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MANILA, Philippines — Southeast Asian Games newbie Teia Salvino swam like a veteran after resetting the tournament and the national records in the women’s 100-meter backstroke on Tuesday, May 9.
Only 17 years old, the Filipino-American finished the two-part course at 1:01.64, two seconds better than the second-placer.
Singapore’s Faith Elizabeth Koo narrowly copped silver after clocking 1:03.68, just hundredths of a second faster than Indonesia’s Angel Gabriella Yus, who had 1:03.61.
Filipina Chloe Isleta, who already secured a silver medal in the women’s 200m backstroke, finished fourth at 1:03.71.
Salvino, a student-athlete at the University of Alabama, broke the six-year SEA Games record set by Vietnam’s Nguyen Thi Anh Vien in the 2017 edition, who tallied 1:01.89.
She also eclipsed the 1:02.70 Philippine record of Isleta set in the ASEAN University Games last year.
Salvino’s win is the country’s second women’s swimming gold after Xiandi Chua‘s performance in the 200m backstroke.
A day earlier, the prodigy also reset the national record in the women’s 50m backstroke with a time of 28.99 seconds for a bronze-medal finish. – Rappler.com
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