Filipino swimmer tops personal record in Youth Olympics

Young Filipino swimmer Roxanne Yu might have ended her Youth Olympic journey without a medal, but she said she has no regrets. “My goal upon coming here wasn’t really to do anything more than to break my personal bests (PB). My main priority was to beat my PB and I did that. I’m really satisfied,” the 17-year-old said. On August 17, Yu competed in the Women’s 100-meter backstroke event in the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games, breaking her personal record with a 1:05-second finish. On August 20, she topped her heat in the 200-meter women’s backstroke meet in 2:18 minutes. The young Olympian admitted that the YOG was “a different kind of competition” compared to all the other contests she’s been to.

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