Cebu Blue Marlins win anew in G-League swimfest

CEBU, Philippines - The Cebu Blue Marlins Swimming Club of coach Rolando Alvarez came up with another splashing performance to rule the second leg of the G-League Short Course Age-Group Swimming Competition at the Carlos P.Garcia Sports and Cultural Complex in Tagbilaran City.

The Blue Marlins swam their way to the overall championship with 937 points.

The Negros Oriental Blue Dolphins placed second with 744 points followed by the Silliman Red Snappers with 689 points and host Bohol Dolphins with 365.

CBM’s Anthony Linn Navarro duplicated his first leg output with five golds, while his brother Anthony II picked up two silvers and sister Lyh Ann had a gold and a silver.

The 17-under top bet Paula Abigail Vega as well as 18-above entry Noel Caneda also hauled five golds each, while Pierre Niño Baguio, Joyce Huguete and Bethmay Arellano chipped in three golds apiece.

Rhys Michael and Rian Raphael Tapang handed over a gold and silver in the 7-under class, while their older brother Renan Gabriel snatched a pair of gilts in the 8-under bracket.

Danielle Mae Ballesteros, Danre Lumapas, Romyly Nina Ignacio and Kristina Angelika Torres made their presence felt by taking away two golds, while Karen Mae Indaya seized a gold and a silver.

Like Rhys and Rian Tapang, Michael Ichiro Kong also won a gold and a silver.

The rest of the CBM bets who contributed to their back-to-back success were Michael David Vega with three silvers, Christopher Zosa, Kyle Ebon and Chargen Bautista with two silvers apiece, Trina Caneda with a silver and three bronzes,Jerose Rosada with a silver, Matthew Angelo Caneda with a bronze, Kirk Tristan Ebon, Fritz Tamara and Aaron Embuscado with four silvers each.

CBM grabbed two more golds and a silver from the 4x50m medley relay and another gold from the 5x50m stairstep relay. – Caecent No-ot Magsumbol (THE FREEMAN)