Evangelista at Callera kumolekta ng 2 ginto
TOKYO — Nasungkit nina Aishel Cid Evangelista at Richelle Anne Callera ang unang dalawang gintong medalya ng Phiippine Swimming League (PSL) sa pagsisimula ng 2018 Japan Age-Group Swimming Championship sa St. Mary’s International School swimming pool dito.
Pinagharian ng West Manila Christian School standout na si Evangelista ang boys’ 8-under 25m freestyle event mula sa kanyang 16.46 segundo para talunin ang mga mas matatangkad na karibal mula sa Japan, China at European countries.
Muntik na ring mabasag ni Evangelista ang 16.16 segundong tournament record ni Miguel Molina na dating nag-aral sa St. Mary’s International School bago sumabak sa malalaking international competitions kagaya ng Olympics, Asian Games at Southeast Asian Games.
Hindi rin nagpahuli si Callera na namayagpag sa girls’ 8-under 25m freestyle sa bilis na 16.86 segundo, habang nasiguro naman ni Kiara Acierto ng Cagayan de Oro City ang tansong medalya sa naitala niyang 18.10 segundo.
‘It’s just the start of the competition and we’re expecting more gold medals in the coming events. We’re so proud of these two young swimmers who are products of our grassroots development program. They are now reaping the fruits of their labor and we’re happy to see them grow each and every competition,” pahayag ni PSL President Susan Papa.
Inaasahang hahakot pa ng gintong medalya ang PSL sa pagsalang nina reigning PSL Swimmers of the Year Marc Bryan Dula ng Wisenheimer Academy (boys’ 11-12) at Micaela Jasmine Mojdeh ng Immaculate Heart of Mary College-Parañaque (girls’ 11-12).
“We are hoping that by sending these young swimmers in international meets, we would be of help toward equiping them with the experience and exposure they need for future big competitions,” ani Papa.
Magpapasiklab din sina Triza Tabamo (girls’ 9-10), Master Charles Janda (boys’ 9-10), Trump Christian Luistro (boys’ 9-10), Nicholas Ivan Radovan (boys’ 11-12), Julia Ysabelle Basa (girls’ 9-10), Lawrence Jacob Arabes (boys’ 15-18), Lawrence Isaac Arabes (boys’ 15-18) at Leonardo Dalman III (boys’ 13-14).
Ang iba pang miyembro ng koponan na sasalang ay sina Albren Jan Dayapdapan (boys’ 13-14), Christine Keith De Luna (girls’ 15-18) at Lei Delos Trinos (girls’ 13-14).
“We want to express our gratitude to the Filipino community in Japan led by Myles Briones Beltran and Katsumata Hiroshi as well as to Myrna Lagaya of MX3 for supporting our team,” wika ni Papa.
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