Matitikas na tankers bakbakan sa 159th PSL Championships

MANILA, Philippines — Magtatagisan ang pina­kamahuhusay na tan­kers sa bansa sa 159th Phi­lippine Swimming League (PSL)-Swimming Pinas National Series – TRY Long Course Swim Championship na aarangkada ngayong araw sa Vermosa Sports Hub sa Imus, Cavite.

Mahigit 500 tankers ang inaasahang daragsa sa two-day meet kabilang na ang pambato ng Mindanao gaya ng General Santos, Dipolog, Davao, Cagayan gayundin ang mga koponan mula sa Quezon, Cavite, Laguna, Mindoro at iba’t ibang panig ng bansa.

“The purpose of this competition is to develop swimmer and to move to the next level. The PSL Championship will be the final basis for long course awarding ceremony and the recognition of the AA, AAA, AAAA swimmers as being part of the Swimming Pinas Elite Group of PSL,” ayon kay PSL-Swimming Pinas NCR Regional Director Joan Mojdeh.

Nangunguna sa mga lalahok si Philippine natio­nal junior record holder Micaela Jasmine Mojdeh na sariwa pa sa matagumpay na kampanya sa 2019 Ralph Hicken International Swimming Championship na ginanap sa Markham Pan Am Center sa Ontario, Canada.

Humakot si Mojdeh ng walong ginto at isang pilak na medalya sa Canada kabilang ang anim na meet records at isang Philippine national junior record.

Winasak ni Mojdeh ang Philippine junior record sa 100m butterfly nang magsumite ito ng 1:04.74 – para burahin ang 1:05.20 ni Camille Buico noong 2016 sa UAAP Swimming Championship.

“We will just continue the program of coach Susan Papa--to develop young swimmers, send them abroad and hopefully be part of a bigger stage like the Southeast Asian Games, Asian Games and Olympic Games,” dagdag ni Mojdeh.

Aarangkada rin si 2019 Palarong Pambansa multiple gold medal winner Marc Bryan Dula ng Masville Elementary School-Parañaque gayundin sina Trump Christian Luistro, Rio Lorenzo Malapitan, Julia Basa, Albert Sermonia II, Jenn Albreicht Sermonia, Jules Mirandilla, Ken Lobos at Triza Tabamo.

“We would like to thank our major sponsor TYR for making this event possible. We have exci­ting prices that awaits our winners. Also we would like to extend our gratitude to Vermosa for once again allowing us to use their facilities,” dagdag ni Mojdeh.