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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.
The Arizona University mainstay Isleta, 25, captured four gold medals, while Chua, 24, dominated two events in the three-day tryouts that attracted the country’s top swimmers, both local and foreign based. Chua, on the other hand, ruled the girls 18-over 50 back and 50 freestyle .Isleta and Chua swam at the world championships in Fukuoka, Japan, last July.
White, who lost to another promising 14-year-old Trixie Ortiguerra in the girls 15-17 50 back Sunday , recovered in the 50 free against the pride of Tarlac who submitted a time of 27.78.Called the “Water Beast,” Mojdeh, a semifinalist in the 2022 worlds in Lima, Peru claimed victories in the girls 15-17 200 butterfly and 200m Individual medley .
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