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Olympian Kayla Sanchez leads PH women's swimming team to gold
The Philippines, represented by Kayla Sanchez, Heather White, Chloe Isleta, and Xiandi Chua, won a historic gold medal in the women's 4x100m freestyle relay at the 33rd Southeast Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand.
Anchored by Olympic medalist Kayla Sanchez, the team clocked 3:44.26, surpassing Singapore's 3:46.53 and Vietnam's 3:47.47.
This victory ended Singapore's dominance in the event, as they had won gold in each of the past five SEA Games.
The winning time also eclipsed Singapore's previous gold-medal performances.
This is the Philippines' second gold medal of the current SEA Games, with the first secured by Justin Kobe Macario in poomsae men's freestyle.
Chloe Isleta expressed happiness in the team's victory, stating, "I feel like we all worked together as a team."
Heather White added that the team "carried through that confidence into our race and raced like we had nothing to lose."
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