SEA Games 2023: Philippines bags silver, bronze in swimming

The Philippine women's 4x100 freestyle relay team receiving their bronze medal.

The Philippine women’s 4×100 freestyle relay team receiving their bronze medal.

MANILA, Philippines—Filipino swimmers bagged a silver and bronze medal on Friday in the 32nd Southeast Asian Games at Morodok Techo National Stadium: Aquatic Center in Cambodia.

The Philippines ended up with a silver medal in the women’s 4×100 meter freestyle team relay thanks to the efforts of Teia Salvino, Miranda Renner, Xiandi Chua and Jasmine Alkhaldi.

They finished in second place with a combined time of 03:47.96 minutes.

Singapore took home the gold in said event while Thailand completed the podium with a bronze medal finish.

Meanwhile, Jerard Dominic Jacinto came away with bronze in the men’s 100m backstroke category with a 55.99-second swim.

Zheng Wen Quah of Singapore (55.22s) emerged victorious with the gold medal while Farrel Armandio Tangkas of Indonesia (55.8s) followed suit with silver.

Inquirer’s special coverage of the Cambodia SEA Games 2023.

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