Saturday, January 05, 2019

Milo Swimmer Champion

Welcome the new year 2019 with the new beginnings and hope, face the day as a new challenge, a chance to be better, a chance to become a dream! Milo, along with swimwear brands arena and speedo, together with Adidas, Getblued, Nike, Under Armour and Titan 22 for a photo exhibit of previous UAAP swimming championships and the fashion show featuring the current and former female and male swimmers of UAAP member schools!

Catch Olympic swimmer Miguel Molina in his Milo TV commercial wayback August 2008!

He was named the Most Valuable Male Player of the 2007 Southeast Asian Games, the third Filipino (and also the third Filipino swimmer) to bag the major award for outstanding SEA Games performance after Akiko Thomson in 1989 Kuala Lumpur Games and Eric Buhain in the 1991 Manila Games.

He is the winner of the 200 and 400-meter individual medley and 200-meter breaststroke in the Manila SEA Games, gained a slot in the 2008 Beijing Olympics when his clocking of 2:03.06 in the 200m IM met the Olympic qualifying time of 2:05.65.

Aside from Olympian Molina, four former UAAP Swimming MVPs (2 seniors and 2 juniors) Enchong Dee and Johansen Aguilar of De La Salle University (DLSU), Gian Berino and Gabe Castelo of University of the Philippine Diliman (UP Diliman) and one Olympian Jessie Lacuna of Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU).

No other than Dee, the 2009 UAAP Swimming Championship Men's Division MVP and 2007 Philippine record-holder for men's 50-meter butterfly wears Japan arena AGL-1400 _ EMBL and ARN-6014 DGRN Half Spats nux-F along with other members of De La Salle University (DLSU) Green Tankers batches 2007-2008 to 2018-2019 (except for Johansen Aguilar, Pierce Beltran, Jhonmar Gonzales and Kito Zialcita).

He participated at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games swimming competitions at the Aquatic Center, His Majesty the King's 80th Birthday Anniversary Stadium, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. He was in lane 8 of men’s 100-meter butterfly finals on December 9, 2007 at past 6:29 p.m. local time (7:29 p.m. Manila time) and lane 1 of men’s 200-meter butterfly finals on Tuesday, December 11 at past 6:20 p.m. local time (7:20 p.m. Manila time) due to activists clashed with riot police in Manila, Quezon City, Rodriguez, San Mateo, Marikina, San Juan, Mandaluyong, Makati, Pasig, Cainta, Taytay, Angono, Binangonan, Pasay, Paranaque, Las Pinas, Muntinlupa and San Pedro, and he was the eighth place finish in the said event with the time of 2 minutes, 11.47 seconds.

While for Aguilar, along with other members of Green Tankers batches 2011-2012 to 2013-2014 wears speedo Aqua V Silicone Swimming Cap - Black (8-087750001), speedsocket Unisex Goggle - Black (8-705895555) and FASTSKIN FS-PRO Men's Bodysuit (8-008053218) in men's 200-meter backstroke and 400-meter individual medley heats and finals.

Aside from Milo, arena swimwear and speedo, he was with Sun Life Financial as a member of Sun Life Tri Team and GoWell brand ambassador.

Besides La Salle's Dee and Aguilar, UP Maroon Tankers Berino and Castelo and other members of UPVST batches 2008-2009 to 2018-2019 wears Under Armour Men's Tech Short-Sleeve T-Shirt, Black, speedo Aqua V Silicone Swimming Cap - Black (8-087750001) and FASTSKIN LZR Racer Men's Bodyskin (8-018030001)

While MJ Alindogan, Orpheus Magbanlac and Ken Uy and other members of UPVST batches 2006-2007 to 2011-2012 (excerpt for Gaston Beloso, Gian Berino, Nikita Dacera, Sean Garchitorena, Joshua Ranque and Rafael Sta. Maria) will wear Under Armour Tech Tee (Red), arena AGL-1400_ YLCL google and ARN-6015 DRED rimic nux-F.

For Olympian Lacuna, along with other members of Ateneo Blue Tankers batch 2005-2006 to 2018-2019 will wear adidas Ateneo apparel including 2008 sesquicentennial jacket and teamwear tees (blue with three white stripes) with the words "1987. 1988. 2002. 2008. Bring the pride back." and arena ARN-6013 ABLU Long Spats nux-F.

While Ateneo Lady Tankers Celina Gonzalez and Kim Uy along with other members of Ateneo Lady Tankers batches 2003-2004 to 2018-2019 will wear 2011 Nike Ateneo jacket (blue) and pant (white) and arena ARN-4091 BLK swimming cap and AGL-1400 EMBL google, arena ARN-6004W BLU new rimic nux-K Power Strush.

Besides Ateneo Lady Tankers' Gonzalez and Uy, younger sisters of UP Maroon Tanker Zeus Magbanlac, UST Tigershark Miggy Carandang and DLSU Green Tanker Enchong Dee such as Ak Magbanlac of UP Lady Maroon Tankers wears arena AGL-1400_ YLCL google and ARN-6012W DRED rimic nux-F and Mariel Carandang and Anj Dee of De La Salle University (DLSU) Lady Archers along with other members of DLSU Lady Tankers batches 2007-2008 to 2018-2019 will wear 2009 Adidas De La Salle Hoodie (White) and Training Pant (Green), 2011 Nike exclusive De La Salle tee (green), adidas Originals Superstar 2 Sneakers Shoes Men II W Oversized White Green – White, 54, speedo Aqua V Silicone Swimming Cap – Black (8-087750001), speedsocket Mirrored Goggle – Black (8-705891549) and FASTSKIN FS-PRO Women’s Recordbreaker Costume – Black (8-008153218)

The photo exhibit that contains the photographs during the UAAP swimming championships of 2007 to 2018 compiled by Friendster and Multiply users will run at Mega Fashion Hall, SM Megamall.

While the fashion show to be held at the Rigodon Ballroom of the Peninsula Manila in Makati City.