MR500 2011

Event: MR 500’11

Venue: Marina Reservoir

Being initially held at MacRitchie Reservoir consisting of only races of 500m in distances, MR 500 has later been shifted to Bedok Reservoir and this year, it’s being held at Marina Reservoir. Also, a collaboration between SAVA and SMU.

MR 500’11 Day 1

Republic Polytechnic Canoeing Team

K1 Men

Muhammad Radi Bin Aziz
Heat 1: 2:22:33 (2^nd Position)
Semi –final 2: 2:08:29 (4^th Position)

Winson Tan Bing An
Heat 2: 2:16:02 (2^nd Position)
Semi –final 2: 2:09:07 (5^th Position)

Jonathan Ang Zi Xuan
Heat 3: 2:10:41 (4^th Position)

K1 Women

Wong Zi Jian
Heat 1: 2:51:46 (5^th Position)

Leah Soo Shi Mei
Heat 2: 2:46:62(4^th Position)

Yip Qiao Lin, Lynn
Heat 2: 2:37:86 (3^rd Position)
Grand Final: 2:35:57 (3^rd Position)

K2 Women

Jasmine Tan Yee Sheng/ Lim Zi Xin
Heat 1: 2:24:51 (2^nd Position)
Grand Final: 2:23:18 (3^rd Position)

Chan Su Mei/ Wong Zi Jian
Heat 1: DNF

Clarice Chew Ya Ting/ Chong Ee Wern
Heat 2: 2:42:74 (4^th Position)

K2 Men

Muhd Syafiq Tan/ Lim Ji Xiang Thomas
Heat 2: 2:18:22 (6^th Position)

Tan Yong Hua James/ Tan Meng Kiat
Heat 2: 2:09:58 (4^th Position)
Semi –final 2: 2:08:24

Goh Koon Zhe/ Lai Yi Peng
Heat 3: 2:12:52 (5^th Position)

Front Catch

K1 Men

Poh Chee Kiat
Heat 4: 2:22:72(3^rd Position)
Semi 1: 2:02:45 (1^st Position)
Grand Final: 1:59:53 (3^rd Position)

K2 Men

Poh Chee Kiat/ Benjamin Low Wei Fu
Heat 1: 1:49:56
Semi –final 1: 1:48:24 (1^st Position)
Grand Final: 1:48:60 (1^st Position)

Lo Jun Liang/ Nicholas Chong Kai Ming
Heat 2: 2:01:70 (2^nd Position)
Semi –final 1: 1:54:84 (4^th Position)

MR 500’11 Day 2

T1 Men

Teo Yong Keong
Heat 1: 2:35:83 (5^th Position)

Ng Choon Wee Kelvin
Heat 2: 2:41:60 (5^th Position)

T2 Men

Ng Choon Wee Kelvin/ Teo Yong Keong
Heat 1: 2:33:33 (2^nd Position)
Semi –Final 1: 2:32:98 (6^th Position)

Erwin Yeoh Hong Zhi/ Kew Hao Yu Joey
Heat 3: 2:12:47 (4^th Position)
Semi –Final 2: 2:25:00 (2^nd Position)
Grand Final: 2:29:56 (6^th Position)

T1 Women

Huang An An
Grand Final: 2:57:03(6^th Position)

Saw En Shin
Grand Final: 2:49:03 (2^nd Position)

T2 Women

Huang An An/ Saw En Shin
Grand Final: 2:46:40 (5^th Position)

C1 Men

Tan Peng Siang
Heat 1: 3:03:96 (3^rd Position)
Grand Final: 2:57:49 (6^th Position)

Ng Chong Soon
Heat 2: 2:47:60 (4^th Position)

C2 Men

Ng Chong Soon/ Tan Peng Siang
Grand Final: 2:48:45 (3^rd Position)

Kew Wai Peng/ Ong Shu Hao Jude
Grand Final: 3:36:40 (4^th Position)

K4 Men

Winson Tan Bing An/ Goh Koon Zhe/ Muhammad Radi Bin Aziz/ Jonathan Ang Zi Xuan
Grand Final: 1:46:76 (4^th Position)

K4 Women

Jasmine Tan Yee Sheng/ Leah Soo Shi Mei/ Lim Zi Xin/ Yip Qiao Lin, Lynn
Grand Final: 2:02:31 (1^st Position)

Each race is different because of the experience it brings forth.

Congratulations to those who got a medal! For those who didn’t, do not be disheartened. Because the experience you gain from this race would bring you through your next.

Keep training hard, consistency is the key to improvement.

“To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.” – Charles de Montesquieu