Salvino sets SEA Games record to claim PH gold
Teia Salvino, a 17-year-old Filipino-American swimmer, set new SEA Games and national records in the women's 100m backstroke on May 9.
Salvino finished first with a time of 1:01.64, breaking Vietnam's Nguyen Thi Anh Vien's six-year-old record of 1:01.89.
The Philippines secured its second gold medal in swimming after Xiandi Chua's win on Monday night.
In other events, the Philippine team won silver in the mixed 4x100m relay and Jerard Jacinto claimed a silver in men's 100m butterfly.
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