USC, UC dominate CESAFI swimming

The University of San Carlos (USC) and University of Cebu (UC) swimmers shared the spotlight as they romped off with the championship titles in their respective divisions in the Cebu Schools Athletic Federation, Inc. swimming event at the Cebu City Aquatic Center yesterday.

The USC swim team ran away with the championship title in the tertiary level, winning 26 gold, 18 silvers and 16 bronze medals and UC followed with 13 gold, 11 silvers and 9 bronze medals.

Velez College is at third with 3 gold and 2 silver medals and University of the Visayas finished with 8 silvers and 7 bronze medals.

In the secondary level, UC bounced back with a huge medal haul of 24 gold, 6 silvers and 11 bronze medals while University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R0 followed with 5 gold, 12 silver and 7 bronze medals.

USC is a far third with 1 gold, 8 silver and three bronze medals. TOP SWIMMERS

CESAFI record holder Andrei Yosef Ynclino, Maribeth Ababon and Lorhiz Echavez lead the impressive conquest of USC in the tertiary level.

Ynclino swam away with five gold medals to top in the men's tertiary ranking while Ababon and Echavez both grabbed four gold medals to also take the top seat in the women's division.

Ynclino was followed by two UC stalwarts namely Todd Belleza with four gold and another CESAFI record holder Antonio Yana, Jr. with three gold.

Israel Nuñal of USC and Marlon Galo of UC finished with two gold medals to complete the top five tankers in the tertiary men's level.

Following Ababon and Echavez in the women's division are Larissa Ann Ang of Velez College and Clanel Jo Celerio of USC with 3 gold and Katrina Rubi of USC with one gold.

In the secondary level, Michael David Vega leads an impressive 1-2-3-4 finish for UC in the boy's division.

Vega topped with 5 gold while teammates Noel Cañeda and Jeffrey Yana (2 gold each) and Mattheus Caesar Galo with 1 followed.

Vincent Canada of USJ-R made it to the fifth rank with one gold.

Paula Abigail Vega and Dianne Cañeda both ended their quest with five gold medals each for UC to lead the distaff side as teammate Rosell Canamo wound up third with one gold.