San Beda All Set For NCAA Swimming

San Beda College will begin to defend their men's and women's swimming title in the opening of 89th NCAA Swimming competition on August 20 at the Rizal Memorial swimming pool in Manila.

Sea Lions seek to continue their domination in the men's division which they held for the past eleven years. Also targeting for a three-peat this season are the Lady Sea Lions after revoking the title from the College of St. Benilde Lady Blazer last Season 87.

Expected to lead the Sea Lions is last year's MVP, Wilfredo Sunglao who pocketed six gold medals and two silver last season.

As usual, expected to serve as a major obstacle and threat to title retention bid by San Beda is the perennial runner-up College of St. Benilde Blazers and the San Sebastian College Stags who would again be headed by Samuel Gergorio Ongjoco also winner of six gold medals last year for which records are all breaking peats.

The three-day meet will start with six events including 400 meter freestyle, 50 meter breaststroke, 100 meter backstroke, 100 meter butterfly, 200 meter individual medley and 4 x 50 meter freestyle relay. All events will dive into three divisions - juniors, followed by the women's and lastly the senior's tournament. 

source: Balita