Another bemedaled athlete from NCR surfaces in swimming with 7 golds

The Manila Times

Another bemedaled athlete from NCR surfaces in swimming with 7 golds  National Capital Region (NCR) swimmer Sophia Rose Garra shares the distinction of being the most bemedaled athlete with Titus Rafael Sia at the 65th Palarong Pambansa after she won seven golds at the swimming event for elementary girls, the last of which was the 50m free style competition at the Ferdinand E. Marcos Memorial Stadium pool in Laoag City on May 30, 2025. The incoming Grade 7 student from De La Salle Araneta University clocked 28.99 seconds. She also set records in the 100m backstroke (1:07.61) and 200m individual medley with 2:31.41. Her four other golds were in the 100m freestyle, 200m freestyle, 4x50m medley relay, and 4x50m freestyle events.  VIDEO BY NIEL MASOY  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe  Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net     Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #themanilatimes #tmtnews #philippines

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00:00Sophia, congratulations! So, seven gold medals and two new Colorado records in this year's edition. So, how do you feel about this?

00:09Sobrang saya ako po since gold ko naman po talaga mag seven golds po. Ngayon pa lang.

00:14Paano mo maa-assess yung performance mo, yung mga times mo, yung clockings mo dito?

00:21Paano mo maa-assess yung overall performance mo? Are you satisfied with your time?

00:27Masaya naman po. Kahit dito po nakuha yung ibang records ko na gusto ko po.

00:32From last year, ilang nga ba? Six golds? Or five golds, two silvers.

00:38So, ngayon talagang nahigitan mo yun. Masasabi mo ba na mas tough yung competition ngayon taon?

00:45Mas marami pong lumabas naman. Lalakas po ngayon.

00:48Pero sa kabila nun, nasif mo ka rin last ngayon. Anong naging pag-aandami pa?

00:54Bago po ako mag-palaro, after ko po ng CH Qualifying, nag-camp pa po kami ng one week po.

01:01Then, bago po mag-palaro, everyday po ako nati-training. Tapos nag-start na rin po ako ng taper one week before palaro ko.

01:09Saan kayo nga doon?

01:11NCC po, New Clark City.

01:13Hmm.. ah.. clarify lang ulit ang The La Salle Aure natin.

01:18Arane, sa Manipas.

01:19Sophia ano ba, na-support ka na ba na na, no? Training pool ng ating national team?

01:23Junior ka na ba, junior team natin?

01:28Nag-qualify po ako sa CHO. Next month po, salilip, pupunta po ako na si CHO.

01:33For the Southeast Asian age group, so how, how, ano, ilang events?

01:37Five events.

01:39Ano ito first time mo, na mag-CH?

01:40Second time.

01:41Second time, what happened no first?

01:44Hindi, wala pong medal.

01:46Hindi ka nag-medal?

01:47Pero same, ano, five, five events?

01:49Kampas it.

01:50Ano ito, tingin mo, ito magandang build-up, ito nga nangyari sa palaro, going to CH?

01:55Yes.

01:56Sophia, of course, um, ano ba ba?

01:58Ano, um, syempre, marami kang mga nakita dito.

02:04Ano yung parang nakita mong area of improvement?

02:09Um, para sa'yo, personal.

02:14San ka pa pwede mong, like, adjust sa training, gano'n?

02:18Siguro po yung mindset ko po, and yung mga turns ko po, kailang ka pa paayusin yun.

02:25Especially po yung one-back-end, one-free ko po, ito pong palaro.

02:31Dun po ako nag, dun, yun po yung dahilan kung bahit po, ang hindi po ako nakarecord ng one.

02:37It's just your second palaro, and, uh, tama, 12 years old pa lang, na, so Sophia.

02:41Ano ang kahalagahan sa'yo ng pag-salid, dito siya palarong kantal ba?

02:45Um, uh, sobrang saya po, since, uh, syempre po, masaya po talaga, since marami po akong kasama na, kalala ko po ngayon, uh, palarong pampansa.

02:57Um, uh, thank you, uh, thank you po talaga po sa pang support ko sa'kin, nang pagpunta po ditong palaro.

03:267 goals to record, contento ka ba o gusto mo mas maraming record?

03:32I gusto gusto mo mas maraming.

03:34Ilan sa ano yung target na score?

03:38Ano yung 4?

03:40Ano yung dalawa ka na na gusto mo saan mo?

03:431, 3, and 2, 4, 5.

03:46Kasi yun po yung mas rinirinto po na pabunta ko pa.

03:50Pero confident ka, next year mabibreak.

03:52Next year po, goal ko kahit isang record lang po since I'm here doon pa naman po.

04:00Sabi naman, kinosa namin yung coach mo kanina.

04:03Sabi nga yung times mo daw, magkalapit lang isang oras sa mga secondary nga eh.

04:09So siguro, bilang mas competitive na yung playing team mo for next year.

04:16Ano yung gusto mo pang pinasasap.

04:22Ano yung gusto mo, ano yung gusto mo pang i-improve ko sa swim mo?

04:27Lala't next year na puro high school, puro mga high school na din yung kalaban ko.

04:34Ah, it takes, siguro po yung mindset ko po.

04:37Since number po malalangs na po yung kalaban ko next year.

04:40Magmas lalo po ka magpre-prepare since high school na naman ako next year.

04:44Ah, lahat sa lalang meta pa rin.

04:46solche men.

04:47Magmas lalang meta.

04:48Skull chart tos.

04:50Pgrama ga magma sastri.

04:51Alright.

04:52Five more, equal خ invola kalisches.

04:53Yes hui kehreit dengan wivan ya.

04:54Meg�on yung operators na minyak individual.

04:55Akau-kan isang skutท guiding some.

04:56It makes a lot too cro AG.

04:57Matthewzam dragonng.

04:58She will start up with power.

04:59So fogka wow bi-p dream!

05:00ovelos puro year.

05:01experts are pang t affiliateBenne.

05:02Oh yeah doe, you can do it.

05:03There's no whi-not need help.

05:05Until you panコre to gasp titan?

05:06He isa tam.

05:07So fogka mau幫 it.

05:08The furband.

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