National mainstay Tanya Dela Cruz triumphed as expected while Czarina Cavite of Davao Del Norte humbled the opposition on the way to completing a golden treble Saturday in the 2022 FINIS Short Course Swimming National Finals at the New Clark Aquatics Center in Capas, Tarlac.
Dela Cruz, a veteran of the 2019 SEA Games held in the same venue, claimed victory in the girls 19-and-over 100-meter breaststroke, clocking 1:14.16 to beat Adriana Yulo of Iloilo Tiger Shark Swim Team (1:22.65) and Danielle Patricia Valenczuela of Megakraken Swim Team (1:28.54).
But the day belonged to 10-year-old Cavite.
Representing DavNor Blue Marlins Swim Team, Cavite became the event’s first tripe gold medalist with victories in girls 9-10 100-m IM (1:28.83), 100-m butterfly (1:32.29) and 50-m freestyle (35.41).
The DavNor pride won over Reese Tacuboy (1:29.08) and Elisha Aparri of Sealions Swim (1:34.67) in her first event before beating her rivals Reese Meciano of Silay (1:35.34) and Precious Solayao of Gigs (1:49.80) in her second gold. In the third event, she defeated Reese Tacuboy (35.90) and Rhiane Aparri of Sealions (39.18).
Other winners in the first day of action were Benito De Mesa of Aqua in the boys 7-8 10-meter Individual Medley (1:58.99); Albyn Martin of North Cotabato in the boys 9-10 IM (1:27.83); Arriana Cesista of Thresher Shark in the girls 7-8 100-m IM (1:44.60); Daniel Ocampo of Dax Swim in the bys 11-12 100-m IM (1:13.02); Shan Luga of DavNor in the boys 11-12 100-m IM (1:33.34); Seb Rafael Santos of Bataan in the boys 13-14 100-m IM (1:06.37); Kobe Ramirez of XLab (in the boys 15-16 IM (1:02.79);
Jennuel De Leon of Aklan in the boys 17-18 IM (1:00.06);Vann Nuqui of Dax in the boys 17-18 IM (1:05.33); Maria Celso of Bulacan in the girls 11-12 100-m IM (1:16.09); Kacie Tionko of Salabites in the girls 13-14 IM (1:11.65); Andrei Espiritu of Jerry Aquatics in the girls 13-14 IM (1:22.95); Trixie Ortiguera of Tarlac in the girls 15-16 Im (1:09.26); Antonie Kate Dequina of Tagbilaran in the girls 17-18 Im (1:12.42); Benito Mari De Mesa of Aqua Pro in the biys 7-8 100-m butterfly (1:58.79) and Albyn Gavril Martin of North Cotabato in the girsl 9-10 butterfly (1:29.83).
