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Alegarbes caps swimming campaign with 3rd gold

SURAKARTA, Indonesia: The Filipino swimmers sustained their winning drive Friday by adding three more golds, with rookie Ariel Joseph Alegarbes completing a sweep of his three events in another meet record in the 11th Asean Para Games at the Jatidiri Sports Complex in Semarang.

Alegarbes took off like a torpedo in ruling the men's 50-meter freestyle S14 race in 25.74 seconds in securing his third straight gold medal, duplicating the feat of female teammate Angel Otom last Thursday, in the stint supported by the Philippine Sports Commission.

WINNING FORM Ariel Joseph Alegarbes shows his winning form in the men’s 50-butterfly on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022, in the 11th Asean Para Games at the Jatidiri Sports Complex in Semarang. He captured his third gold medal on Friday in the men’s 50-meter freestyle. PSC PHOTO