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MORE than 500 swimmers are expected in the Congress of the Philippine Aquatics (COPA) National Capital Region One For All-All For One Championships set this weekend at the Teofilo Ildefonso Swimming Center inside the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila. COPA co-founder Chito Rivera said teams and students from public…

The search for new swimming phenom continues as the Congress of Philippine Aquatics (COPA) stages One for All-All for One Swim Series Leg 3 on Sunday at the Teofilo Ildefonso Swimming pool inside the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Malate, Manila. Sponsored by Speedo Philippines, Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), and…

WORLD Aquatics President Capt. Husain Al-Musallam (third from left) and Asian Aquatics Vice President Daichi Suzuki (second from Left) pose for prosperity with Philippine Aquatics, Inc. (PAI) Executive Board (far left) Executive Director Chito Rivera, President Miko Vargas, Technical Management head Richard Luna, Secretary-General Batangas 1st District Congressman Eric Buhain…

By Josef Ramos REMEMBER the days when Philippine swimming relied on recruits over homegrowns to win medals at least in the Southeast Asian Games level? And that day when a diver was ridiculously maligned online for an awkward dive? A new swimming association brings hope that gone are those days and that homegrowns would sooner

THE Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) General Assembly welcomed on Friday a new national sports association for aquatic sports—the Philippine Aquatics Inc. (PAI). New name, new leaders. New beginning? “We’re excited to start reforming the aquatics community,” said PAI president Michael Vargas. “We took a hard route to recognition so we’re expecting tougher routes ahead, it’s

WORLD championships campaigners Chloe Isleta and Xiandi Chua were good as advertised on the final day Sunday of the Philippine Aquatics’ National Tryouts at the Teofilo Yldefonso pool inside the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Malate, Manila. Top juniors Michaela Jasmine Mojdeh, Heather White and Jamesray Ajido also made their marks with multiple victories to

PHILIPPINE Aquatics is looking at a lean 44-member national junior team to the 11th Asian Age Group Swimming Championships set December 3 to 6 at the New Clark Aquatics Center in Capas, Tarlac. Eight boys and eight girls will compete in the 12-14 and 15-17 age groups, while six boys and six girls will vie

FILIPINO swimmers scooped a total of 16 medals—two of them golds—on top of setting their personal best in the just concluded 45th Southeast Age Group Championship in Jakarta. And for the first time in years, 16-year-old diver Joseph Reynado clinched a podium finish by bagging a bronze in the boys’ platform…

TEIA SALVINO led five national junior record holders who qualified for the Ninth World Aquatics Junior Championships set September 4 to 9 in Netanya, Israel. According to Philippine Swimming Inc. (PSI) secretary-general Batangas Rep. Eric Buhain, the Cambodia Southeast Asian Games gold medalist Salvino and company achieved the minimum 680 World…

NATIONAL junior record holder Jamesray Michael Ajido and World Junior Championship campaigner Amina Bungubung broke qualifying time standards (QTS) on Sunday to earn their spots on the national team with impressive performance to the 35th Southeast Asia Age Group Championship set August 24 to 26 in Jakarta. Ajido, who owns multiple…