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Santor delivers 7 swimming golds for NCR

Published May 29, 2026 04:19 pm

At A Glance

  • PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur — With torrential rains finally easing, it was Patricia Mae Santor's moment to take the field by storm after sweeping her seven swimming events and become the most bemedalled athlete so far in the final stretch of the 2026 Palarong Pambansa at the Datu Lipus Makapandong–Governor Democrito O. Plaza aquatic centre Friday, May 29.
Patricia Mae Santor (PSC Media Pool)
Patricia Mae Santor (PSC Media Pool)
By ANGELO CAPARAS
PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur — With torrential rains finally easing, it was Patricia Mae Santor's moment to take the field by storm after sweeping her seven swimming events and become the most bemedalled athlete so far in the final stretch of the 2026 Palarong Pambansa at the Datu Lipus Makapandong–Governor Democrito O. Plaza aquatic centre Friday, May 29.
One of the fancied bets of the National Capital Region, Santor capped her golden run with a dominant finish in the secondary girls’ 100-meter butterfly finals, clocking 1 minute and 4.09 seconds to go 7-of-7 in her medal events.
Fellow NCR bet Sinagtala Cuevas finished behind her in 1:06.75, while National Academy of Sports’ Riannah Chantelle Coleman took bronze in 1:06.99.
Santor also ruled the 50-meter butterfly, 200-meter butterfly, 200-meter individual medley, 400-meter individual medley, and was part of the winning team in 4x50-meter medley relay and 4x100-meter medley relay.
“I really had high expectations. That was my only goal this Palaro as this is my last season. I’m really glad I got it. It’s my last year,” said Santor.
The NCR tanker was also hailed as the most bemedalled athlete across all divisions in the 2025 Batang Pinoy in General Santos City, where she bagged six gold medals and a silver.
“Marami akong pinagdaanan. A lot of challenges, motivations, moments sa buong Batang Pinoy and Palaro ko, sa last years ko,” said Santor. “I still pushed through kahit mahirap. Maraming emotional moments dahil sa mga supporters ko, coaches ko and parents ko. Sa mga nag-believe sa akin. Dahil sa kanila, i still swam. Di ako nag-give up and I tried my best.”
Santor narrowly missed Camille Lauren Buico’s 100m butterfly record of 1:03.67 from 2019, but remained pleased with her impressive performance.
“I became emotional not because of 7th gold, although it’s a really good achievement. I was aiming for the record so I was a bit short. But although I didn’t get it, I realized in the end that I was a bit hard on myself so inisip ko nalang, winork ko naman and I still did well,” said Santor.
Three swimming records were broken as Ilocos Region’s Anton Paulo Dominick shattered Paolo Miguel Labanon’s 2024 mark of 8:49.97 with a dominant 8:38.71 finish in the secondary boys’ 800-meter freestyle.
Seb Rafael Santos of Central Luzon joined the record-breaking spree, eclipsing Lance Rafael Cruz’s 2:25.29 in 2023 with an effort of 2:23.98 in the secondary boys’ 200-meter breaststroke.
Riannah Chantelle Coleman of the National Academy of Sports also shattered Michaela Jasmine Mojdeh’s 2024 mark of 2:41.75 with a 2:39.60 finish in the secondary girls’ 200-meter breaststroke.
Bicol Region’s Riley Maddaleign Alindogan and CALABARZON tanker Charles Nathan Boneo finished with identical tallies of six gold medals and one silver in the elementary division to emerge as the most bemedalled athletes in the division.
In secondary boys’ 5v5 basketball quarterfinal action, Davao Region punched its ticket to the semifinals after pulling away from Cordillera Administrative Region, 73-57, while CALABARZON followed suit with a strong 99-85 win over Ilocos Region.
Central Luzon also booked its semis berth after cruising past Western Visayas, 73-57, while National Capital Region closed the round with a dominant 95-65 blowout of Northern Mindanao.
As of 3:00 p.m., NCR sped away with 48 gold, 43 silver, and 40 bronze medals, followed by CALABARZON with 32 gold, 36 silver, and 35 bronze medals. Western Visayas holds third (25-21-22), while Central Visayas sits at fourth (19-18-19). Central Luzon ranks fifth with 19 gold, 10 silver, and 16 bronze medals.
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