There’s no slowing down the Ateneo de Manila University Lady Eagles, as they swept the gold medals in all five events of the second day of the UAAP Season 81 Women’s Swimming Championships at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex Swimming Pool.
Ateneo’s Chloe Daos added another pair of gold medals to her name as she ruled the 400m freestyle and 100m butterfly, establishing herself as the clear favorite to repeat as the Most Valuable Player.
Daos broke away from the pack early in the 400m freestyle race and swam most of the distance alone as she sped to a 4:33.37 finish. Nadine Tee Ten of the University of the Philippines touched second at 4:47.30, while Ateneo’s Raegan Gavino finished third at 4:49.09.
In the 100m butterfly, it was a podium sweep by the Lady Eagles, led by Daos (1:04.60). Rookie Suzanne Himor (1:06.91) was a clear second, while Kristine Santos (1:08.16) finished third.
Courtney Gray of Ateneo also brought home a gold medal in the 200m backstroke with a time of 2:30.94, clearly a notch above her closest rivals. Tee Ten finished second in 2:35.02, while UP’s rookie Angela Villamil finished third in 2:35.67.
The most surprising win of the afternoon came from Ateneo’s rookie Dara Carreon, a backstroke specialist, who ruled the 50m breaststroke – an event won by UP for over a decade. Her time of 36.53 seconds was good enough to outclass UP’s Alyssa Pogiongko (36.78 seconds) and Pricila Aquino (36.91 seconds).
To cap off the day’s hostilities, Ateneo’s 400m freestyle relay squad of Shaye Uy, Santos, Hannah Castañeda and Andrea Ngui manufactured a come-from-behind victory, finishing in 4:15.87, to frustrate their Katipunan rivals UP, who touched in at 4:16.82. UST ended third with a time of 4:29.29.
UAAP Swimming action continues on November 10, 2018 and will run until November 11, 2018 at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex Swimming Pool. Day 3 events include the 200m freestyle, 100m breaststroke, 50m butterfly, 100m backstroke, 400m individual medley, and the 200m freestyle relay.
MVP Race
Chloe Daos (ADMU) – 60
Nadine Tee Ten (UP) – 39
Regan Gavino (ADMU) – 36
Dara Carreon (ADMU) – 29
Courtney Gray (ADMU) – 27
Team Standings
ADMU – 248
UP – 174
UST – 72
DLSU – 47
