Week2 Historyofswimming Philippines-1

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF
SWIMMING IN THE
PHILIPPINES
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WARM
UP
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Activity 1: Group Activity:
Directions: PUZZLE TIME!!!! Find the word connected to the historical
background of the Philippines.
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• The Filipino needed motivation to appreciate
swimming as a competitive sport. This is due to the
fact that their ancestors were sea- faring peo ple
owing to the more than 7,100 islandss which
compose this country. The American military men
introduced swimming as a comparative sport in the
country.
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•Through t he pioneering effo rts of YMC A
leaders working among the American
Military forces, the rudiments of the sports
were impressed upon the Filipinos who saw
in 1907 the construction of the first
swimming pool in the country at Fort
McKinley YMCA.
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1907- American Military forces were impressed with the
Filipinos for their 1st constructed swimming pool at Fort
Mckinley YMCA.
1910- First dual swimming and made formal of swimming
as competitive sports.
1911 - Filipinos first swimming championship held at the
American Columbian Club swimming pool.
1912 - Filipinos participated in the 2 nd Champio ns hip
meet, up until the 1913 at Far East Game held in Manila.
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1913 - P h il i p pi n e te am c o m p o s e d o f
Conrado Benitez, J. del Pan, C. Aiville and L.
Cristobal won the champrionship against
China and Japan.
1924- A filipino scout soldier named Teofilo
Yldefonso won recognition as the greatest
Filipino Swimmer for his feast in national
championship meets.
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•1931 - Women Swimmers competed in the
NATIONAL WOMEN’S SWIMMI NG
CHAMPIONSHIP MEET at Rizal Memorial Pool
where the University of the Philippines won
•1 93 4 - T he P WU w ome n’s te a m w o n th e
championship.
• 1948 - Swimming was suspended during the
Japanese occupation
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• 1951 - they saw the staging of the sixth Formosa -
Philippines Biennial-Swimming championship meets,
the 9th and 10th Far Eastern Games and the series
of Manila-Hongkong Interport Swimming meets
wherein Filipino men and women swimmers showed
outstanding performance.
Sotero Alcantara, Rene Amabuyok, Edilberto Bonus,
Jacinto Cayco, Nulsali Maddin, Mahamad Mala,
Eugenio Palileo, Artemio Salamat, Serafin Villanueva,
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Participation of Filipino swimmers continued. In 1962, the
Federation System under Republic Act 3135 was
inaugurated.
PASA launched a relatively-well-rounded and systematic

program of development for the purpose of reinforcing
the Phi lip pines ag ainst the chal leng es fro m o ther
countries. The first age group overseas program was the
Philippines-Hongkong YMCA which started in 1968.
In 1970, the Fir st Asian Age G ro up was ho sted b y

Singapore
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There were 16 age groupers who represented the
country. Philippines came in second behind host
Singapore which had more swimmers than any of the
participating teams.
In 1977 the Southeast Asian (SEA) Age Group was
born, hosted by Singapore , and later on, the ASEAN.
With the leadership of Eduardo Ledesma and former

national standouts like , Ral Rosario and Eric Buhain,
PASA attained remarkable progress in the development
of swimming.
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Today, a fresh start in Philippine Swimming is now unfolding
with the creation of Aquatics Sports Association of the
Philippines (ASAP). ASAP is a non-stock, non-profit
organization registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. As stated in its Articles of Incorporation, ASAP
a ims “ t o p ro m ot e sw im mi ng a n d o t he r a q ua t i c s po r t s
throughout the country; and to recruit, train and develop world-
class athletes to represent our country in various international
competitions.” ASAP is headed by Atty. Luz Arzaga-Mendoza
as president, with Atty. Jane Ong as vice-president; Susan
Papa, secretary; Beth Mascardo of synchronized swimming,
treasurer; Augusto Bonilla and Cesar Espino, trustees.
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At present, the ASAP leadership is committed
to a policy of good governance and will be
transparent in all its affairs, hiding nothing and
simply working towards the betterment of
swimming in the country.
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Activity 2: Group Activity:
Directions: Group yourself into 4. In a one whole paper, answer the
statement below and each group members must write or contribute
their ideas. (at least 10 sentences) Explain in the front.
From this topic, I realized that

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HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF

PASA launched a relatively-well-rounded and systematic

In 1970, the Fir st Asian Age G ro up was ho sted b y

With the leadership of Eduardo Ledesma and former

From this topic, I realized that

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