World Aquatics confirmed the composition of an Electoral Committee that will conduct and supervise elections for the national sports association for aquatics. The world governing body for the sport made the confirmation in a letter dated March 7 and emailed to the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC)...
Kayla Sanchez A Tokyo Olympics two-time medalist will be competing for the Philippine swimming team in the future. Fil-Canadian Kayla Sanchez announced Thursday that she would be donning the country’s colors, hopefully starting with the world championships in July next year. “I’m just at the...
Jessie Geriane shattered her recent Philippine record anew en route to winning the silver medal in swimming’s 50-meter backstroke race at the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam Sunday night. Geriane, a freshman student of Notre Dame in Illinois, timed 29.35 seconds to erase her own mark of...
The Philippine Coast Guard confirmed Wednesday, May 4, that the five children who went missing after swimming at Taal Lake in Balete, Batangas have drowned. (Courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) The PCG identified the fatalities as Sherin Ashtrid Dela Rosa, eight; Jaime Rose Ann Jacutan, 12; Kurtney...
What was supposed to be a fun swimming event turned out tragic as five children went missing in Balete, Batangas on Tuesday, May 3. In an incident report, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said the children took a dip at the vicinity waters off Barangay Looc that is part of Taal Lake when they went...
In a little over two months, the controversial Manila dolomite beach should be fit for recreational activities, such as swimming. That's the ambitious plan of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources' (DENR), which has timed the deadline with the end of the administration of President...
The country’s top junior and elite swimmers under Philippine BEST (Behrouz Elite Swimming Team) and Swim League Philippines (SLP) plunge into action in the 10th Circle of Swimmers of Melun Val de Seine scheduled May 13 to 15 in Paris, France. The PH team bound for the 10th Circle of Swimmers of...
Jasmine Alkhaldi and Luke Gebbie Olympians Jasmine Alkhaldi and Luke Gebbie banner the 16-player Philippine aquatics team that will see action in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam this May. Philippine Swimming Inc. President Lani Velasco released the lineup recently as the team...
The Philippine Swimming Inc. (PSI) will be sending a mix of foreign- and local-based tankers for the upcoming 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam in May. Thanya Dela Cruz This came after the successful staging of the National Open at the Teofilo Yldefonso Swimming pool in Malate, Manila...
Thanya Dela Cruz smashed the national record anew in the women's 50-meter breaststroke evetnt on the first day of the 2022 PSI (Philippine Swimming Inc.) Friday, Feb. 25 at the Teofilo Yldefonso Swimming Complex in Manila. Thanya Dela Cruz (PSI) The 19-year-old Dela Cruz of Ayala Harpoons Swimming...
The Philippine Swimming Inc. (PSI) kicks off its calendar year by holding the 2022 PSI National Open on Feb. 25 to 27 at the refurbished Rizal Memorial Swimming Pool in Manila. The event will serve as a qualifying meet for the various international competitions, specifically the 31st Southeast...
Xiandi Chua Xiandi Chua and John Neil Paderes completed a sweep of their three events at the end of the 2021 Philippine Swimming Inc. National Selection tournament at the New Clark City Aquatics Center in Capas, Tarlac Sunday. Chua, a 20-year-old standout from the All-Star Swim Club, captured the...
