THE UST Junior Male Tigersharks bagged back-to-back titles while the Junior Female Tigersharks settled for second place in the UAAP Season 80 swimming tournament last Oct. 12 to 15.
The boys’ team conquered its seventh championship after hauling six gold, nine silver and four bronze medals while the girls’ squad collected five gold, three silver and five bronze medals.
UST’s Brayan Camacho, Jiwh Santos, Angelo dela Cruz and Terrence Buico set a new UAAP record with a 3:52.79 output in the boys’ 4×100 freestyle relay to take the gold in the second day of competitions.
Camacho, Santos, Reynard Gomez and Lanz Dilla also broke the record in the 4×50-meter freestyle relay event after a 1:43.31 output in the third day.
“Pinakita ng [juniors] ang best nila at alam ko na pinaghandaan nila itong competition kasi last playing year na ng iba, [dahil] majority of the girls’ team are in Grade 12,” UST juniors’ head coach Sharon Parungao-Mangrobang told the Varsitarian.
Junior Female Tigershark Cammile Buico topped her previous career-high after recording 1:04.65 in the 100-meter butterfly for the UAAP record.
Mangrobang said lack of sleep and rest made the swimmers heavier underwater during the initial days of the tournament.
In the seniors’ division, the Female Tigersharks capped the swimming tilt at third place with four bronze medals, while their male counterparts remained at fourth place with two bronze
Anika Relliquete, Dominique Rivera, Mary Margaret Sanchez and Isabelle Gubat trailed Ateneo de Manila University and the University of the Philippines swimmers in the 800-meter freestyle relay and 4×100 freestyle relay for two bronze medals.
Angelic Saavedra nabbed the team’s third bronze after clinching 1:09.10 in the women’s 100-meter butterfly event.
Female Tigersharks Ryan Regidor, Samantha Cambronero, Celyn Parco and Jana Toledo grabbed another bronze in the 400-meter medley relay event on the last day of the competition.
Tigershark Jux Keaton Solita captured the Male Tigersharks’ two bronze medals in the 1,500-meter and 800-meter freestyle event on the first and last days of the competitions, respectively.
Ateneo conquered the overall championship both in the men’s and women’s division for the fourth time in five years.
UST has 32 and 30 titles in the women’s and men’s division, respectively.
