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Hammerhead Sharks amass 12 Golds, 3 Silvers and 7 Bronzes Jeron, Gerrol, Inessa and Courtney qualify in the national finals
The guerilla band of Puerto Princesa City Hammerhead Shark Swimming Team joined the fray in what everyone thought to be a three-cornered battle between host Naga City, Batangas City and the much vaunted invincible armada of Laguna. Composed of only four (4) swimmers—Jeron Mercader, Gerrol Castillo, Nerissa Maggay and Inessa Dalabajan—the Hammerhead Sharks stood in the way of the three (3) regional heavyweights to emerge victorious in the recently concluded regional elimination finals of Philippine Olympic Festival for Bicol and Southern Tagalog Regions. Jeron, a 17 year old senior from Palawan National School (PNS), led the Hammerhead Shark attack with 8 golds from 200 m individual medley, 1500 m freestyle, 100 m butterfly, 400 m freestyle, 100 m freestyle, 200 m freestyle, 100 m backstroke, 200 m backstroke and 50 m freestyle and a silver from 200 m individual medley. “I was so happy to have competed against the likes of MM Danila whom I almost outraced in 400 m freestyle,” says the beaming Jeron. Gerrol, who is a veteran campaigner in Southeast Asian Age Group, snatched 2 golds in 100 m
and 200 m butterfly, 2 silvers in 400 m individual medley and 1500 m freestyle, and 5 bronzes in 100m, 200 m, 400 m freestyle, 200 m individual medley and 100 m breaststroke. A Palawan State University senior, Gerrol doomed the chances of Philippine Team member Banjo Borja of Laguna, of romping away with a sweep in their age-band, snatching from the latter a gold in the 100m butterfly. From left: Ace tankers Inessa Dalabajan, Nerissa Maggay, Gerrol Castillo, and Jeron Says Gerrol, “It’s not so easy Mercader beating Banjo and home crowd favorite Wilfredo Sunglao of Naga encourages me to work harder and City. With more practice and polish my stroke.” prayers, I feel that I can beat them Hammerhead Sharks’ new transagain in the national finals.” feree, Courtney Gray of Hope ChrisPSU’s 11 year old tanker Inessa tian School collected 6 silvers in age-10 Dalabajan dished out a surprising band. Courtney now practices with the performance managing to steal two team in preparation for the national golds from 800m and 200m free- finals. style and a bronze in 400m freestyle. “This is my first time to have Coach Danny Egot hopes to be able to squeeze out the best performance competed at this level. I hardly expected to have won a couple of from his tankers during the National golds in my age band,” says the six Finals which is scheduled around the latter part of November in Los Baños, grade pupil from PSU. Laguna. “The team is in high spirits. Nerissa Maggay won a bronze in You can feel the team’s burning desire 100 m backstroke and could have to win in the national finals,” explains also snatched a silver in 200 m Coach Dan. With the pride of Puerto backstroke if not only for a under- Princesa at stake, the team promises to water infraction off the turn. Ner- empty their tanks for the gold. issa puts her experience in proper Meanwhile, six swimmers from Ceperspective: “Errors such as the taceans Swimming Club (CSC) simione I had in 200 m backstroke only larly bore the Puerto Princesa flag, winning 1 gold, 1 silver and 5 bronzes.
Siobe “the Shark” sweeps Lucena meet Wins 4 gold medals in STASA Long Course meet
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The official newsletter of the Puerto Princesa City Hammerhead Shark Swimming Team
5 November 2007
Volume 1, issue 2
2nd Philippine Olympic Festival Regional Elimination
Siobe “The Shark” Dalabajan stroke and 25 m butterfly during the ming Team crossed the waters that added another four (4) gold medals STASA Short Course Meet in BJ separate Barangay Mangingisda and in her growing collections when Country Club, San Pablo City. Baywalk—a distance which covers 9.05 she managed to sweep all four In May this year, she also events in the recently concluded bagged a silver and a bronze in 2007 Southern Tagalog Amateur breastroke when she competed in Swimming Association (STASA) Davao Mayor’s Cup Age-Group Long Course Swim Meet held on Swimming Competition which was September 29, 2007 at Alcala held from May 25 to 27 in Ladislawa Sports Complex, Lucena City, Que- Country Club, Davao City. zon. Siobe hogged national headlines Earlier, Siobe also grabbed two when she, together with her swim(2) gold medals in 25 m breastmates in Hammerhead Shark Swim-