Swimming: Singapore's Jonathan Tan meets Olympic qualifying mark after new national record at SEA Games

PHNOM PENH: National swimmer Jonathan Tan has met the Olympics "A" cut after setting a national record in the 50m freestyle in the heats of the event on Sunday (May 7).

Tan's blistering time of 21.91s is also a new Games record and personal best. The Olympics "A" qualifying time is 21.96s.

Tan's compatriot Teong Tzen Wei, who is the defending champion in the event, clocked 22.62s to finish second in the heats.

The pair will compete in the finals later tonight.

This is Tan's second personal best of the Games. In the men’s 100m freestyle on Saturday, he pipped Quah Zheng Wen to the wall as he took gold with a time 48.80s. Zheng Wen clocked 48.99s for a personal best of his own.

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