CEBU City and Talisay City tankers yesterday took the temporary lead in the swimming competitions of the 2015 Central Visayas Regional Athletic Association (CVIRAA) meet at the Cebu City Sports Center (CCSC) pool.
Swimming is the lone event of this year’s Regional Meet not held in the host municipality of Balambandue to the lack of an Olympic size swimming pool there.
The tournament manager for swimming only released the results in 15 of 32 events competed yesterday as they are still verifying the other results.
Michael Ichiro Kong of the University of Cebu (UC) made sure he’ll have a splashing performance in his final CVIRAA by winning three gold medals yesterday.
The senior high school student ruled the boys 400-meter freestyle (4:44.00), 200m butterfly (2:21.12) and anchored the Niños’ 4x50m medley relay to victory in 2:03.84.
Kong’s teammate Razel Cabajar topped the 200m butterfly girls (3:02.31) while Karen Mae Indaya ruled the girls 400m freestyle (5:11.60) and Maisey Alexine Chi ruled the 100m back stroke (1:17.00).
All in all, the Niños bagged six secondary gold medals and four silvers and a bronze.
Mandaue City won one gold medal courtesy of Johann Matthew Tubesa in the 100m back stroke (1:06.85) and a bronze medal. Talisay City bagged two silvers and as many bronzes while Tagbilaran City won two bronze medals.
ELEMENTARY SWIMMING
In elementary swimming, Talisay City won five gold medals courtesy of Psalm Daniel Aquino and Raven Faith Villanueva of the Asian College of Technology (ACT) who grabbed two gold medals each and a gold from Charles Jeremiah Lipura.
Aquino sizzled in the 100m backstroke (1:11.48) and 50m butterfly (32.00 secs.) while Alcoseba ruled in the 100m backstroke (1:13.16) and 200m freestyle (2:25.28).
Lipura topped the boys 200m freestyle (2:29.62).
Mandaue City won two gold medals in the girls 50m butterfly courtesy of Sophia Maxine Chua (35.18 secs.) and its boys 4×50 medley relay.
Cebu City only won two bronze medals while Tagbilaran City bagged two silvers and two bronzes.
Pearl Abellar of Mandaue City leads in the 400m hurdles race for secondary girls. (CDN PHOTO/LITO TECSON)