Women's swimming team, Jerard Jacinto cap Philippines' medal haul on SEA Games opening day

Published May 6, 2023 9:41pm

Southeast Asian Games - Swimming - Morodok Techo National Aquatics Centre, Phnom Penh, Cambodia - May 6, 2023 Team Philippines celebrate after winning the silver medal in the women's 4x100m final REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Filipino swimmers capped the first official day of the 32nd Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia on Saturday with two more medals added to the Philippines' haul.

The Philippine women's swimming team of Teia Salvino, Miranda Renner, Xiandi Chua, Jasmine Alkhaldi, finished second in the 4x100 meter freestyle relay after clocking three minutes and 47.96 seconds to claim the silver medal.

FINAL: PH women’s swimming team wins silver medal in the 4x100m freestyle relay with a 3 minutes and 47.96 seconds @gmasportsph #SEAGames2023 pic.twitter.com/ERfoA5o71S
— Bea Micaller (@beamicallerrr) May 6, 2023

Earlier, Jerard Jacinto copped a bronze medal in the men's 100 meter backstroke event.

Jacinto, who topped the heats at 56.88 seconds, finished third after clocking 55.99 seconds in the finals of the event. Singapore's Zheng Wen Quah won the gold at 55.22 seconds, while Indonesia's Farrel Armandio Tangkas placed second with 55.80 seconds.

Here’s Jacinto’s performance that gives the PH another medal in the #SEAGames2023 @gmasportsph pic.twitter.com/GBRAaLhc3j
— Bea Micaller (@beamicallerrr) May 6, 2023

Meanwhile, the duo of Janelle Frayna and Shania Mendoza claimed a silver medal in the chess women's double's 60 minutes.

Vovinam athletes also added to the Philippines' haul on Saturday, according to the SEA Games website, as Rhenel Desuyo (men's 55 kg), Jerlyn Kingad (women's 55 kg), and Jovan Medallo (men's sun-moon broadsword form) claimed bronze medals, while the squad of Rogelio Antonio, Dawin Laylo, Paulo Bersamina, and Jan Emmanuel Garcia also bagged a bronze medal from chess ouk chatrang men's quadruples 60-minutes event. Raymund Villaraza and Jayson Cayari also had a bronze medal for men's show while Andrea Divina and Louann Gutierrez also had a bronze in women's duo in jiu jitsu,

The women's football team, the Filipinas, is currently playing against Malaysia.

The Philippines, as of writing, has seven golds, at least nine silvers, and ten bronze medals.

—Bea Micaller/Justin Kenneth Carandang/JMB, GMA Integrated News

Tags: 2023 Southeast Asian Games, Philippines at the Cambodia Southeast Asian Games, Jasmine Alkhaldi, Xiandi Chua, Miranda Renner