National swimmer Tao Li ended her maiden Olympics adventure on a high note this evening when she set a new national record during her 200m butterfly heat at the Water Cube.
The 18-year-old Singapore Sports School student clocked 2min 12.63sec as she finished fifth in her race to break her two-month-old national record of 2:13.20. However, the [...]
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August 12, 2008
Newsflash: Tao Li sets new 200m butterfly national record but does not qualify for semis
May 16, 2008
Thinking of buying a ticket to the Singapore GP?…
The story:
In a Friday Insight interview with The Straits Times (9 May 2008 ), retired civil servant Ngiam Tong Dow was almost spluttering with rage as he described his inability to understand why the Government was so reluctant to raise public assistance from $290 to $330 but was pouring millions into the Singapore GP with ease. [...]
May 8, 2008
Calling all swimmers - do your bit for charity
The story:
Manulife Financial and the Singapore Swimming Association are organising a charity swim on 31 May (Saturday) at the Toa Payoh Swimming Complex. All proceeds will go to The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund. To find out more, check the report out here
My thoughts:
The only reason why I am posting this is because I [...]
