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Zubin had earlier clocked a season best time of 47.71s in the heats to be ranked third in a field of 10 while Goh Chui Ling bettered the personal best that she had set earlier in the year, clocking in at 57.48s.
The hosts recorded two wins and two losses in this tournament.
Hosts Singapore are one step closer to the final with a 4–2 win over Thailand in their second preliminary match.
Singapore went down 0--3 to favourites Thailand, despite putting up a good fight in the second and third sets.
Singapore put up a valiant fight against two-time defending champions Thailand, but were ultimately defeated 83-46 the South East Asia (SEA) Games.
Singapore's Ang Chen Xiang breaks his own National Record with a time of 14.38 seconds in the heats, while compatriots Jannah Wong and Nur Izlyn post 14.28 seconds and 16.95 seconds to finish sixth and seventh in the finals respectively.
The previous National Record of 3 minutes and 43.85 seconds was set back in 1974 at the Asian Games in Iran. Posting a time of 3 minutes and 40.58 seconds, the Singapore team smashed the record by a great margin.
Team Singapore ended their swimming campaign on a high with four gold, two silver and two bronze medals today. This brought their total medal haul to 23 gold, 12 silver and seven bronze medals over their six-day campaign.
