THE Balon Dagupan’s victory in the 2018 Region Athletic Association (R1AA) meet held last February 13-14 became certain midway after seven of the city’s powerhouse swimmers set 15 new R1AA meet records in the swimming event.

Janelle Alisa France T. Lin, a Batang Pinoy national record holder, set new meet records in freestyle events (Girls 13-17 age bracket) in the 800-meter (09:57.25), 400-meter (04:47.81), 200-meter. (02:17.73) and 100-meter (01:02.97).

She also won a gold medal in the 200- meter individual medley secondary and two more gold medals in the girls 400-meter freestyle 4×100 secondary and 200-meter medley 4×50 secondary.

2018 R1AA NEW RECORD HOLDERS – From left: Mark Bryan B. Rioflorido, Paul Andrew B. Rioflorido, Sean Iverson C. Fabiana, Janelle Alisa France T. Lin, John Carlo G. Carulla, Jessie B. Cacapit and Jeremy Carlo Jizmundo. (CIOphoto by Arriz Fruelda)

She won a total of seven gold medals.

John Carlo G. Carulla set a new R1AA meet record (13-17 age bracket) in the 200- meter butterfly secondary (02:37.08).

Carulla also won two more gold medals in the 200-meter freestyle 4×50 secondary and 400-meter freestyle 4×100 secondary.

Sean Iverson C. Fabiana ruled in his favorite event with a new record meet in the 400- meter freestyle (04:32.42) and in the 800-meter freestyle secondary (09:44.77)

Fabiana also won gold medals in the 200-meter medley 4×50 secondary, in the 100-meter freestyle secondary, in the 200-meter freestyle 4×50 secondary and a silver medal in 200-meter freestyle secondary.

Jessie B. Cacapit broke the old record in the 100-meter backstroke secondary with his new record (01:6.97).

The 15-year old swimmer also won gold medals in the 200-meter medley 4×50 secondary and in the 200-meter backstroke secondary.

Paul Andrew B. Rioflorido ruled the 100-meter breaststroke secondary by setting a new record meet (02:35.28), and a new record meet (02: 07.00) in the 200-meter freestyle secondary with and another in the 100-meter breaststroke secondary (01:10.46).

He also won more gold medals in 200-meter medley 4×50, in the 200-meter individual medley secondary, and in the 400-meter long course freestyle 4×100 secondary.

Jeremy Carlo Jizmundo also made a new mark in the 100-meter long course butterfly secondary with a time of one minute and 4.43 seconds.

Paul’s younger brother Mark Bryan B. Rioflorido (elementary boys division) also set new meet records in the 200-meter freestyle elementary (02:20.53), in 100-meter backstroke elementary (01:13.76) and in the 400-meter freestyle elementary (04:59.37).

He also won two gold medals in the 100-meter freestyle elementary and under 50- meter backstroke elementary. (CIO/JCB)

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