Cebuana swimmer shines anew, nabs 11 golds in national tilt

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ANOTHER competition, another outstanding performance by Adrianna Erika “Yna” Ching.

The 10-year-old swimmer ifrom Barangay Mabolo, Cebu City turned in another spectacular performance and harvested 11 gold medals in the Speedo - Philippine Acquatics Inc. (PAI) 10 Under A - BB Novice & Masters Shortcourse Swimming Championships last October 17 to 18 at the Rizal Memorial Swimming Complex.

Ching dominated the 100-meter freestyle, 200m freestyle, 50m freestyle, 100m breaststroke, 50m breaststroke, 100m butterfly, 50m butterfly, 100m backstroke, 50m backstroke, 100m individual medley (IM), and 200 IM competitions.

She also won a silver medal in the 4x50 medley relay and a pair of two bronzes in the 4x50 and 4x25 freestyle relays.

By pocketing 14 medals, Ching was named the “Most Outstanding Swimmer” in her division.

A member of the Hydro Immersion Swimming Team, Ching qualified to the national championship after pocketing 15 gold medals in the three legs of the PAI ABC Short Course Swim Series.

Prior to the national competition, Ching also had a stellar campaign in the 3rd Cebu Race Pace Swimming Competition at the Cebu City Sports Center last August, where she snatched seven gold medals.

More importantly, the dominant run in the Cebu City competition enabled Yna to qualify to the Batang Pinoy 2026 National Championships.

Batang Pinoy will be held this December in Bacolod City with Ching easily becoming one of the athletes to watch out for.(CCM)