Adam Mak wins 200m silver at World University Games
Adam Mak clocked a time of 2 minutes, 10.53 seconds, refreshing his own record time for the SAR. Photo courtesy of FISU
Hong Kong, China's Adam Mak won silver at the FISU World University Games in Germany on Sunday, becoming the first male swimmer from the SAR to step on the podium of the biennial meet.
The 18-year-old clocked a time of two minutes, 10.53 seconds at the 200m breaststroke final, a mere 0.01 seconds ahead of bronze medallist, Poland's Dawid Wiekiera.
Patrick Delmar of the United States clinched gold at two minutes, 9.50 seconds.
Mak also pushed forward his own SAR record time set in the semi-final the previous day by eight-hundredths of a second.
Starting from lane three, Mak paced his race, holding fourth position at the halfway mark before beginning his charge.
By three quarters of the race, the teenager move up to third, before emptying his tank in the final 50 metres to secure a medal.
Mak's podium finish adds a fourth medal to the Hong Kong, China delegation's tally at the Games this year.
He has another shot at a medal, when he returns to the pool for the men's 50m breaststroke on Monday.
The team's earlier successes include gold for epee fencer Kaylin Hsieh, and bronze medals for sabre fencer Summer Sit and the women's table tennis team, comprising Kong Tsz-lam, Karen Lee, Pedrey Ng and Wong Hoi-tung.
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