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Two long-standing records fell by the wayside as University of the Philippines retained the women's trophy and De La Salle got back the men's crown in UAAP Season 74 swimming that ended Sunday at the Trace Aquatics ...
Two long-standing records fell by the wayside as University of the Philippines retained the women?s trophy and De La Salle got back the men?s crown in UAAP Season 74 swimming that ended Sunday at the Trace Aquatics Center in Los Banos, Laguna.
The quartet of Aphrodite Magbanlac, Antoinette Aquino, Tiara Tudio and Tin Hipol established a new women?s 4x100m medley relay record?which was unbroken since it was set in 1969 by a squad from Far Eastern University?to underscore UP?s conquest of the women?s division of the four-day competitions.
?It?s unbelievable that we broke that record. No pain, no gain. We have worked hard in the last two years to break this,? said Aquino.
The Lady Maroons amassed 312 points to grab their 12th women?s trophy?also their third straight. Ateneo, the 2008 titlist, had 216 points to finish second and De La Salle 159 points to wind up third.
Other gold medal winners for UP were Claire Adorna, who broke five-time Most Valuable Player Luica Dacanay?s 2007 record of 31.56 in the 50-meter breastroke with 30.63, and Tudio in the 200-meter breaststroke (2:47). Ateneo?s Celina Gonzalez?200-meter butterfly (2:27.43)?and Jasmine Ong?50-meter freestyle (27.05)?also won gold.
De La Salle collected 262 points to win the men?s crown?11th overall?and drop University of Santo Tomas to second place with 201 points and Ateneo to third spot with 135. UP, last year?s champion, settled for fourth place.
De La Salle?s Johannsen Aguilar clinched two gold medals?50-meter backstroke in 27.52 that broke the meet record of 27.54 he himself set last season, and the 200-meter butterfly in 2:13.62.
The other men?s gold-medal winners were Miggy Carandang of UST in the 50-meter freestyle (25.44), Ajirulla Jaitulla of University of the East in the 200-meter breaststroke(2:31.38) and Ateneo?s 4×400 meter medley relay (4:18.07).
Ateneo became the seven-time boys champion with 323 points, a victory highlighted by Gabriel Castelo?s win in the 100-meter backstroke of 1:01.85 that broke the 20-year-old record of 1:01.96 established by former Olympian Ryan Papa.