Sa dokumentaryo ng #IWitness, nakilala ni Mav Gonzales ang tatlong batang atleta na madalas mag-ensayo sa malawak na karagatan ng Celebes Sea sa Sulu Archipelago. Sundan ang kanilang kuwento sa video.
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00:00You know Susan, a lot of people go to the sea if they want to unwind and chill.
00:05Of course, but the scene is different for the three Filipino swimmers from Sulu
00:09who are eager to bring home the gold from their fight.
00:13Because there is no swimming pool that can be used for the swimmer athletes to practice
00:16on the island of Siasi in Sulu, in the vast sea of Celebes Sea, they are practicing.
00:21Find out their story in the upcoming public affairs documentary of Mav Gonzalez in Eyewitness.
00:27Celebes Sea.
00:30I love you Ben!
00:36Here in the wide sea of Celebes Sea in Sulu Archipelago,
00:40the three children are just practicing using the help of their coaches Alvin and Husni.
00:47There is no pool for them to practice here.
00:52This is just our area used for practice.
00:58This is what we use in practice.
01:01The quality of the water in the sea and swimming pool is different.
01:05The water in the swimming pool is heavy because of the chlorine, while the water in the sea is light.
01:13This is a disadvantage for them because in the actual match, the type of water in the swimming pool is not like this.
01:21The time has come for the group to swim.
01:24According to the rules of the game, when it comes to the swimming event, the overall champions are usually the members of NCR, Calabarzon and Western Visayas.
01:34Mid-Danau, until now, is still hoping for the championship.
01:39I'm very nervous. I'm thinking that their habit of swimming in the sea will increase their time.
01:45KI was the first to fight in the 50-meter butterfly.
01:55KI was in the 4th place.
02:00But in the last round, the losers were faster.
02:05The water is heavy. Our preference is in the sea.
02:12The team barb was determined to make up for Rins in the 100-meter butterfly.
02:18Rins's goggles went through his nose and mouth.
02:29But it still went on swimming.
02:32At one point, it suddenly stopped.
02:36I can't breathe in the goggles. I really can't.
02:40Rins finished the match even though he was already caught.
02:44Rins finished the match even though he was already caught.
02:47Rats and the other members of the team barb also fought one by one.
02:51But they all lost.
02:54I noticed that compared to other swimmers, the equipment of the team barb is very simple.
03:00To be honest, its quality is not yet a competition.
03:04Yassie's team did not win a medal.
03:07But there was a blessing.
03:10A coach from the Calabarzon team came to them and brought swimming gear.
03:15More than a month after the national games,
03:19SwimLeague Philippines and Coach Hans visited Yassie's swimming team.
03:24They were given equipment such as goggles and fins.
03:29They also did training for coaches and swimmers.
03:32This is a big help for the athletes' group whose dream is to become a champion.
03:41In the end,
03:43the real medal they wore
03:47is Malasakit
03:50from others.
04:02To be continued...