PH wins 16 swimming medals at SEA Games

The Philippine national swimming team won a total of 16 medals at the 32nd Southeast Asian Games in Phnom Penh on Friday, May 12.

Two gold medals were secured by Xiandi Chua and rookie Teia Salvino in women's backstroke events, setting new national and SEA Games records.

The team also earned six silver medals from Jerard Jacinto, Jasmine Alkhaldi, Chloe Isleta, and relay teams including Alkhaldi, Salvino, Chua, Renner, Cacho, and Hatch.

On the same day, the Philippines added two more medals: a silver in women's 4x100m freestyle relay and a bronze in women’s 50m butterfly by Jasmine Alkhaldi.

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