Mojdeh leads record-breakers anew in PSL GenSan Tilt
Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2018 16:12:39 +0000
Palarong Pambansa champion Micaela Jasmine Mojdeh of Immaculate Heart of Mary College-Parañaque led the list of record-breakers in the opening day of the 151st PSL National Series—3rd LC5 Inter-School Friendship Swimming Meet being held at the LC5 Swimming Pool in General Santos City.
Mojdeh, fresh from a successful campaign in the 2018 Tokyo Age-Group Swimming Championship in Japan, displayed her prowess by notching two new records in the girls’ 11-12 division of the tournament supported by The Manila Times and MX3.
The reigning PSL Swimmer of the Year started her campaign with a record-breaking performance in the 200m breaststroke, checking in at two minutes and 52.65 seconds to erase the 3:01.45 previous mark of Zhakira Idulsa in 2015.
Mojdeh continued her dominating performance, this time in the 200m butterfly where she submitted 2:28.09, smashing the 2:49.53 old record of Aubrey Bermejo established three years ago.
“It’s a good sign that these kids are improving from time to time. Imagine them a few years from now. These are the products of our grassroots development program. We will continue supporting them until they reached the ultimate goal which is making it to the Olympics,” said PSL President Susan Papa.
Palarong Pambansa veteran Francisco Cordero also sizzled with his own record in the boys’ 11-12 200m breaststroke following his 2:44.87 showing that broke the 2:53.83 mark of Rio Lorenzo Malapitan in 2016.
Sharing the spotlight were fellow General Santos City tankers Phelicity Bose (girls’ 15-over 100m breaststroke, 1:13.49), John Alexander Talosig (boys’ 13-14 400m freestyle, 4:22.56), Klent Garcia (boys’ 9-10 100m breaststroke, 1:32.07) and Mary Batalla (girls’ 13-14 200m butterfly, 2:56.92) who also broke records in their respective age-groups.
“We would like to thank Lolita Palacios and Bob Palacios—our PSL Mindanao regional director for hosting this competition. They are doing so well in terms of grassroots development program in the region,” added Papa.
The other gold medal winners in the opening day were Xyreille Chiong, Jie Angela Talosig, Nicole Rojo, Jierlyn Paredo, Lia Pabellon, Jibril Talosig, Anthony Acedo, Jasmine Bautista, Seanna Martin, Izyndro Warain, Suncel Macapobre, Al-Nazzer Saggap, Heather White and Hannah White.
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