HANGZHOU – On the penultimate day of the Asian Games swim meet, Singapore broke their duck as Teong Tzen Wei delivered a men’s 50m butterfly silver on Thursday. At the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Park Aquatics Centre, the 25-year-old clocked 23.34 seconds to finish behind...
HANGZHOU – On the penultimate day of the Asian Games swim meet, Singapore broke their duck as Teong Tzen Wei delivered a men’s 50m butterfly silver on Thursday.
At the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Park Aquatics Centre, the 25-year-old clocked 23.34 seconds to finish behind South Korean Baek In-chul but ahead of Kazakstan’s Adilbek Mussin . Following an outstanding 2022, in which he won the 50 fly silver at the Commonwealth Games and the 50m free and fly double at the SEA Games, Teong has endured a rough 2023 after he tore his elbow ligament at the short-course World Swimming Championships in December 2022.
His recovery involved platelet-rich plasma treatment and also patience as he worked hard to rediscover his form. At the Cambodia SEA Games, he was visibly upset after losing his sprint crowns.At this Asiad, he showed he was not done yet as he finished sixth in a season-best 22.26sec in the 50m free.
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