International campaigners Aishel Cid Evange­lista and Richelle Anne Callera won the first two gold medals for the Philippine Swimming League (PSL) in the 2018 Japan Age-Group Swim­ming Championship on Saturday at the St. Mary’s Inter­national School swimming pool in Tokyo, Japan. Evangelista almost broke the 16.16-second tournament record of fellow Filipino and bemedalled tanker Miguel Molina who was a member of the St. Mary’s International School swimming team before he started competing in big international competitions including the Olympics, Asian Games and Southeast Asian Games. Callera dominated the girls’ 8-under 25m freestyle with a time of 16.86 seconds while Kiara Acierto of Cagayan de Oro City earned the bronze after submitting 18.10 seconds. “It’s just the start of the competition and we’re expecting more gold medals in the coming events. The other members of the team slated to compete in their respective age-groups are Triza Tabamo (girls’ 9-10), Master Charles Janda (boys’ 9-10), Trump Christian Luistro (boys’ 9-10), Nicholas Ivan Radovan (boys’ 11-12), Julia Ysabelle Basa (girls’ 9-10), Lawrence Jacob Arabes (boys’ 15-18), Lawrence Isaac Arabes (boys’ 15-18), Leonardo Dalman III (boys’ 13-14), Albren Jan Dayapdapan (boys’ 13-14), Christine Keith De Luna (girls’ 15-18), Lei Delos Trinos (girls’ 13-14), Lance Lotino (boys’ 13-14), Mervien Jules Mirandilla (boys’ 15-18), Alexander Radovan (boys’ 15-18) and Coby Marcus Rivilla (boys’ 9-10).

Source: Manila Times March 10, 2018 14:48 UTC