Southeast Asian Games – Swimming – Morodok Techo National Aquatics Centre, Phnom Penh, Cambodia – May 9, 2023 Philippines’ Teia Isabella Dunlap Salvino poses with the gold medal after winning the women’s 100m Backstroke final REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa
PHNOM PENH—Teia Isabella Salvino secured the country’s second gold medal in swimming with a record-setting win in the women’s 100m backstroke on Tuesday night in the 32nd Southeast Asian Games at the Morodok Aquatic Centre here.
The United States-based Salvino reached the wall in one minute and 1.64 seconds, eclipsing the previous standard of Nguyen Thi Anj Vien (1:01.89) that the Vietnamese accomplished during the 2017 Malaysia Games.
“Breaking the record wasn’t my goal, I just swam as fast as I could and got rewarded,’’ said Salvino, who currently ranks 53rd in the United States while swimming for the University of Alabama.
Singapore’s Faith Khoo got the silver medal in 1:03.68 while Indonesia’s Angel Gabriella Yus checked in third with a 1:03.71 clocking.
Salvino’s victory duplicated Xiandi Chua’s record-shattering gold in the women’s 200m backstroke on Monday night.
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