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Swimming: Xiandi Chua shines in PSI National Open Day 2

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Xiandi Chua has been unstoppable in the PSI National Open. Handout photo." src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/sports/02/27/2022-psi-national-open-xiandi-chua-(2).jpg"/><figcaption>Xiandi Chua has been unstoppable in the PSI National Open. Handout photo.</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines -- Xiandi Chua swept her events on the second day of the 2022 Philippine Swimming Incorporated National Open, Saturday at the Teofilo Yldefonso Swimming Complex in Malate, Manila.The All-Star Swim Club and national team standout opened her day by topping the 200-meter freestyle with a time of 2:08.91 and then closed things out with a 5:07.25 finish in the 400m individual medley.Miguel Barreto and Thanya Dela Cruz topped their third events of the meet as the two Ayala Harpoons Swim Club bets excelled in the men&#x27;s 200m freestyle in 2:08.91 and the women&#x27;s 100m breaststroke in 1:13.66, respectively.QC Buccaneers Swim Club&#x27;s Seb Wong finished on top for the second time in the competition after a tight finish with Harpoons&#x27; Rafael Barreto and BEST Main&#x27;s Mervien Mirandilla in the men&#x27;s 50m butterfly. The 23-year-old swimmer stopped the clock at 25.58, 0.12 second ahead of the two who tied for second.BEST Main&#x27;s Jordan Lobos likewise was ahead of the pack in the 100m breaststroke, clocking in at 1:06.00 -- .07 split seconds ahead of Ateneo Blue Knights&#x27; Sam Alcos with a time of 1:06.00.Mishka Sy, also of the Buccaneers, topped her second event of the meet in the 200m backstroke with a time of 2:28.91.Three swimmers broke through during the three-day trials that is looking for qualifiers for the 31st Southeast Asian Games this May and the 19th Asian Games this September.Rising Atlantis&#x27; Camille Buico paced the women&#x27;s 50m butterfly in 29.28 seconds, Joaquin Santos bagged the men&#x27;s 200m backstroke in 2:11.84, and Joshua Del Rio annexed the 400m IM win in 4:53,80.The third and final day of the competition is set to start at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday still at the same venue.On the first day of the meet, Dela Cruz set the tone by resetting the women&#x27;s 50-meter breaststroke national record to 32.42 seconds.She set the mark of 32.89 seconds in the 2021 PSI National Selection Bubble in Capas, Tarlac last October, but slashed a considerable amount of time this time around. The result is likewise just 0.13 second off of 32.35, which is the time for 750 FINA points -- the qualifying standard B.The 19-year-old swimmer, who will go to Ateneo for college, made it two-for-two in her assignments for the day, annexing the women&#x27;s 50-meter freestyle win with 27.95 seconds.Meanwhile, Harpoons&#x27; Rafael Isip bagged the 50-meter breaststroke with 30.06, while QC Buccaneers Swim Club&#x27;s Seb Wong took the 50-meter freestyle victory with 23.94.Barreto likewise won his two events in the day. He opened with a men&#x27;s 400-meter freestyle win in 4:13.08, and then followed it up with the 200-meter individual medley title in 2:13.97.Buccaneers&#x27; Chloe Daos bagged the women&#x27;s 400-meter freestyle with 4:37.99, while it was Xiandi Chua of the All-Star Swim Club who took the 200-meter IM for the women&#x27;s side with 2:23.31.The Buccaneers swept the 100-meter backstroke events with Pierre Chan taking the men&#x27;s side in 30.06 seconds and Mishka Sy the women&#x27;s one in 1:08.91.Raymund Paloma of the Nautilus Club won the men&#x27;s 1500-meter freestyle with 17:23.65, while All Star&#x27;s Hannah Sanchez stopped the clock at 19:22.46 in the women&#x27;s side of the event.

Xiandi Chua swept her events on the second day of the 2022 Philippine Swimming Incorporated National Open.