"I am honoured and really thankful to be the recipient of a SDF Star Scholarship as it has enabled me to train and study at one of the most prestigious sporting universities in the US. To be able to pursue my tertiary education in a country which has produced many of the world’s greatest athletes especially in swimming has motivated me to give my very best and qualify for major games and continue putting Malaysia on the world map. "
Lim Ching Hwang
majoring in Economics at
Ohio State University, the United States (US)
"I am extremely passionate about swimming and I am also part of the Malaysian national swimming team"
The 20-year-old, more well-known as a freestyle sprinter, showed his prowess in the multiple-stroke discipline by breaking his own national record at the Sukma. Lim Ching Hwang erased his own national record in the men's 200m individual medley at the Malaysia Games swimming competition today.