer Lionel Khoo continued his fine form on day two of the Neo Garden Singapore National Swimming Championships at the OCBC Aquatic Centre on Saturday.

The 20-year-old broke the 100m breaststroke meet record not once, but twice. In the morning heats, he clocked 1min 03.60sec, smashing his old record of 1:03.87, set in 2012.

In the evening's final, he lowered his record further, finishing his race with a time of 1:03.15.

Khoo had also won the 50m breaststroke event on Friday.

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