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The Philippine Olympic Committee through its secretary-general Romeo Ribano received a faxed  message  from Lausanne, Switzerland-based FINA executive director Cornel Marculescu confirming the eligibility of the 21-year-old University of the Philippines student to join the national team in Athens.


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The 21-year old Chua found himself in the center of controversy when he met the qualifying standard  for Olympic B in the Hong Kong Long Course championship over the weekend but ran afoul with the swimming body as he competed with a squad of Filipino tankers without its permission. 


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Timmy Chua, born, raised and trained in the Philippines, qualified for the Olympics when he clocked one minute and 04.93 seconds in the Hong Kong Long Course Championships held in Kowloon over the weekend.


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FINA okays Chua’s Athens stint

By Joey Villar | July 23, 2004 - 12:00am

Swimmer Raphael "Timmy" Chua yesterday hurdled the last obstacle in his bid to see action in the 28th Olympiad in Athens next month when the International Amateur Swimming Federation (FINA) confirmed his...

Sports

Chua makes Athens trip in nick of time

By Joey Villar | July 22, 2004 - 12:00am

Swimmer Raphael Matthew ‘Timmy’ Chua wouldn’t miss the singular honor of donning the national colors and living every athlete’s dream of an Olympic stint after all as he got the go-signal to...

Sports

Swim body puts on hold RP tanker’s Athens bid

By Abac Cordero | July 20, 2004 - 12:00am

A full-blooded Filipino swimmer who met the Olympic B standard in the men’s 100-meter breaststroke last Sunday is being denied a chance to compete in Athens, Greece, next month. Timmy Chua, born, raised and...

Sports

Pinoy swimmer pumasa sa Athens pero...

July 20, 2004 - 12:00am

Isa pang Filipino swimmer--si Raphael ‘Timmy’ Chua ang nakahigit sa Olympic B qualifying time para sa men’s 100-meter breaststroke, gayunpaman ang kanyang partisipasyon sa Athens Games ay nasa balag...

PSN Palaro