Micaela Jasmine Mojdeh of Region 4-A bagged two gold medals, one is record-fashion, in the Palarong Pambansa swimming competition at the Cebu City Sports Center on Friday.
She clocked 2:41.75 in the girls 13-18 200m breaststroke to improve the 2:43.08 time set by Xandi Chua in 2019.
Beatrize Maria Mabalay of Region 5 finished second with a time of 2:44.51, followed by Gabriel Marie Sapinit of Region 4-A (2:48.18).
Mojdeh also ruled the 200m Individual Medley with a time of 2:26.68. The silver medal went to Kacie Gabrielle Tionko of Region 7, who clocked 2:31.96, while Patricia Mae Santor of National Capital Region (NCR) (2:32.03) got the bronze medal.
Region 4-A grabbed two more gold medals coming from Ethan Manuel Elimos and Peter Cyrus Dean.
Elimos clocked 2:28.23 in the boys 7-12 200m IM to beat Prince John Namoc of Region 10 (2:29.31) and Christian Isaiah Lagnason of Region 12 (2:30.16).
Dean, on the other hand, won the boys 13-18 200m IM in 2:12.14, breaking the 2:12.58 mark of Philip Joaquin Santos established in 2019.
Anton Paulo Dominick Della of Region 1 clocked 2:16.62 to claim the silver medal while John Kyan Ramones of Region 4-A (2:17.73) secured the bronze medal.
Meanwhile, NCR collected three gold medals coming from Ashton Clyde Jose, Sophia Rose Garra and Rielle Aishlyn Antonio.
Jose won the boys 13-18 200m breaststroke in 2:26.94. Rafael Cyron Ole of Region 4-A (2:27.84) was second followed by Kaden Gabriel Sy of NCR (2:28.25).
Garra clocked 2:33.30 to win the girls 7-12 200m IM over Czarina Cavite of Region 11 (2:43.31) and Eunice De Guzman of Region 3 (2:44.82).
Antonio dominated the girls 7-12 50m breaststroke in 37.47.
Gabriel Louse De Leon, also from NCR, won the silver medal in 38.04 while Kelli Marie Gillian Dimzon of Region 8 clocked 38.46 to take the bronze medal.
(PNA)
