Eliza in line for Sukma Best Athlete award, shatters 16-year-old record
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SHAH ALAM: Selangor swimmer Eliza Tan kept her hopes alive for the Malaysia Games (Sukma) Best Female Athlete award and a spot in the SEA Games after breaking two records at the Darul Ehsan Aquatics Centre today.
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The 19-year-old clocked 26.44s to win the women's 50m freestyle, breaking the 16-year-old meet record of 26.50 set by Sabah's Leung Chii Lin in 2008.
Eliza completed a seven-gold sweep at the Games by anchoring Selangor to victory in the 4x100m medley relay in a new Games record of 4:18.87.
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