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Philippine Swimming, Inc excited for Olympic-debuting Gebbie and Rule
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Published July 2, 2021, 11:34 AM
Luke Gebbie (left) and Remedy Rule
Fil-foreign swimmers Luke Gebbie and Remedy Rule became the latest qualifiers to the Tokyo Olympics scheduled late this month after earning berths through universality places.
Philippine Swimming Inc. (PSI) President Lani Velasco announced this Friday, July 2, after the two emerged as the top-ranked male and female tankers of the national team based from their International Swimming Federation (FINA) points this year.
Gebbie has 828 FINA points in the men’s 100-meter freestyle while Rule has 830 FINA points in the women’s 200m butterfly.
The Fil-Kiwi Gebbie, who won one silver and one bronze at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games, will compete in the 50m and 100m free while Rule, a Fil-Am who pocketed three silver and two bronzes in the previous SEAG, will battle in the 200m fly and 200m free events.
Published June 26, 2021, 1:07 PM
Kristina Knott (MB File Photo)
Kristina Knott’s dream doesn’t stop at just earning a berth to the Tokyo Olympics next month.
The Fil-American sprinter said she is determined to make the most out of her experience at the grandest sports stage in the world despite facing tall odds in her event, the women’s 200 meters.
“I don’t think I’ll ever be satisfied,” Knott said during her guesting in Noli Eala’s Power and Play program Saturday, June 26.
“But I think that’s what motivates me: to run well to the (Olympic) Games.”
Knott earned an Olympic ticket through universality places, becoming one of the 15 Filipino athletes currently qualified to the Games.
Published April 25, 2021, 1:15 PM
Kristina Knott (MB File Photo)
Fil-American sprinter Kristina Knott inched closer to qualifying standard times for this year’s Tokyo Olympics following her performance at the 2021 LSU Alumni Gold at Baton Rouge, Louisiana over the weekend.
Knott timed 11.28 seconds to finish fifth in the women’s 100-meter dash and get closer to the Olympic standard time of 11.15sec.
The double-gold medalist at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games also raced in the women’s 200m Olympic Deve category, clocking 23.17sec for bronze and moving closer to the 22.80sec Olympic standard time.
Knott’s recent 100m performance improved from her recent feat at the Pure Springs Invitational in Florida two weeks ago where she posted 11.33sec for silver.
Pinoy Olympians lag behind Joaquin M. Henson
The Philippines has made 21 appearances in the Olympics since 1924 and delivered a total of 10 medals in eight Summer Games. That means in 13 Olympics, the Philippines came home without a medal or a losing rate of 62 percent. Five of the 10 medals and four of the last five were from boxing. Athletics and swimming accounted for two bronzes each but the medals were delivered eons ago, in 1928, 1932 and 1936. The tally is two silvers and three bronzes from boxing, a silver from women’s weightlifting and two bronzes each from athletics and swimming.
The Philippines ranks second in the dubious list of countries with the most Olympic medals but no gold. Malaysia is first with 11 medals (seven silvers, four bronzes) and no gold. Countries that have already won at least a gold in the Olympics include Vietnam, Singapore, Hong Kong, United Arab Emirates, Kosovo, Syria, Jordan, Mongolia and Fiji.
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