Quendy Fernandez wins four golds

The Manila Times

Quendy Fernandez wins four golds  Local bet Quendy Fernandez splashed her way to four gold medals at the 2024 Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines - East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) Friendship Games held at the Ramon V. Mitra Sports Complex in Puerto Princesa.  Representing Philippines E, Fernandez on Tuesday, December 3, 2024 ruled the girls 100m backstroke event after clocking 1:07.21 and the team event with Maglia Dignadice, Pearl Dagano, Franchesca Jimenez, in the girls 4x50m freestyle relay where they registered 1:55.76.  The UP Diliman student also topped the 4x50 medley relay with Dignadice, Aniyah Austria, and Nastassja Austria to complete her Tuesday golden treble.  Fernandez, 19, grabbed her first gold medal at the 50m backstroke event where she submitted a time of 30.22 seconds on Monday.  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  Sign up to our newsletters: https://tmt.ph/newsletters   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  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #themanilatimes #tmtnews  #philippines

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00:00It's a fun experience, and it's a fun experience that I've never experienced before.

00:11I learned to swim when I was in school.

00:17It's a fun experience, an international competition.

00:20I participated in an international competition when I was in school.

00:26This is very boring, right?

00:28Yes.

00:29So you just moved to Manila from college?

00:32Yes.

00:34Did you expect to get that many medals?

00:41I don't check who my opponents are.

00:45In every competition, I don't really know.

00:50I don't know how to compare.

00:54I'm a podium swimmer, so I didn't really expect that.

00:59Do you have any events here in the city?

01:02Tomorrow, I have 200 national events.

01:06So basically, you're going for the gold?

01:10Hopefully, yes.

01:12I'm an AAP.

01:13I'm a season 87 swimmer.

01:15I'm a gold swimmer.

01:17I have three individual events.

01:20One 100-pack, one 50-pack, and one 200-pack.

01:24I also have a 100-pack stroke record.

01:27I'm also a female.

01:29My first ever female, which is 4x1 freestyle.

01:33You said you grew up here.

01:35Did you have a chance to reconnect with your relatives?

01:38Yes.

01:40Were they here cheering for you?

01:44Yes, a lot.

01:46To see familiar faces, it really brings so much joy and energy.

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