Ateneo girls place 2nd in UAAP 86 Swimming and notch school-best performance

Improving on its 3rd place finish in Season 85, the Ateneo de Manila University girls’ team finished as 1st runner-up of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 86 High School Swimming Championships on November 26. The second-place finish is a school-best performance for the Ateneo de Manila Senior High School girls.

Over the four days of competition, the Blue Eagles collected four golds, seven silvers, and two bronze medals for a total of 264 points. This placed them behind champion UST’s 557 points and ahead of 2^nd runner-up UPIS with 210 points.

Here are the details for the Blue Eagles’ medal wins:

Day 1: November 23, 2023

Liaa Amoguis (11-Garnet): gold, 800m freestyle  

Elice Diaz (12-Denn), Christina Matti (12-Carvalho), Patricia Yapit (12-Oldcorne), Andie Antig (12-Daniel): silver, 4x200m freestyle relay

Lora Amoguis (12-Denn): silver, 100m freestyle + gold, 200m individual medley  

Day 2: November 24, 2023

Liaa Amoguis: silver, 400m freestyle  

Lora Amoguis: gold, 200m backstroke  

Samantha Lim (11-Grande), Andie Antig, Elice Diaz, Abbie Duquez (11-Nakaura): bronze, 4x100m freestyle relay

Day 3: November 25, 2023

Lora Amoguis: gold, 200m freestyle + silver, 100m backstroke  

Liaa Amoguis: silver, 400m individual medley  

Abbie Duquez, Samantha Lim, Elice Diaz, Andie Antig: silver, 4x50m freestyle relay

Day 4: November 26, 2023

Lora Amoguis: silver, 50m backstroke  

Here is the individual medal tally of each Blue Eagle:

Lora Amoguis: three golds, three silvers

Liaa Amoguis: one gold, two silvers

Andie Antig: two relay silvers, one relay bronze

Elice Diaz: two relay silvers, one relay bronze

Abbie Duquez: one relay silver, one relay bronze

Samantha Lim: one relay silver, one relay bronze

Christina Matti: one relay silver

Patricia Yapit: one relay silver

The Blue Eagles were coached by Archie Lim, Candice Federiso and Gabrielle Meneses for the UAAP competition, which was held at the Teofilo Yldefonso Swimming Pool of the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Malate, Manila from November 23 to 26, 2023.