The 15-year-old Dean, who has a personal total of four podium finishes after three days of competition, took the 13-15 year old boys’, 200-meter backstroke mint in two minutes, 17.34 seconds, beating Taytay, Rizal’s Kristoff David. READ:
its eighth gold medal on Monday in Day 3 of the Philippine Sports Commission’s Batang Pinoy swimming competitions at the Quirino Stadium pool here.
David, an incoming student at the Colegio San Juan Letran and a prospect for Season 97 of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, settled for the silver in 2:19.31.Dean, a 10th grader from Manuel S. Enverga University, said he just focused on improving his personal best, which used to be in the 2:18 range.“Inisip ko lang po basagin iyung best time ko,” said Dean, who felt that most of his rivals were his equal in terms of strengths and weaknesses.
Fernandez, a nine-year-old Baguio Pines Family Learning Center third-grader came up with a five-gold sweep when he ruled the 10 meters , 15m , 20m , 30m and a final result of 1064. Masbate became the most prolific podium finishers in athletics after coming up with four golds and five silvers at the Quirino Stadium.
Mico Villaran of Bacolod City, made the most out of his first and last stint in the country’s centerpiece grassroots development program as he captured two golds in the 110m and 200m hurdles.
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