KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak congratulated national swimmer, Welson Sim, for winning the gold medal and breaking the national record for the 400 metres freestyle event at the Mare Nostrum Tour in Monte Carlo, Monaco on Sunday.
"Congratulations to our swimmer Welson Sim, for winning the gold medal at the Monaco championships, breaking the national record and beating the Olympic champion! The victory is sweet," said the Prime Minister in his Twitter posting today.
Welson Sim's gold-winning time of 3:49.48 seconds also broke the national record which was also set by him at the National Age-Group swimming championships in Singapore in March last year.
What is even sweeter is that Sim, who represented Malaysia at the Rio Olympics last year, also beat the Olympic champion from Australia, Mack Horton. – BERNAMA