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Quah sisters share podium, Singapore swimmers get record medal haul

CLARK, PHILIPPINES — The Quah sisters thumped to a one-two finish in the 100m butterfly finals yesterday, the last day of the SEA Games swim meet at the New Clark City Aquatics Centre. Ting Wen, who swam 59.62s, took home the gold, piquing defending champion Jing Wen. The silver medallist finished a hair later, at 59.73s. A tearful Jing Wen had to be consoled by

By Alvin Ho|December 9th, 2019|Swimming, SEA Games|

Shanti Pereira wins 200m bronze, athletics’ first medal at SEA Games

CLARK, PHILIPPINES — "Whoa, ok, that's really fast," thought Shanti Pereira as she glanced at the scoreboard. The Philippines' Kristina Marie Knott had just clocked a PB and Games record of 23.07 seconds in the 200 metres. That was just the qualifying round for the final later in the evening. Pereira's national record is 23.60s. But if the 24-year-old has learnt anything from her

By Romaine Soh|December 8th, 2019|Track and Field, SEA Games|

Teong Tzen Wei beats out Schooling in 50m butterfly, Schooling defends 100m butterfly gold

CLARK, PHILIPPINES – “It’s not every day someone can come out of the pool and say 'I beat Joseph Schooling',” said a reporter to the newly crowned SEA Games 50m butterfly champion Teong Tzen Wei. “No la. I just treat him as a brother,” said Teong, 21. “I just got this one and he’s got many ahead of me. I’m happy that Singapore got

By Romaine Soh|December 6th, 2019|Swimming, SEA Games|

Triple gold for the Quah trio on Day 1 of SEA Games aquatics

CLARK, PHILIPPINES – "That was close!" exclaimed Quah Zheng Wen to elder sister, Ting Wen, as they proceeded to warm up for their own events. Their youngest sister, Jing Wen, had just out-touched her rivals for the 200m butterfly crown in a SEA Games record of 2 minutes 10.97 seconds. In the final 50m, the spectators' thunderous applause filled the New Clark City Aquatics

By Romaine Soh|December 5th, 2019|Swimming, SEA Games|

Recover faster from your marathon through red light therapy

Just 20 minutes on the NovoTHOR Light Therapy Bed and you will feel positive benefits like faster recovery, scientists say. While these pods are more common in America, Europe, and Australia, there are only two such beds in Asia. One in Dubai, and one in Singapore. Specifically, these beds use red light therapy to help you recover faster in the following three ways: 1.

By Second Wind Nation|December 3rd, 2019|Branded Content|

John Chicano and Kim Mangrobang lead Philippine double sweep in SEA Games triathlon

SUBIC, PHILIPPINES – For much of the triathlon races held on Sunday morning, two yellow suits led the charge from start to end. As dawn broke in the Subic Bay Freeport Zone, the home crowd came out in droves to cheer on their athletes. The Filipinos have dominated the sport since its return to the SEA Games programme in 2015, and the locals weren't

By Romaine Soh|December 1st, 2019|SEA Games, Triathlon|

Soh Rui Yong, Sharon Tan national champions at Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon

“Don't be a pussy, you can take the pain,” Soh Rui Yong told himself as his left hamstring and quads started cramping up at the 30km mark during the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon. The national record holder held on to defend his top Singaporean title, finishing five minutes ahead of runner up Mohamed Iskandar. The duo, who also placed 1-2 in last year's edition,

By Second Wind Nation|November 30th, 2019|Running|

From accidental thrower to SEA Games competitor

For discus thrower Eric Yee, finding himself on the start list of this year’s SEA Games was the culmination of an accidental journey. Back in Hwa Chong Institution, a 13-year-old Yee tried out for judo, volleyball, and track & field during the CCA trials. After being selected for the sprints team, Yee broke his ankle during the volleyball trials. “The sprints team then told

By Alvin Ho|November 25th, 2019|Track and Field, SEA Games|

Bouncing back from injury, marathoner Serena Teoh aims to finish strong at the SEA Games

For marathoner Serena Teoh, reaching the start line of the SEA Games this year was a stretch despite clocking a season’s best at the Tokyo Marathon. Diagnosed with a severe stress injury in July while preparing for a marathon in Finland, forced time off was not something Teoh needed, especially with the Games looming. Teoh’s initial reaction was one of disbelief since she had

By Alvin Ho|November 18th, 2019|SEA Games, Running|