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SEA Games PH Swimming Team Composition After day one of PNO 2019

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As the host of the 30th edition of the Southeast Asian Games, Philippine Swimming Incorporated is planning to send a Full Team to the prestigious biennial meet in the region.

After the day one of action at the 1st Philippine National Open Swimming Championships, the last qualifying meet for the 30th Southeast Asian Games, here are the swimmers who have made it to the Philippine Swimming Team bound to represent us at this year’s SEA Games this December.

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Chua pockets SEA Games slot at Philippine National Open 2019

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Homegrown swim superstar Xiandi Chua pocketed a SEA Games slot in the Women’s 200m IM event after clocking a gold medal time of 2:21.18 at the opening of the 1st Philippine National Open Swimming Championships held at the NCC Aquatic Center in New Clark City, Capas, Tarlac Saturday afternoon.

Eighteen year-old Chua ranked 4th in the Women’s 200m IM event heading to PNO 2019, the last SEA Games qualifying meet. Her gold medal time of 2:21.18 has propelled her to second place in the SEA Games qualifiers ranking, thus clinching her the spot to represent the country at the 30th Southeast Asian Games this December.

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Battle of Champions at PNO 2019 kicks-off tomorrow

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The 1st Philippine National Open (PNO) Swimming Championships, touted as the “Battle Of Champions” kicks-off tomorrow at the NCC Aquatic Center in New Clark City, Capas, Tarlac from August 31 to September 3, 2019

Top Filipino swimmers in the country as well overseas are set to fight for Philippine swimming supremacy at the four-day championships which serves as the final qualifying meet of the 30th Southeast Asian Games that we are hosting this December.

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Seventeen swim records broken at Batang Pinoy National Championships 2019

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There is no stopping to the rise of Philippine Swimming as seventeen Batang Pinoy swimming records had been broken at the recently concluded national championships in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan last August 26-28, 2019.

Leading the pack with the most number of records broken were Aubrey Tom of Cainta Rizal, Liaa Margarette Amoguis of Davao City and Roz Ciaralene Encarnacion of Laguna Province.

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Talosig, Dula haul more golds on day two of Batang Pinoy Nationals

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John Alexander Talosig and Mark Bryan Dula continue to haul more gold medals on day two of the 2019 Batang Pinoy National Championship in Puerto Princesa City today.

After winning two gold medals each yesterday, Talosig and Dula rake-in two more gold medals this morning, bringing their gold medal collection to four heading to the last day of the championship tomorrow.

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Dayapdapan, Jizmundo break 16 year-old 50m Breast Philippine junior record

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Dipolog City’s Albren Jan Dayapdapan and Dagupan City’s Gabriel Angelo Jizmundo broke the 14-15 Boys 50m Breaststroke Philippine Junior National record at the opening day of the Batang Pinoy National Championships in Puerto Princessa, Palawan Monday afternoon.

Fifteen year-old Dayapdapan took the gold of the 50m Breast Boys 13-15 Division with a time of 31.10, while Jizmundo, 15, went home with a silver after clocking 31.20

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Top backstrokers narrowly miss junior worlds’ semifinal appearance in Budapest

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Philippine swimming’s top male Backstrokers, Jaden Christian Olson and Jerard Dominic Jacinto, narrowly missed a semifinal appearance at the 7th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in Budapest, Hungary Thursday afternoon.

Olson, the National record holder of 50m Back, clocked 26.18 in heat 6 of the Men’s 50m Backstroke prelims; while Jacinto, the national record holder of the 100m Back, finished the 50m Back prelims with 26.34

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Tandingan resets own junior record in Budapest

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Fifteen year-old Jeremiah Tandingan, the country’s top 14-15 age-group swimmer, has successfully reset her 100m Freestyle 14-15 Girls Philippine junior national record at the 7th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in Budapest, Hungary Wednesday afternoon.

Tandingan clocked 58.49 in the 100m Freestyle preliminary to reset her 58.90 record which she clocked at the 43rd SEA Age Group Swimming Championships in Cambodia last June. She finished 52nd among 111 top junior swimmers from around the globe.

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Jerard Jacinto erases Ryan Papa’s 22-year-old national record

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Homegrown talent Jerard Dominic Jacinto erased legendary Ryan Papa’s 22-year-old Philippine national record in the Men’s 100m Backstroke event at the 7th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday afternoon.

Seeing action in the final heat of the 100m Back prelims, Jacinto confidently took his ground against top junior swimmers around the world to clock a new national record time of 56.27, breaking Papa’s 56.48 national record which was set at the 19th SEA Games in Jakarta, Indonesia in 1997.

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Philippine tankers kick-off Junior World Championships campaign today

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Philippine tankers kick-of their campaign today at the 7th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in Budapest, Hungary from August 20 to 25, 2019.

This year’s team is perhaps the strongest team that has been assembled in the junior world stage; with members composed of Philippine Swimming Senior national record holders, junior national record holders and top swimmers in their respective events.

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PSI releases 10th Asian Age Group Championships qualifying guidelines

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Philippine Swimming Incorporated (PSI) has released the qualifying and team selection guidelines of the 10th Asian Age Group Swimming Championships in Bengaluru, Bangalore, India this September 24-27, 2019

Qualifying Times are the third place times (Bronze Medal Times) of the previous edition of the games; and only swimmers who have hit the Qualifying Times will be eligible for Team Selection.

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Alkhaldi resets 50m Freestyle national record anew

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Two time Olympian Jasmine Alkhaldi reset her Women’s 50m Freestyle Philippine national record anew at the evening finals of the 2019 FINA Swimming World Cup in Singapore, Thursday evening.

Fresh from resetting the said record to 25.66 at the Hong Kong Open last week, the Queen of Philippine Swimming clocked a new record time of 25.64 and placed 7th overall among 60 swimmers from all over the world.

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Olson equals Ryan Papa’s 100m Back record; resets 50m Back swim record

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Seventeen year-old Jaden Christian Olson equaled Ryan Papa’s Men’s 100m Backstroke national record and reset Jerald Jacinto’s 50m Backstroke record at the recently concluded NCSA Summer Swimming Championships in Indianapolis, USA.

Last Wednesday, Junior World Championships bound Olson took the silver medal of the Boys 100m Backstroke event with a time of 56.48, equaling the Philippine Swimming National record set by legendary Ryan Papa which was clocked 22 years ago at the 19th Southeast Asian Games in Jakarta Indonesia in 1997.

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Mojdeh steals show; snatches gold in Hong Kong Open

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Thirteen year-old Philippine junior swim sensation stole the show on Sunday afternoon after snatching the gold medal of the Women’s 200m Butterfly event at the Hong Kong Open Swimming Championships in Victoria Park Swimming Pool.

Swimming against much older swimmers in the Open Championships, the top seeded Mojdeh showed maturity and fearlessness in the afternoon finals to reign supreme in the 200m Fly event with a gold medal time of 2:20.01

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Alkhaldi bags silver; resets 50m Free national record in Hong Kong Open

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Two time Olympian Jasmine Alkhaldi bagged the silver medal of the Women’s 50m Freestyle event and reset her national record at the Hong Kong Open Swimming Championships 2019, yesterday afternoon.

Seeded second going to the 50m Free afternoon finals with a prelims time of 25.86, the Queen of Philippine swimming lived-up to her seeding and propelled her way to a new Philippine national record time of 25.66 to take the silver.

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Hatch and Khouzam set 100m Fly Philippine Swim Records at US Nationals

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Philippine’s Jarod Hatch and Jean-Pierre Khouzam reset the 100m Butterfly national swim records on the third day of the 2019 Phillips 66 US National Championships in California, USA Friday night.

Twenty-one year old Hatch set a new 100m Fly seniors national record of 53.91, resetting his previous record of 54.36 clocked last June at the Santa Clara International meet.

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PSI releases 2019 National Open Qualifying Time Standards

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Philippine Swimming Incorporated has announced the qualifying time standards for the 1st Philippine National Open Swimming Championships 2019 which will run from August 31 – September 3, 2019 at Trace Aquatic Center in Laguna, Philippines.

Touted as the “BATTLE of CHAMPIONS”, the maiden edition of the National Open features the 18th FINA World Championships’ national team members James Deiparine, Luke Gebbie, Nicole Oliva and Remedy Rule; and local stand-outs Jasmine Alkhaldi, Jessie Lacuna, Roxanne Yu, Sacho Ilustre, Jerard Jacinto and Xiandi Chua.

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Seven tankers named to 2019 Junior World Championships PH Swim Team

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Philippine Swimming Incorporated has named seven tankers to represent the country at the 7th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in Budapest, Hungary this August 20-25, 2019

Spearheading this year’s campaign at the prestigious global meet for 15-18 year old boys and 14-17 year old girls are Philippine national record holders and 2019 SEA Age Group Championships gold medalists Jerard Dominic Jacinto and Desirae Aubrey Mangaoang.

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