Ajido, Bungubung lead swimming qualifiers

MULTIPLE national junior record holder Jamesray Michael Ajido and World Junior Championship campaigner Amina Bungubung secured spots in the national team competing in the 35th Southeast Asia Age Group Championship slated August 24 to 26 in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Both part of the Quezon City Buccaneers Swim Club under coach Sherwin Santiago, Ajido and Bungubung broke the qualifying time standards in their respective classes on Friday at the close of the national tryouts organized by the World Aquatic-backed Philippine Swimming Inc., headed by president Miko Vargas and secretary general Batangas Rep. Eric Buhain.

The 14-year-old Ajido, a double goldmedal winner in last year’s SEA AgeGroup tilt in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, proved to be a force to reckon with,