Category Archives: Swimming

BSRC Sports Camp from March 18-22

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN ARE your kids spending too much time in front of screens and not getting enough sun? Sign them up for the BSRC (Brunei Shell Recreation Club) Sports Camp happening from March 18-22 at BSRC in Panaga. BSRC have teamed up with sports provider Omni Sports Sdn Bhd to bring their sports programmes…
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Record breakers honoured at swim awards ceremony

Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE Brunei Amateur Swimming Association (BASA) yesterday honoured four national swimmers for breaking national open records in the final quarter of last year at an awards ceremony held at Saffron Restaurant in Kiulap. Muhammad Isa Ahmad, Christian Nikles, Ashley Chai and Nur Haziq Samil became the first recipients of the…
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Muis breaks two national open short course records at World C’ships

Caption: (From Left) Ang Beng Siong, honorary secretary of BASA, Muhammad Isa Ahmad, Christian Nikles and coach Harjimmey Zainal pose for a photo at the 14th FINA World Swimming Championships in Hangzhou, China. Picture: Courtesy of BASA Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN MUHAMMAD Isa Ahmad signed off 2018 in style after producing two new national…
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10th BIMPNT-EAGA Friendship Games open on Friday

Caption: The national contingent for the 10th BIMPNT-EAGA Friendship Games 2018 in a group photo. Picture: Courtesy of BASA BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN HOSTS Brunei will be represented by 138 athletes at the 10th BIMPNT-EAGA Friendship Games 2018 this weekend. They will be competing in eight sports - aquatics, athletics, karatedo, lawn bowls, pencak silat, sepak takraw, taekwondo…
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BASA to launch Swim Academy next year

Ak Fauzi Pg Salleh BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE Brunei Amateur Swimming Association (BASA) is set to launch their first swim academy next year. This was revealed by Ang Beng Siong, the honorary secretary of BASA, during a press conference held at the International School Brunei (ISB) in Salambigar yesterday. BASA, the country's national federation for aquatic sports, is responsible…
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22 complete AUSTSWIM courses

Ak Fauzi Pg Salleh BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN TWENTY-TWO participants successfully completed two AUSTSWIM courses from November 17 to 24 to be recognised as international accredited swimming teachers. AUSTSWIM is Australia’s national organisation for the teaching of swimming and water safety. Their accreditation is now Australia’s industry standard for swimming and water safety teachers. The participants, which…
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New national records set at Brunei Marathon Swim

Ak Fauzi Pg Salleh BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN EIGHTY-THREE  swimmers braved the rain this morning to compete in the Brunei Marathon Swim, the country’s first ever international open water swimming competition. Organised by Tri3bn with event partner BruActiv, it was also the first ever open water swim event to be sanctioned by the Brunei Amateur Swimming Association (BASA)…
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83 swimmers set for Brunei Marathon Swim

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN A TOTAL of 83 participants including international elite swimmers have signed up for the Brunei Marathon Swim 2018 happening tomorrow. A total of 14 swimmers, with one female, are taking part in the 10km event at the Berakas Forest Reserve. The 5km event attracted a total of 26 swimmers, with also only…
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Brunei Marathon Swim to be held on Oct 21

Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Are you ready to put your endurance to the test? Tri3bn will be organising Brunei’s first ever international open water swimming marathon  - Brunei Marathon Swim - next month. Sanctioned by the Brunei Amateur Swimming Association (BASA), the competition is scheduled to be held on Oct 21 at the…
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MSSSBD dominate the pool for SKBD

Caption: The MSSSBD swim team pose for a group photo. Picture: Courtesy of BASA Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE Brunei Darussalam Sports School Council (MSSSBD) were the biggest winners for the swimming competition of the 4th SKBD over the weekend after amassing a total of 18 gold, 21 silver and eight bronze medals. Temburong…
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