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MANILA, Philippines – The La Salle Greenhills (LSGH) Junior Blazers paced away from rivals San Beda Junior Sea Lions while the senior men’s and women’s teams of San Beda College (SBC) retain their lead for the 2nd day of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) swimming competition at the Rizal Memorial Sports Center Swimming Pool (RMSCSP) on Thursday, August 21.
Tides turned for the 2nd day of swimming action as the junior’s team of College of Saint Benilde took the lead from the young men of San Beda after grabbing 6 gold medals, 4 silver medals and a bronze medal.
The feats of LSGH young swimming standouts Rafael Sta. Maria and Mark Romiquit, who snatched 3 gold medals and two silver medals in the individual events, respectively, bannered their team’s bid to defend the junior’s division swimming title.
Meanwhile, Joshua Casino kept the hope alive for the SBC as he managed to salvage 2 bronze medals and a silver medal in the individual events.
The ten-time champs LSGH garnered a final score of 717 points while close contenders SBC Junior Sea Lions got 584.5 points at the end of the day 2 in the junior’s division.
In the women’s seniors division, the Lady Sea Lions of SBC maintained their hard grip on lead for the title as they managed to tally 4 gold medals, 4 silver medals and two bronze medals for the second day of the tourney.
Frances Cabrera and Lorelie Lora lead the surge for the women in red by catching a gold and silver medal each in the individual events for their home squads.
Benildean swimming star Maria Aresa Lipat did not back down as she inched her team closer to the women of SBC with two gold medals in the individual events while
Emilio Aguinaldo College’s (EAC) Dara Evangelista coped two bronze medals for her team.
Three-time champs SBC lady swimmers acquired a final tally of 816 points while title contenders CSB lady blazers caught 571.5 points and top three seed EAC grabbed 374 points.
Consequently, the conquest of the men’s senior swimming team of San Beda ended on a high note for the second consecutive day as they retain their lead over the title bout over foes from other NCAA-member schools.
The Sea Lions gathered 4 gold medals, 5 silver medals and a bronze medal while top two seed CSB claimed three gold and four bronze medals.
Bedan swimming sensation Wilfredo Sunglao Jr starred for the red and white platoon as he swam away with two gold medals while his Benildean adversary Miguel closely follows suit with two gold medals and a bronze medal.
The men of San Beda ended their second tour of duty to the 90th season of the NCAA swimming competition with 889.5 points while top two and top three seeds CSB and EAC garnered 506.5 points and 223 points, respectively.
The finals day of action and the awarding of champions for the NCAA swimming wars will commence tomorrow, Friday, August 22, at the RMSCSP. – Rappler.com
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