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Swimming: Marikina lass sets PH breaststroke record in national selections

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<p>Eighteen-year-old Thanya Dela Cruz broke a national record in the women&#x27;s 50-meter breaststroke on the first day of the 2021 Philippine Swimming, Inc. Swimming National Selection on Friday at the New Clark City Aquatic Center in Capas, Tarlac.</p><p>The Marikina lass set a new mark of 32.89 seconds, breaking Joy Rodgers&#x27; record of 32.93 seconds that was established in December 2019 during the 30th Southeast Asian Games.</p><p>Rodgers finished at second with 33.94 seconds.</p><p>Dela Cruz, an Ayala Harpoons Swim Club standout, also topped the field of eight swimmers in the women&#x27;s 50-meter freestyle with 27.92 seconds, way ahead of second-placed Trixie Ortiguera (29.31 seconds) of Tarlac Mako Sharks SC.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/10/21/21/71-swimmers-vie-for-spots-in-national-team-training-pool">71 swimmers vie for spos in national team training pool</a></li></ul><p>&quot;Sobrang saya kasi sobrang tagal nating hindi nakapag-swim. I mean, so coming here wala namang expectations, just to get back the feeling lang,&quot; Dela Cruz said. &quot;I didn&#x27;t expect na magre-record.&quot;</p><p>Meanwhile, SEA Games campaigner Sacho Ilustre clocked the fastest time in the men&#x27;s 100-meter butterfly with 57.13 seconds, just a few ticks ahead of upstart Joshua Ang of the Golden Sea Eagles who clocked in at 57.44.</p><p>The Ayala Harpoons&#x27; Miguel Barreto also held his fort in the men&#x27;s 400-meter freestyle with a time of 4:07.37, as QC Buccaneers&#x27; Chloe Daos touched at 4:39.21 to take the women&#x27;s side.</p><p>Ryan Marco Tirol, also of the Harpoons, topped the men&#x27;s 50-meter breaststroke with 30.05 seconds. Meanwhile, John Niel Paderes and Shayne Lugay won the men&#x27;s and women&#x27;s 100-meter backstroke with 1:01.22 and 1:10.38, respectively.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/ancx/culture/spotlight/10/22/21/what-to-expect-on-your-visit-to-manilas-dolomite-beach">Thinking of checking out Manila’s Dolomite Beach? Here’s what to expect</a></li></ul><p>In the women&#x27;s 100-meter butterfly, UAAP Season 82 Girls&#x27; Swimming MVP Camille Buico dominated with 1:03.94. </p><p>Ted Laminta of the D&#x27;Ace Seahawks also finished way ahead of the pack in the men&#x27;s 200-meter individual medley with 2:13.89, while the lone participant in the women&#x27;s side Xiandi Chua ended with 2:25.32.</p><p>Seb Wong, also of QC Buccaneers and the brother of SEA Games wushu gold medalist Agatha, made his mark when he swam the fastest in the 50-meter freestyle. The 22-year-old touched at 24.00 seconds for the win. </p><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES</strong><br/> </div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1805557" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

Thanya Dela Cruz broke a national record in the women's 50-meter breaststroke on Day 1 of the PSI Swimming National Selection.