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Kayla Sanchez and Heather White receive their medals after a 1-2 finish for Team Philippines in the women's 100m freestyle in the 2025 Southeast Asian Games, December 12, 2025. POC Media

Kayla Sanchez and Heather White receive their medals after a 1-2 finish for Team Philippines in the women's 100m freestyle in the 2025 Southeast Asian Games, December 12, 2025.

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1765541142735WhatsApp Image 2025-12-12 at 8.01.53 PM.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Kayla Sanchez and Heather White receive their medals after a 1-2 finish for Team Philippines in the women&#x27;s 100m freestyle in the 2025 Southeast Asian Games, December 12, 2025. POC Media" width="960"/>Kayla Sanchez and Heather White receive their medals after a 1-2 finish for Team Philippines in the women&#x27;s 100m freestyle in the 2025 Southeast Asian Games, December 12, 2025. POC Media</div>(UPDATED) Kayla Sanchez and Heather White scored a 1-2 finish for the Philippines in the women&#x27;s 100-meter freestyle at the 2025 Southeast Asian Games, Friday night in Bangkok.Sanchez claimed the gold after clocking 54.82 seconds, followed by White with a time of 55.36 seconds.Singapore&#x27;s Ting Wen Quah (55.60-s) completed the podium.This is the second gold medal for Sanchez in Thailand, as she and White are also part of the triumphant 4x100m freestyle relay team.<div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/othersports/2025/12/11/olympian-kayla-sanchez-leads-ph-women-s-swimming-team-to-gold-0228">READ: Olympian Kayla Sanchez leads PH women&#x27;s swimming team to gold</a></div>Xandi Chua added another silver for the Philippines when she finished second in the women&#x27;s 200m backstroke with a time of 2:15.73.Thailand&#x27;s Mia Millar took the gold at 2:12.95, while Indonesia&#x27;s Adelia Chantika Aulia (2:16.39) got the bronze. Another Filipina finalist, Chole Isleta, finished fifth with a time of 2:18.67.Meanwhile, Gian Christopher Santos missed the podium in the men&#x27;s 400m medley, clocking 4:27.59.Santos could not sustain a strong start, and Vietnam&#x27;s Quang Thuan Nguyen (4:19.98) and Hung Nguyen Tran (4:25.45) pulled away for gold and silver. Malaysia&#x27;s Khai Xin Tan (4:25.98) scored the bronze.

Kayla Sanchez and Heather White scored a 1-2 finish for the Philippines in the women's 100-meter freestyle at the 2025 Southeast Asian Games, Friday night in Bangkok.

Kayla Sanchez and Heather White scored a 1-2 finish for the Philippines in the women's 100-meter freestyle at the 2025 Southeast Asian Games, Friday night in Bangkok.

SEAG: Kayla Sanchez, Heather White in 1-2 finish for PH in freestyle

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SEAG: Kayla Sanchez, Heather White in 1-2 finish for PH in freestyle

Camille B. Naredo,

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Published December 12, 2025 07:34 PM PHT

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Updated December 12, 2025 08:05 PM PHT

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