SEA Games Vietnam: Swimming Contributes One Gold And 4 Silver For Indonesia

HANOI - The swimming team contributed the first gold for Indonesia at the 2021 Vietnam SEA Games which was held at the Aquatic Sports Palace, National Sports Complex My Dinh, Hanoi, Vietnam, Sunday.

Masniari Wolf won the gold medal in the women's 50 meter backstroke.

The Indonesian-German athlete finished in 29.21 seconds, 0.14 seconds ahead of the Philippines representative Geriane Taguba Jessica Joy who finished second and won silver.

While Anak Agung Wife Ratih Atmaja finished third.

The next bronze was won by Glenn Victor in the men's 50 meter butterfly.

The 33-year-old athlete finished with a time of 24.30 seconds.

Meanwhile, Singaporeans Tzwn Wei Teong (23.4 seconds) and Mikkel Jun Jow Lee (23.67) secured gold and silver medals, respectively.

Then Aflah Fadlan Prawira contributed bronze in the 400 meters men's medley with a time of 4 minutes 23.43 seconds.

The quartet of Patricia Yosita Hapsari, Angel Gabriella, Nurul Fajar, and Ressa Kania Dewi closed the struggle for the Indonesian swimming team today by winning bronze for the women's 4x100 meter freestyle relay.

The gold number was won by the Singapore relay team, while the silver belonged to the Thai women's team.

With these results, Indonesian swimming has collected one gold, one silver and six bronze.