The steady development of Filipino young swimmers was on full display as the country’s rising talents held their own—and in many cases dominated—against Asia’s best student-athletes in the recently concluded AOSI Long Course Swimming Championships at the Assumption University Aquatic Center.

NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand — Swimmer Gary Bejino set the tone for the Philippine delegation, winning the first gold medal in record fashion at the 13th ASEAN Para Games.

Kyla shares her gold medal to father Noel. PAI Photo

BANGKOK — Olympian Kayla Sanchez racked up her third gold medal in the 33rd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games. And she still has five more events.

With Canadian mentor Michal Skrodzki.

By Edwin Rollon

The Philippine Aquatics, Inc. (PAI) is brimming with confidence as it sends a youthful but immensely talented national aquatics team to the 33rd Southeast Asian Games from December 9 to 22 in Bangkok, Thailand.

PAI Sec. Gen. Eric Buhain (right).

The Philippine Aquatics, Inc. (PAI) expressed strong confidence in the national team’s chances for the 33rd Southeast Asian Games, set on December 9–22 at the Bangkok Swimming Center in Thailand.

By Edwin Rollon

GEN. SANTOS CITY — A total of 63 young swimmers shattered 36 meet records in the just-concluded swimming competition in the 2025 Batang Pinoy National Finals, marking the most productive edition in the history of the age-group swimming competition.