Salvino books Asian Games swimming berth

MANILA, Philippines — Southeast Asian Games gold medalist Teia Salvino is back representing the Philippines and is craving for more — a shot at Asian Games glory.

The 20-year-old University of Alabama stalwart splashed her way to eclipsing the qualifying standard of one minute and 2.60 seconds in the women’s 100-meter backstroke to the quadrennial games set this September in Japan by clocking 1:02.34 during the recent National Tryouts at the Rizal Memorial Pool.

Salvino thus joined Olympic medalist Kayla Sanchez, Xiandi Chua, Chloe Isleta and Heather White in the team wading into the Asiad waters, scheduled September 20-25 in Tokyo.

“Teia’s experience and exposure in international competitions will be a big boost to our Asian Games campaign,” said national swimming secretary-general Eric Buhain.

In Salvino’s last national team tour of duty, Salvin delivered one of the two golds by Team Philippines in the sport in 100m back while picking up a couple of silvers in the 4x100m freestyle relay and 4x100m medley relay and a pair bronzes in the 50m back and 4x200m freestyle relay in the 2023 Phnom Penh Games.

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