UAAP Swimming Championship Highlights
Day 1
THE ATENEO Blue and Lady Tankers started their University Athletic Association Philippines (UAAP) Season 76 campaign strong, earning podium finishes and setting new records on September 19, 2013, at the Trace College Aquatic Center in Los Banos, Laguna.
Sophomore Axel Ngui broke his own UAAP record from last year in the Men’s 800m freestyle with a time of 8:40.15. He was also able to earn gold and bronze medals in the 100m freestyle and 200m Individual Medley events, respectively.
Junior Kim Uy broke the UAAP record in the Women’s 800m freestyle set by former Lady Tanker, Sherlynne Nicole Santiago in 2009. Uy finished with a time of 9:28.46 and earned herself a gold medal.
“The team has mostly stepped up this year. It was expected for both Ngui and Uy to have bagged the gold in the 800m Freestyle events,” Head Coach Archie Lim said. “We really did well today in general and we also got lucky.”
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Day 2 and 3
Day two started off with the Men’s 400m freestyle prelims, with Luis Arriola finishing seventeenth, Jose Mapa finishing eleventh, Gio Palencia finishing fourth and Axel Ngui finishing second. The women followed right after, with Team Ateneo finishing almost consistently with Kim Uy at seventh, Jasmine Ong at sixth, Angelica Enrile-Inton at fifth and Thea Caluma at second.
In the Men’s 50m breaststroke prelims, Max Austria finished at sixteenth, Mapa at eleventh, Hubert Taguibao at seventh and Micco Pesuena at sixth. Meanwhile, the Women’s saw Basille Uy finish tenth, Sandra Gojar at seventh and Ramona Datu came in third.
Day 4
THE ATENEO Blue and Lady Tankers concluded UAAP Season 76 with a total of 51 medals and seven records on September 22, 2013 at the Trace College Aquatic Center in Los Banos, Laguna. This earned the Blue Tankers a second runner-up finish, while the Lady Tankers emerged as the first runner-up.
“Great swims, great effort,” said Head Coach Archie Lim, “I believe we achieved so much this year—individually and as a team.”
The Blue Tankers remained strong in receiving their second runner-up award, despite the loss of their championship title last year. The Lady Tankers on the other hand, have settled once again for second place, behind five-time champions University of the Philippines.
The Lady Tankers, however, dominated the individual awards category. This season’s Rookie of The Year is freshman Thea Caluma, as she accumulated the most points among the rookies in the competition.
