First up, Phiangkhwan “Eing” Pawapotako, competing at the Thailand National Games, won 2 Gold medals in the first day in the pool. Then on day two won another Gold in the 100m Backstroke in a time of 65.44; to make it three wins from three events.
On Day Three she then won the Women’s 100m Breaststroke in 1min 12.36.
Having raced 2,400m since the first day, most would have thought that some level of fatigue would have set in by, but Eing comfortably won the 200m Backstroke just outside of the championship record, finishing in a time of 2min 20.56, shortly followed by a win in the 200m Individual Medley, 0.76 inside the Olympic B Qualifying standard.
At the end of a long week of racing, Eing finished off her campaign with a Bronze medal in the Womens 50m Breaststroke in a time of 33.7, bringing her tally to 6 Golds, 1 Bronze and 3 Thailand National Games records.
BISP JSA Swim Academy Head Coach Simon Jones said, “Having undertaken a much more consistently higher volume in training over the past few months than previously achieved, Eing is still racing hard despite not being as fresh as previous blocks of work.
“Still, her goals lay firmly on events in April 2016, and this is another opportunity and stepping stone along the way in which she is gaining valuable competition experience preparing to do her very best later in the year. Great job Eing.”
Meanwhile, at the 5th Singapore National Short Course Championships, Year 13 student Chantal Liew was in promising form, breaking the Academy 50m Backstroke Record on Day 1 by swimming 29.22, placing 2nd, whilst also racing the 800m Freestyle, also placing second in a new PB of 9:01.07.
Chantal then swam two fantastic races on the final day of competition, winning two silvers in the process and breaking two more Academy records.
First up, she blasted a 1min 02.55 in the 100m Backstroke to break the old record by almost 0.5 of a second, and then followed this up with a 5 second drop in the 400m Freestyle posting a 4min 23.32.
For more information about the BISP JSA Swim Academy, visit www.bisphuket.ac.th/bisp-jsa-swim-academy, follow the team’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/swimphuket, or contact Head Coach Simon Jones: aquatics@bisphuket.ac.th