PH swimmer Roxanne Yu bags 200m backstroke bronze in SEA Games

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PH swimmer Roxanne Yu bags 200m backstroke bronze in SEA Games
Yu ends her 2017 SEA Games campaign with one bronze medal in the Women's 200m Backstroke

MANILA, Philippines – Roxanne Yu is the first to bring home a medal for the Philippine swimming team from the 29th Southeast Asian Games Swimming tournament.

After a disappointing 8th place finish in the women’s 100m backstroke (1:06.10) on Monday, Yu was able to defend her 2015 SEA Games podium finish in the 200m backstroke, nabbing the bronze medal once again on Tuesday, August 22.

Yu clocked 2:19.91 and finished second to the top seed Thi Anh Vie Nguyen in the preliminaries. In the finals event, she finished third with a time of 2:19.98 behind Indonesia’s Yessy Venesia Yosaputra (2:18.19) and Nguyen, who was able to set a new SEA Games record in the Women’s 200m Backstroke with a time of 2:13.64.

The women’s 200m backstroke will be the final event that Yu, who earned 3 bronzes in 2015, will see action in this year’s SEA Games. 

Olympian Jessie Lacuna was able to improve his time to 2:01.73 in the Men’s 200m Butterfly finals from his preliminaries time, 2:04.38. However, he placed sixth in the overall rankings. 

Nicole Oliva raced to second seed in the preliminaries with a time of 4:20.32 in the Women’s 400m Freestyle, but her finals time rose to 4:22.35, landing her in sixth overall as well. – Rappler.com

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Beatrice Go

More commonly known as Bee, Beatrice Go is a multimedia sports reporter for Rappler, who covers Philippine sports governance, national teams, football, and the UAAP. Stay tuned for her news and features on Philippine sports and videos like the Rappler Athlete’s Corner and Rappler Sports Timeout.