The Daily Tribune
Small win for Sanchez
Filipina-Canadian swimmer Kayla Sanchez competed in the semifinals of the women's 100m freestyle at the Paris Olympics.
She finished seventh in her heat with a time of 54.21 seconds, ranking 15th overall and missing the final.
Despite not advancing to the final, Sanchez set a new national record of 53.67 seconds in the preliminary heats, surpassing her previous record of 54.25 seconds.
Sanchez, who officially represented the Philippines for the first time in the Summer Games after switching federations in July 2022, previously won a silver and a bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympics while representing Canada.
Hong Kong's Siobhan Haughey recorded the fastest time in the semifinals with 52.64 seconds.
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