SEA Games: Olympian swimmer Jessie Lacuna misses podium in men's 200m freestyle

Filipino swimmer Jessie Lacuna missed the podium in the men's 200-meter freestyle despite clocking in the best time in the heats on Saturday.

The young tanker finished at fourth place with 1:50.82, at least 1.86 seconds behind medalists Quy Phuoc Hoang of Vietnam, Zheng Wen Quah of host Singapore, and Malaysia's Welson Wee Sheng Sim.

Hoang recorded a new SEA Games record after finishing at 1:48.96, beating the 1:49.22 set by Malaysian Daniel Henry Bego in December 2009 in Laos.

The Vietnamese paced himself in the heats, clocking in only 1:53.56 to top Heat Two, while Lacuna led all swimmers with 1:52.78 ahead of Sim and Quah in Heat One. - RAF, GMA News