Now, the presence of former national swimmer Miguel Molina, former La Salle Green Tanker Enchong Dee, former UP Maroon Tanker Ken Uy and former junior swimmer Gian Daniel Berino just in time for the 2013 Southeast Asian Games in Naypitaw, Myanmar. Dee and Uy participated in 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar, 2007 Southeast Asian Games in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand and 2008 ASEAN University Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, while Molina participated in 2004 Athens and 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and Berino participated in Palarong Pambansa in April 2007 to 2010. Dee is a three-time UAAP Swimming MVP in 2007 to 2009, Uy is a two-time UAAP record holder in men's 50-meter freestyle in 2008 and 2010 while Berino is a three-time UAAP Junior's Swimming MVP in 2007 to 2009 and 2010 UAAP Athlete of the Year.
Four of the country's hottest male swimmers along with current La Salle Green Tanker Johansen Aguilar, current Ateneo Blue Tanker Axel Ngui and current UP Maroon Tanker Charlie Walker in the January 2014 issue of Manila Bulletin Sports Digest. Aguilar is a graduate of MGC-New Life Christian Academy and he is 2012 UAAP Athlete of the Year, 3-Time UAAP Swimming MVP and 2009 UAAP Rookie of the Year, Ngui is a graduate of Xavier School and he is 2012 UAAP Rookie of the Year and Walker is a Filipino-British swimmer.
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| Current Ateneo Blue Tanker Axel Toni Ngui. |
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| Current La Salle Green Tanker Johansen Aguilar. |
The pictorial was shoot at SM Mall of Asia in December 2013 for the Christmas season. Along with Molina, former UAAP swimmers Dee, Uy and Berino and current UAAP swimmers Aguilar, Ngui and Walker.
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| From left to right: Molina, Aguilar and Cordero. |
Photographs by Ronnie Salvacion, hair and make-up by Ralph Laurenciana dela Cruz (for Aguilar, Ngui, Berino and Walker) and Sidney Yap (for Mr. Dee and Mr. Uy's make-up).
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| Johansen Agular |
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| From left to right: Timothy Vincent Yap and Ernest Lorenzo Dee of DLSU Green Tankers and Evan Brian Uy of FAST Ateneo Swimming Team. |
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| The February 1, 2014 issue of Manila Bulletin Sports Digest Magazine. |
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| Enchong Dee |
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| Gian Daniel Berino |
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| Ken Uy |
- "Enchong, the Green Archer"
Born Ernest Lorenzo Velasquez-Dee on Saturday, November 5, 1988 in Naga City, Camarines Sur to Johnson Dee and Maria Teresa Velasquez Dee. He was the second of four siblings, Angel James "AJ" III, Isiah Joseph "Ice" and Maria Angelika "Angie". He started swimming at the age of 6 in 1995. His first swimming competition in Manila in the year 1997. He graduated in Naga Hope Christian School in 2006, and De La Salle University on July 18, 2009 with a AB Development Studies major.
His major accomplishments was: 2006 Asian Games, 2007 Southeast Asian Games (8th place finisher, men's 100-meter butterfly and men's 200-meter butterfly) and 2008 ASEAN University Games (silver medalist for men's 4x100-meter freestyle relay and bronze medalist for men's 100-meter butterfly and men's 400-meter freestyle)
Ken, the Fighting Maroon
Fresh from winning three gold medals enroute to smashing two UAAP records, UP swimmer Kendrick Lim Uy said yesterday he’s working double time to improve his clocking in the 50-meter freestyle for the chance to compete in the 2012 London Olympics.
“Representing the Philippines in the Olympics is my ultimate goal,” said the six-foot, 170-pound Lim Uy. “Right now, I’m just 0.3 of a second away from the qualifying mark of 23.3 seconds. It’s a realistic goal but first, I hope to win medals in the coming Southeast Asian (SEA) and Asian Games.”
Lim Uy, 20, clocked 23.67 to win the UAAP gold in the 50-meter freestyle at the Trace College pool in Los Baños last week. He broke his own UAAP record of 24.4 set two years ago but fell short of Daniel Coakley’s national mark of 22.8. Lim Uy also won golds in the 100-meter freestyle (new UAAP record of 52.3) and the 4x100 medley relay. His haul included three silvers in the 200-meter freestyle, 50-meter butterfly and 50-meter backstroke. In all, he swam 15 races in seven events in four days.
Lim Uy is the only national swimmer who lives, trains and studies in Manila. The others, like Miguel Molina, are based in the US.
“We’re definitely progressing as a team,” said Lim Uy, a third year UP student of sports science. “We’ve got a lot of young and promising swimmers coming up. Three of our Olympians——Daniel, Ryan Arabejo and Christel Simms——are all teenagers. Hopefully, we can continue to dominate the SEA Games then win some medals at the Asian Games.”
Lim Uy said the team still needs Molina who at 24, is the country’s most senior swimmer. Molina bagged three gold medals in last year’s SEA Games in Thailand.
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