Teia Salvino Explained
Teia Isabella Salvino is a Filipino–American swimmer who secured a gold medal in the Women's 100m backstroke, becoming the country's second gold medal in swimming at the 32nd Southeast Asian Games.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Early life and education
Salvino father immigrated to the United States from the Philippines. She is currently a high school student at Santa Margarita Catholic High School and swims year-round with the Mission Viejo Nadadores in California.[5]
Swimming career
Salvino started swimming at seven and joined the Paseo Aquatics Club. She broke the Southern California Swimming record in the 11–12 girls age group for the 50-yard freestyle at the Kevin Perry Meet in La Mirada. Clocked in with a time of 23.71, Salvino broke the previous record set by Claire McClean from Westside Aquatics by 0.15 seconds.[6]
2023 SEA Games
In May 2023, Salvino won a gold medal in the Women's 100m backstroke at the 2023 SEA Games held at the Morodok Aquatic Centre in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.[7] [8] Her win secured the country's second gold medal in swimming after Xiandi Chua's performance in the 200m backstroke.[9] With a finishing at 1:01:64,[10] Salvino broke the national and SEA Games records[11] [12] in swimming set by Anh Vien since 2017, and reset the national women's 50-meter backstroke record with her 28.95-second swim.[13]
Salvino also won the silver medal in the women's 4×100-meter with fellow SEA Games gold medalist Xiandi Chua, Miranda Renner, and Jasmine Alkhaldi, and a bronze medal in the women's 50m backstroke.[14]
World Junior Aquatic Championships
Salvino has led the Philippine campaign at the 2023 World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships in Netanya, Israel.[15] She qualified in the 50m and 100m backstroke, 50m, 100m and 200m freestyle, and 100m butterfly.[16] [17]
Awards and honors
- Santa Margarita All-Time Top 50 Times[18]
- 2021–22 Girls Swimming Honor Roll[19]
- 2024 SwimSwam's Best of the Rest[20]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Payo . Jasmine . 2023-05-09 . Teen swimmer Teia Salvino sets SEA Games, PH backstroke record . 2023-11-11 . RAPPLER . en-US.
- Web site: Navarro . June . 2023-05-09 . Teia Salvino wins PH’s second SEA Games 2023 swimming gold in record time . 2023-11-11 . INQUIRER.net . en.
- Web site: Valderrama . Aeron Paul . 2023-05-09 . SEA Games: Teia Salvino breaks GR in 100m backstroke, picks up swimming's second gold . 2023-11-11 . Tiebreaker Times . en-US.
- Web site: Terrado . Reuben . 2023-05-09 . Teia Salvino delivers second PH swimming medal in record fashion . 2023-11-11 . Spin.ph . en.
- Web site: Zacharias . Sidney . 2023-02-15 . "BOTR" Sprinter Teia Salvino Announces Commitment To Alabama (2024) . 2023-11-11 . SwimSwam . en-US.
- Web site: Lovi . Dan . 2018-12-17 . Paseo Aquatics Club’s Teia Salvino breaks Southern California swim record . 2023-11-11 . Santa Clarita Valley Signal . en-US.
- Web site: 2023-05-09 . Salvino smashes SEA Games record for backstroke gold . 2023-11-11 . Filipino News . en-US.
- Web site: 2023-05-09 . Swimmer Teia Salvino breaks national, SEAG record to claim gold in Cambodia SEA Games . 2023-11-11 . GMA News Online . en.
- Web site: 2023-05-17 . Swimmers can only get better . 2023-11-11 . malaya.com.ph . en-US.
- Web site: 2023-05-09 . Salvino smashes SEA Games record for backstroke gold . 2023-11-12 . ABS-CBN News.
- Web site: Maningat . Raul . 2023-05-10 . New face of PH swimming? SEA Games gold medalist Teia Salvino is breaking records at 17 . 2023-11-11 . onesports.ph . en.
- Web site: de la Peña . Leobert Julian A. . 2023-05-10 . SEA Games: Teia Salvino clinches historic gold medal in swimming’s 100-m backstroke . 2023-11-11 . Daily Guardian . en-US.
- Web site: Salvino breaks PH, SEAG marks in golden 100m backstroke performance . https://web.archive.org/web/20231111234541/https://www.cnnphilippines.com/videos/2023/5/15/Salvino-breaks-PH--SEAG-marks-in-golden-100m-backstroke-performance.html . dead . November 11, 2023 . 2023-11-11 . cnn . en.
- Web site: Suing . Ivan . 2023-05-10 . Salvino wants bigger prize – Welcome to Tribune Sports! . 2023-11-11 . sports.tribune.net.ph . en-US.
- Web site: 2023-07-24 . Mojdeh, 4 other national record holders qualify for world juniors championships . 2023-11-11 . BusinessMirror . en-US.
- Web site: Malanum . Jean . 2023-07-23 . Salvino to lead PH swim squad in World Junior Championships . 2023-11-12 . www.pna.gov.ph.
- Web site: Matienzo . Coach Emer . 2023-07-25 . Philippine Aquatics Qualifies Swimmers for the 9th World Junior Aquatics Junior Swimming Championship in Israel . 2023-11-11 . philswimming.com . en-US.
- Web site: Santa Margarita All-Time Top 50 Times . 2023-11-12 . resources.finalsite.net.
- Web site: 2021–22 Girls Swimming Honor Roll . www.nfhs.org.
- Web site: Anderson . Jared . 2022-06-10 . Way Too Early Recruit Ranks: Girls High School Class of 2024 . 2023-11-11 . SwimSwam . en-US.