Sanchez most recently competed at the Czech Open last month, where she earned runner-up finishes in the 50 free (25.62), 100 free (55.73), and 50 back (29.15). The competition for the 100 free podium at the Asian Games figures to be stiff with Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey (52.50), China’s Cheng Yujie (53.26), and China’s Yang Yunxuan (53.87) also under 54 seconds so far this season. She owns a lifetime best of 53.12 from the Tokyo Olympics, where she placed 10th. In between, she competed at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 and brought home a silver medal on the 400 free relay as well as a bronze from swimming in the heats of the 400 medley relay.Īt last year’s World Championships, Sanchez placed 6th in the 100 free with a time of 53.59, which would have won bronze at the 2018 Asian Games. Sanchez picked up medals on four relays at the 2022 World Championships (silver in 400 free relay and mixed 400 free relay, bronze in 800 free relay and 400 medley relay) and two more at the 2019 edition (bronze in the 400 free relay and 800 free relay). “The country now has a very strong anchor in its national swimming team,” Tolentino said. “I am stepping into a new point in my swim career where I can start to focus on myself and at the same time I’m hoping to help people in the Philippines,” said Sanchez, who was born to Filipino parents in Singapore before emigrating to Canada. Sanchez said she made the switch because she reached a point in her life where it was “time for a change.” The 22-year-old freestyle specialist was deemed eligible to represent the Philippines internationally on Thursday after being released from Swimming Canada last June and completing the majority of a one-year residency training at the New Clark City facilities. “This means I can be focused to medal in the Asian Games in September.” “I have met with my coach and we have decided it is best for me not to compete in Fukuoka,” Sanchez told Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino. Share Kayla Sanchez Skipping World Champs, Will Make Debut for Philippines at Asian Games on LinkedInĬanadian Olympic medalist Kayla Sanchez will skip the World Championships later this month to focus on making her debut for the Philippines at the Asian Games this September in Hangzhou, China.Share Kayla Sanchez Skipping World Champs, Will Make Debut for Philippines at Asian Games on Pinterest.Submit Kayla Sanchez Skipping World Champs, Will Make Debut for Philippines at Asian Games to Reddit.Tweet Kayla Sanchez Skipping World Champs, Will Make Debut for Philippines at Asian Games.Share Kayla Sanchez Skipping World Champs, Will Make Debut for Philippines at Asian Games on Facebook.July 07th, 2023 Asia, Canada, International, News
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