Asianista breakthrough swimmer Psalm Deniel Aquino showcased yet again his excellence in the aquatic sport when he claimed the 8th rank in the Philippine Aquathlon Championships 2016 last September 11.
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| Photo by Jamil Buergo (sports photographer) |
“There was nothing else in my mind but winning,” Aquino said.
The eighth grader dashed his way through the run-swim-run aquathlon format of 1k run-600m swim-1k run, passing by 36 out of 44 participants of the same category and coming up close with the seventh placer, Russell Villaraza of Marist School Marikina who finished the aquathlon in exactly 20 minutes.
Crossing the finish line with a record time of 20 minutes and seven seconds, he ranked 12 in the overall results of the junior sprint distance category.
“Art.” Aquino answered when he was asked to describe swimming in one word.
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The young athlete was still fresh from his victory in the 21st Milo Little Olympics Visayas Regional, which was held in the same week, bagging medals from the 200m backstroke and 200m breast stroke categories in the secondary division.
Aquino said that his inspiration and motivation was his elder sister, Hyaline Aquino, who was also a prominent local swimmer and ACT alumna.
The first Philippine Aquathlon Championships was organized by the Triathlon Association of the Philippines (TRAP) and was supported by the Philippine Sports Commission, Camayan Beach Resort, Subica Bay Metropolitan Authority Tourism Department (SBMA-Tourism), Standard Insurance, Gatorade and more sponsors.
Top placers of the youth and junior categories, born in 2001-2002, will be considered for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
-Maria Eloisa H. Garcia
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