Kayla Sanchez bags 8 medals in 2025 SEA Games

Updated Tue, December 16, 2025 at 4:51 PM Published Sat, December 13, 2025 at 9:05 PM

Fil-Canadian swimmer Kayla Sanchez earned a total of eight medals, three gold and five silver, at the 2025 Southeast Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand.

She won gold medals in the women's 4x100m freestyle relay, the women's 100m freestyle, and the women's 100m backstroke.

Sanchez also secured five silver medals in the 200m freestyle, 50m backstroke, 50m freestyle, 4x200m freestyle relay, and 4x100m medley relay.

Her performance helped the Philippines achieve a total of 3 gold, 9 silver, and 2 bronze medals in swimming, marking the first time the country won more than two swimming golds since 2009.

The 4x100m freestyle relay team, including Sanchez, secured the Philippines' first-ever gold in that event since joining the Games in 1977.

Sanchez, a former Olympic medalist for Canada, began representing the Philippines in 2023 and credited her teammates for their success.

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