Mojdeh sinikwat ang MOS award sa Shanghai Invitational swimfest

SHANGHAI, China — Nasungkit ni Palarong Pambansa Most Beme­dalled Athlete Micaela Jasmine Mojdeh ang Most Out­standing Swimmer award matapos makakuha ng pinakamataas na FINA points sa 2018 Shanghai Invitational Swimming Championships sa Oriental Sports Center dito.

Nakapagtala ang reig­ning Philippine Swimming League (PSL) Swimmer of the Year ng 557 puntos nang kubrahin ang gintong me­dalya sa 200m butterfly sa bilis na dalawang minuto at 27.97 segundo sa girls’ 11-12 division.

“It’s her first time to win a Most Outstanding Swim­mer award through FI­NA points and she got it by beating tall and older op­ponents from different countries. We’re so proud of her,” pahayag ni PSL pre­sident Susan Papa.

Tatlong gintong me­dalya ang nakamit ni Mojdeh sa torneong nilahukan ng mahigit 1,200 tankers mu­la sa 30 bansa.

Maliban sa kanyang gin­to sa 200m butterfly ay nangibabaw din si Moj­deh sa 100m butterfly (1:07.25) at 50m butterfly (30.62) upang lubos na paning­ningin ang kanyang kampanya sa torneo.

Kasama rin sa delegas­yon sina Aklan Swimming Team standouts Lucio Cu­yong II (boys’ 14-year) at Joana Amor Cervas (girls’ 11-12) na humirit ng me­dalya sa kani-kanilang ka­tegorya.

Nakasungkit ang Indian Ocean All-Star Challenge me­dalist na si Cuyong ng da­lawang pilak sa 200m breaststroke (2:43.00) at 50m breaststroke (32.85), at tanso naman sa 100m breaststroke (1:16.00).

Nagdagdag ng isang tanso si Cervas, beterano ng Japan Age-Group Swimming Championship sa 100m butterfly (1:25.74).

“Hopefully next time we’ll be able to send more swimmers to compete here. It’s a good exposure for our swimmers be­cause they’ll be competing against Chinese, Singaporeans, Europeans and some Americans,” dagdag ni Papa.