Sporting Life

A swimmer dries her tears by going faster

Letitia Sim has rebounded from her disappointment at the Asian Games to set personal bests in the 50, 100m and 200m breaststroke. PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO
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In September, she wept. In January, she smiles. Sport is crazy, isn’t it, in its power to heal and change life in the flicker of a racing second. And that’s how Letitia Sim lives, doesn’t she, according to what the clock says?

And these days it says the breaststroke specialist is fast.

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