THE Philippine Aquatics, Inc. is calling on all homegrown swimmers and Filipinos based abroad to register and participate in the National Trials for the 50-meter and 25-meter swimming championships set on August 15-18 and August 19-21, respectively, at the Teofilo Ildefonso swimming pool in Manila.
PAI Secretary-General and Batangas 1st District Rep. Eric Buhain said the tryouts will be the basis for the selection of members of the Philippine Team that will participate in this year’s World Aquatics World Cup series (25-meter short course) and the 46th Southeast Asian Age Group Championships (50-meter-long course).
The World Series competitions are set on Oct. 18-20 (Series 1) in Shanghai, China; Series 2 on Oct. 24-26 in Incheon, South Korea; and Series 3 on Oct. 31 to Nov. 2 in Singapore.
The series culminates with the Championships on Dec. 10-15 in Budapest, Hungary.
Likewise, the 46th SEA Age Group is slated on Dec. 6-8 in Bangkok, Thailand.
The tryouts will also be used to determine the composition of the national Team for next year’s World Aquatics Championships in Singapore (July 11-15)
“No exception. Filipino swimmers based abroad must be physically present in the trials. If you want to be included in the team, come home and join the tryouts” said the swimming icon and Philippine Sports Hall-of-Famer.
