{"id":10504,"date":"2025-06-23T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mckl.edu.my\/pykett\/?p=10504"},"modified":"2025-06-17T10:48:51","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T02:48:51","slug":"making-waves-samuel-lai-represents-mckl-on-the-national-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mckl.edu.my\/pykett\/2025\/06\/23\/making-waves-samuel-lai-represents-mckl-on-the-national-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Waves: Samuel Lai Represents MCKL on the National Stage\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Samuel Lai Chong Weng,<\/strong> a Western Australian Certificate of Education (AUSMAT) student from MCKL College (Penang, Pykett Campus), has recently made waves by participating in two major swimming competitions.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Event 1: Malaysia Open Swimming Championships 2025<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Samuel Lai Chong Weng represented MCKL Pykett Campus at the Malaysia Open Swimming Championships 2025, organised by Malaysia Aquatics (MAS). The competition was held from 24th to 27th April 2025 at the National Aquatic Center, Bukit Jalil Sports City, Kuala Lumpur.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Samuel achieved the following results:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Bronze Medal<\/strong> \u2013 800m Freestyle&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bronze Medal<\/strong> \u2013 4x100m Freestyle Relay<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-3 wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"10505\" src=\"https:\/\/mckl.edu.my\/pykett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Event-1-3-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mckl.edu.my\/pykett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Event-1-3-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mckl.edu.my\/pykett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Event-1-3-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mckl.edu.my\/pykett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Event-1-3-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mckl.edu.my\/pykett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Event-1-3-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mckl.edu.my\/pykett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Event-1-3-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"10506\" src=\"https:\/\/mckl.edu.my\/pykett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Event-1-4-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mckl.edu.my\/pykett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Event-1-4-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mckl.edu.my\/pykett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Event-1-4-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mckl.edu.my\/pykett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Event-1-4-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mckl.edu.my\/pykett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Event-1-4-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mckl.edu.my\/pykett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Event-1-4-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"10507\" src=\"https:\/\/mckl.edu.my\/pykett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Event-1-6-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mckl.edu.my\/pykett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Event-1-6-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mckl.edu.my\/pykett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Event-1-6-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mckl.edu.my\/pykett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Event-1-6-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mckl.edu.my\/pykett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Event-1-6-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mckl.edu.my\/pykett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Event-1-6-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"10508\" src=\"https:\/\/mckl.edu.my\/pykett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Event-1-5-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mckl.edu.my\/pykett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Event-1-5-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mckl.edu.my\/pykett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Event-1-5-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mckl.edu.my\/pykett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Event-1-5-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mckl.edu.my\/pykett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Event-1-5-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mckl.edu.my\/pykett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Event-1-5-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"652\" data-id=\"10509\" src=\"https:\/\/mckl.edu.my\/pykett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Event-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10509\" style=\"width:254px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mckl.edu.my\/pykett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Event-1-1.jpg 450w, https:\/\/mckl.edu.my\/pykett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Event-1-1-207x300.jpg 207w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Event 2: Varsity Swimming Championship 2025&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Samuel Lai Chong Weng represented MCKL Pykett Campus at the Varsity Swimming Championship 2025, held from 10th to 11th May 2025. The competition was organised by Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology (TARUMT) in collaboration with the Ministry of Higher Education, and took place at the Swimming Pool, Club House, TARUMT KL Main Campus.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Samuel achieved the following results:&nbsp;<br>\u2022<strong>\u202fGold Medal<\/strong> \u2013 Men\u2019s 1500m Freestyle&nbsp;<br>\u2022<strong>\u202fGold Medal<\/strong> \u2013 Men\u2019s 200m Backstroke&nbsp;<br>\u2022<strong>\u202fSilver Medal<\/strong> \u2013 Men\u2019s 400m Individual Medley&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"693\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"10510\" src=\"https:\/\/mckl.edu.my\/pykett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Event-2-1-693x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10510\" 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