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    The history of swimming in the Philippines began in 1900 when Americans introduced the sport. The first swimming pool was constructed in 1907. Filipinos watched their first swimming championship in 1911 which was won by a Philippine team against China and Japan. Local swimmers began emerging and competing in 1913. The greatest achievement was in 1928 when Teofilo Ildefonso won the Philippines' first Olympic medal in swimming. He repeated this success in 1932. Swimming events resumed after World War 2, with Filipino swimmers winning gold at the 1951 Asian Games.

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    The history of swimming in the Philippines began in 1900 when Americans introduced the sport. The first swimming pool was constructed in 1907. Filipinos watched their first swimming championship in 1911 which was won by a Philippine team against China and Japan. Local swimmers began emerging and competing in 1913. The greatest achievement was in 1928 when Teofilo Ildefonso won the Philippines' first Olympic medal in swimming. He repeated this success in 1932. Swimming events resumed after World War 2, with Filipino swimmers winning gold at the 1951 Asian Games.

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    Phil History of Swimming

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    The history of swimming in the Philippines began in 1900 when Americans introduced the sport. The first swimming pool was constructed in 1907. Filipinos watched their first swimming championship in 1911 which was won by a Philippine team against China and Japan. Local swimmers began emerging and competing in 1913. The greatest achievement was in 1928 when Teofilo Ildefonso won the Philippines' first Olympic medal in swimming. He repeated this success in 1932. Swimming events resumed after World War 2, with Filipino swimmers winning gold at the 1951 Asian Games.

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    TIMELINE

    HISTORY OF SWIMMING IN THE


    PHILIPPINES

    1900 Americans introduced


    swimming as a comparative
    EVENT 1 sports to the Philipppines.

    1907
    Construction of the first
    swimming pool of the
    country.
    EVENT 2

    1911 Filipinos watched avidly from the


    sidelines as the first swimming
    EVENT 3 championship meet was held at
    the American Columbia Club
    swimming pool with competing
    Americans.

    During the Far Eastern Games


    held in Manila, the Philippines team
    composed of Conrado Benitez, J.
    1912
    Del Pan, C. Aiville and EVENT 4
    L. Cristobal won the championship
    against China and Japan.
    A number of local swimmers had

    1913 emerged from different parts of the


    country who competed against each
    other in the championship organized
    EVENT 5 by the Americans. Out of 42 individual
    entries, the late Conrado Benitez
    emerged as the most outstanding
    Filipino swimmer.

    1928
    The greatest achievement of a
    Filipino in sport. Nicknamed
    "ILOCANO SHARK", Teofilo
    Ildefonso won the Philippines its
    EVENT 6
    first olympic medal by winning
    bronze in 200 m breastroke event
    at 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam.

    1932
    Teofilo repeated its feat in
    1932 Olympics in Los Angeles
    becoming the First Filipino to
    EVENT 7 win multiple medals in
    Olympics.
    The WWII brought a pause to
    swimming and so with the

    1951
    other sports.
    The succeeding years up to 1951
    saw the staging of the sixth
    Formosa- the Philippines EVENT 8
    Brennial Championship meets
    The First Asian Games held in New
    the 9th and 10th Far Easter
    Delhi, India 1951 saw Filipinos
    Games and the serves of Manila
    Artemio Salamat and Jacinto Cayco
    Hongkong Intersports swimming
    won the Gold medlas in 200 m and
    meets wherein Filipino men and
    100 m breastroke even respectively.
    women showed outstanding
    performances.

    SUBMITTED BY:
    ALUPIAS, CHARRY

    SUBMITTED TO:
    VENTURA, JAY MARIEL

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