Jonathan Chan executing a dive in the Men's Platform event. (Photo 1 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
Toa Payoh Swimming Complex, Sunday, June 10, 2012 — Singapore’s Jonathan Chan Fan Keng finished second in the Men’s Platform event at the Southeast Asia Swimming Championships to bring the nation’s medal haul for the second day of competition to three.
The 15-year old was assured a podium finish prior to the start and finished with 295.35 points (total dive difficulty 15.3) to place second in the two-man field.
Malaysia starlet Muhammad Nazreen, 14, displayed a stellar performances to finish first, scoring 315.60 points (total dive difficulty 13.8). He has now bagged medals in all three of his events at the SEA Swimming Championships, and was the first in the championship to achieve scores of 9.0 in two dives during the Men’s Platform event
Malaysia currently leads the medal tally with nine medals (4 golds, 3 silvers, 2 bronzes) while Singapore lay in third place (2 silvers, 1 bronze) behind Indonesia (2 golds, 1 silver, 2 bronzes).
Malaysia's Muhammad Nazreen on one of his attempts. He was the first diver at the championship to achieve scores of 9.0 in two dives. (Photo 2 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
Jonathan's feat added a third medal to Singapore's haul from the second day of competition. (Photo 3 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
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