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Swimmers’ group eyes SEA Games, joins national stint
KALIBO, Aklan – A young swimmers’ organization here eyes to get a representation for the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games as they prepare for the National Championship in Biñan, Laguna, July 22–25.
The Aklan Aquablades will send three swimmers for the annual long-course national championships after being approved qualified by the Philippine Aquatic Sports Association (PASA), said a source who requested not to be named for lack of authority to speak for the group.
“We are supposedly sending four swimmers but one of them failed to meet the required swimming time… PASA is very strict to its rules and we have to respect that,” the source said.
The young Aklan swimmers who will be sent are Ella Ibaretta for the butterfly category, Chinny Respicio for breaststroke and Ada Ortega for backstroke.
Their coach will be American Thomas Davis, who has trained young swimmers for 30 years.
The young swimmers already aced several swimming tournaments.
Recently, they won in the Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association Meet.
Some of them already received invitations to join swimming clubs in Iloilo.
Participating swimmers will compete against the members of the Philippine swimming team.
Winners in the national stint will get the chance to represent the country in international competitions.
Meanwhile, the venue in Laguna has been the official training site in the country for swimmers who will join the SEA Games.
The Aklan Aquablades is the only swimming organization in the province registered with PASA.
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