Push Admin

Palarong Pambansa: No stopping UAAP swimmers from collecting more medals

Article (news)

Karl Cedrick Basco, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/sports/04/27/palaro-2017-042717.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">Sacho Ilustre, of De La Salle-Zobel, took home the gold medals in secondary boys&#x27; 100m freestyle, 400m freestyle, 100m butterfly, 200m butterfly and 400m medley in this week&#x27;s Palarong Pambansa. <cite>Karl Cedrick Basco, ABS-CBN News</cite></div></figcaption></figure></div>ANTIQUE — Sacho Ilustre added another gold medal in the Palarong Pambansa when the prolific National Capital Region swimmer won the secondary boys’ 100-meter butterfly at Binirayan Swimming Pool in San Jose de Buenavista town here on Thursday.The De La Salle-Zobel student and reigning UAAP MVP clocked 57.68 seconds for his fifth gold medal of these Games. He also won the 100m freestyle, 400m freestyle, 200m butterfly and 400m medley.“No rivalry with my friends in NCR. It helps because we help each other. It becomes easy because you see your friend doing his best. You get pushed as well,” Ilustre said.“Nakakatulong iyong sigaw ng mga supporters kahit habang naglalakad ako sa pool. It really brightens up the competition.”Ilustre’s Big City teammate, Jerald Jacinto, capped his Palaro campaign with another gold when the University of the East high school student set a new best time (2 minutes, 9.87 seconds) in secondary boys’ 200-meter backstroke, beating the Palaro record he himself set during the heats (2:11.49).It was Jacinto’s 4th gold here, following victories in 100m backstroke, 200m medley and 400m medley.More swimming records fell thanks to SOCCSKSARGEN’s Thea Canda, who claimed the gold in the 400-meter freestyle (4 minutes, 47.70 seconds), 4 seconds faster than the previous best mark set in 2014.In secondary boys’ basketball, the NCR and Southern Tagalog basketball teams are just a win away from setting up another championship match after trouncing separate opponents in the quarterfinal round at EBJ Gymansium in Antique Thursday.Defending champion NCR continued to dominate the competition, crushing the Cordillera Administrative Region, 102-47, while CALABARZON, represented by San Beda High School in Taytay, Rizal, survived an upset try in an 83-76 win over SOCCSKSARGEN.In the semifinals, NCR will take on Central Visayas, which beat Davao Region, 79-65, while CALABARZON battles Western Visayas, which advanced to the final 4 after a 78-71 victory over CARAGA.In secondary level taekwondo, NCR collected 7 gold medals topping the boys’ featherweight, lightweight, welterweight and light-middleweight divisions for boys, and the flyweight and bantamweight divisions for girls.In the overall medal standings, NCR now has 69 gold, 44 silver and 30 bronze medals to all but secure the team championship. Western Visayas (26-14-26) and Southern Tagalog (19-39-36) ranked 2nd and 3rd.For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/" target="_blank"> ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.

Sacho Ilustre added another gold medal in the Palarong Pambansa when the prolific NCR swimmer won the secondary boys’ 100-meter butterfly.

Sacho Ilustre added another gold medal in the Palarong Pambansa when the prolific NCR swimmer won the secondary boys’ 100-meter butterfly.

Palarong Pambansa: No stopping UAAP swimmers from collecting more medals

News

Entertainment

Lifestyle

Sports

Metro.Style

More

Traffic

Manila

Horoscope

Sports

Palarong Pambansa: No stopping UAAP swimmers from collecting more medals

Karl Cedrick Basco,

ABS-CBN News

Published Apr 27, 2017 11:30 PM PHT

|

Updated Apr 27, 2017 11:35 PM PHT

Read More:

Palarong Pambansa

national youth games

ABS-CBN is the leading media and entertainment company in the Philippines, offering quality content across TV, radio, digital, and film. Committed to public service and promoting Filipino values, ABS-CBN continues to inspire and connect audiences worldwide.

Corporate

Investors

Governance

International Distribution

Corporate

Governance

Investors

International Distribution

NPC Seal of Registration

Privacy Policy

AI Policy

Terms of Service

Advertise with Us

© 2025 ABS-CBN Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

NPC Seal of Registration

Privacy Policy

Terms of Service

AI Policy

Advertise with Us

© 2025 ABS-CBN Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

NPC Seal of Registration

Privacy Policy

Terms of Service

AI Policy

Advertise with Us

© 2025 ABS-CBN Corporation. All Rights Reserved.