Maldivian swimmers Mohamed Rihan Shiham and Mohamed Aan Hussain set new national records at the 66th Malaysia Open Swimming Championship, held from 23 to 26 May. Shiham broke the 1,500-metre freestyle record with 18:03.57 and set a new 100-metre butterfly mark of 01:00.73, while Hussain lowered his own 100-metre freestyle record to 00:54.45.
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Mubal Azzam Ibrahim held the previous national record for this event with 19:26.54, which he achieved at the 18th Asian Games in 2018.
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Hussain had previously set the national record for this event at the 11th Asian Age Group Championships earlier this year, achieving a time of 00:55.11.
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