Swimming golds take Singapore top of SEA Games table

Laos and Singapore, playing each other in the final game in Group B, knew a draw would be enough to take them both through.

(...) The result sent Indonesia crashing out of the competition after a dismal campaign in which they won a single point, along with Myanmar, who had beaten Indonesia 3-1 to give themselves a chance of making the last four.

Due to the huge interest from local people, both games were switched to the 20,000-capacity main stadium at the National Sports Complex. They were originally due to take place at a smaller 10,000-capacity venue.

Thailand, gunning for their ninth consecutive success in the under-23 competition, are in action in Group A Thursday. They currently top the standings.

In a busy night in the pool Singapore set the pace, winning five of the seven finals, including a new games record of 56.03 seconds for Quah Ting Wen in the women's 100 metres freestyle and a new mark in the women's 4x200m freestyle of 8 minutes 11.75 seconds.

Malaysia's Siow Yi Ting set a new games record in winning the women's 200m individual medley with a time of 2:14.57.

Singapore, who swept all seven table tennis golds at the 2007 SEA Games in Korat, northeastern Thailand, continued their domination, winning the men's and women's team titles.

They have 11 golds overall, nearly double the tally for Thailand and Vietnam, who each have six. The only teams yet to win a medal are East Timor and Brunei.