Batang swimmers, labanan sa PSL short course
BUKAS pa ang pagpapatala ng lahok sa Philippine Swimming League (PSL) Short Course Swim Series NCR Leg 2 sa Marso 1 sa Diliman Preparatory School swimming pool sa Quezon City.
Nakatakda ang labanan sa 6-under, 7-year, 8-year, 9-year, 10-year, 11-year, 12-year, 13-year, 14-year at 15-over.
“We want to discover more young swimmers. It is our goal to open the doors to these young tankers, give them proper exposure and mold them for future big international competitions,” pahayag ni PSL President Alexandre Papa.
Ang torneo ay magsisilbing seleksiyon upang makapili ng mga swimmers na isasabak sa mga international tournaments sa susunod na taon sa Australia, Amerika, Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, Japan, United Arab Emirates at Qatar.
“This is really a grassroots development program. They are starting as novice and if they stay in the program, you can see what they will become a year after. We are starting this novice program to continue our search for new talents and potential swimmers. We monitor them, from novice to become regular competitive swimmers,” ayon kay Papa.
Ilan sa mga produkto ng PSL sina Marc Bryan Dula, Micaela Jasmine Mojdeh, Trump Christian Luistro, Rio Lorenzo Malapitan at Lee Grant Cabral na humahakot na ng gintong medalya sa mga international tournaments.
“We inspire our new swimmers, recruit and train them. Again use swimming for healthy citizenry, discipline this young kids and perhaps become champions, you will never know. The least and help themselves become varsity swimmers and finish their studies,” aniya.