Brunei Darussalam national swimmers Hayley Wong Ann Yue and Sharmeen binti Mohammad Mharvin achieved new personal bests in both the women’s 50-metre (m) freestyle events during the 7th Commonwealth Youth Games in Trinidad and Tobago on Wednesday.
Brunei leading female swimmer Hayley clocked a time of 28.29s, bettering her old record of 28.44s, while her national teammate Sharmeen posted a time of 29.51s, lowering her previous mark of 29.74s.
Hayley also finished second in her heat in Heat 4 ahead of competitors from Papua New Guinea, Sri Lanka, Gibraltar, Botswana, Nigeria, and Eswatini.
-- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin