Swimming at the 2023 Palarong Pambansa
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Swimming events at the 2023 Palarong Pambansa were held from 1–4 August 2023 at the Marikina Sports Center in Marikina City, Philippines.[1] Elementary and secondary school swimmers from across the country vied for a total of 195 medals in 65 events (30 for boys and 35 for girls).[2]
The National Capital Region won the most gold medals, with 17, and took home the most medals overall, with 52.
A total of 14 new Palaro swimming records were set.[3]
Events
Originally, 72 swimming events (36 for each gender) were slated. The swimmers were set to compete in the following long course pool events:
| Category | Elementary & secondary levels | Secondary level only |
|---|---|---|
| Freestyle | 50 m, 100 m, 200 m, and 400 m | 800 m and 1500 m |
| Backstroke | 50 m and 100 m | 200 m |
| Breaststroke | ||
| Butterfly | ||
| Individual medley | 200 m | 400 m |
| Relays | 4 × 50 m freestyle 4 × 100 m freestyle 4 × 50 m medley 4 × 100 m medley |
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Girls at the secondary level competed in the 1500 m freestyle event for the first time in the Palaro.
However, 7 events at the elementary level were deemed "no contest" due to a lack of participating athletes:[2]
Elementary boys
- 100 m freestyle: No entries
- 100 m backstroke: Only 1 swimmer
- 100 m butterfly: Only 2 swimmers
- 200 m individual medley: No entries
- 4 x 50 m medley relay: Only 1 team
- 4 x 100 m medley relay: Only 1 team
Elementary girls
- 100 m butterfly: Only 1 swimmer
Schedule
| H | Heats | ½ | Semi-finals | F | Final |
| Date | Level | Aug 1 | Aug 2 | Aug 3 | Aug 4 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||
| 50 m freestyle | E & S | H | F | ||||||
| 100 m freestyle | E & S | H | F | ||||||
| 200 m freestyle | E & S | H | F | ||||||
| 400 m freestyle | E & S | H | F | ||||||
| 800 m freestyle | S | H | F | ||||||
| 1500 m freestyle | S | H | F | ||||||
| 50 m backstroke | E & S | H | F | ||||||
| 100 m backstroke | E & S | H | F | ||||||
| 200 m backstroke | S | H | F | ||||||
| 50 m breaststroke | E & S | H | F | ||||||
| 100 m breaststroke | E & S | H | F | ||||||
| 200 m breaststroke | S | H | F | ||||||
| 50 m butterfly | E & S | H | F | ||||||
| 100 m butterfly | E & S | H | F | ||||||
| 200 m butterfly | S | H | F | ||||||
| 200 m individual medley | E & S | H | F | ||||||
| 400 m individual medley | S | H | F | ||||||
| 4 x 50 m freestyle relay | E & S | H | F | ||||||
| 4 x 100 m freestyle relay | E & S | H | F | ||||||
| 4 x 50 m medley relay | E & S | H | F | ||||||
| 4 x 100 m medley relay | E & S | H | F | ||||||
Medal summary
The regions are represented by their respective regional athletic associations.
Medal table
Host Region
Boys events
Elementary
Secondary
References: [5][6][7][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]
Girls events
Elementary
References: [5][7][16][17][18]
Secondary
Records broken
| Gender | Level | Event | Swimmer(s) | Region | Time | Previous Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Year | Region | ||||||
| Boys | Secondary | 50 m freestyle | Jennuel Booh de Leon | Western Visayas | 26.78 | 29.18 | 2019 | National Capital Region |
| 50 m backstroke | Jennuel Booh de Leon | Western Visayas | 24.09 | 25.39 | 2019 | Calabarzon | ||
| 200 m breaststroke | Lance Rafael Cruz | National Capital Region | 2:25.29 | 2:26.77 | 2019 | Calabarzon | ||
| 50 m butterfly | Albert Jose Amaro II | Bicol Region | 26.14 | 26.34 | 2018 | Calabarzon | ||
| 100 m butterfly | Jamesray Mishael Ajido | Calabarzon | 56.78 | 57.30 | 2019 | National Capital Region | ||
| 4 x 50 m freestyle relay | Cezar Nazareno Victoriano Martin Tirol IV Jared Magnus Cheng Arbeen Miguel Thruelen |
National Capital Region | 1:40.64 | 1:41.45 | 2016 | National Capital Region | ||
| 4 x 100 m freestyle relay | Kaelan Bryce Garzon Kensaku Hatazawa Marcus Johannes de Kam Matthew Thomas Alumbres |
Calabarzon | 3:37.83 | 3:41.38 | 2015 | National Capital Region | ||
| 4 x 50 m medley relay | Ivo Nikolai Enot Jalil Sephraim Taguinod Ivan Nicolas Radovan Hugh Antonio Parto |
National Capital Region | 1:49.47 | 1:51.18 | 2018 | National Capital Region | ||
| 4 x 100 m medley relay | Ivo Nikolai Enot Jalil Sephraim Taguinod Ivan Nicolas Radovan Hugh Antonio Parto |
National Capital Region | 4:00.75 | 4:01.16 | 2017 | National Capital Region | ||
| Girls | Elementary | 50 m breaststroke | Krystal Ava David | National Capital Region | 36.51 | 36.63 | 2013 | National Capital Region |
| 100 m breaststroke | Krystal Ava David | National Capital Region | 1:17.98 | 1:19.35 | 2013 | National Capital Region | ||
| Secondary | 50 m backstroke | Quendy Fernandez | Mimaropa | 30.67 | 31.34 | 2019 | National Capital Region | |
| 100 m backstroke | Quendy Fernandez | Mimaropa | 1:06.35 | 1:06.58 | 2018 | National Capital Region | ||
| 50 m breaststroke | Clara Yzabela delos Santos | National Capital Region | 34.46 | 35.63 | 2018 | Mimaropa | ||
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