Saturday, November 09, 2019

Team Philippines SEA Games MVPs!

Did you know that these three Filipino athletes were named most valuable player of the Games on 3 different occasions? All of them were swimmers!





Akiko Thomson (1989)
Eric Buhain (1991)
Miguel Molina (2007)

4-time swimming gold medalist Miguel Molina 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

No other than De La Salle University (DLSU) Green Tankers and Philippine Columbian Association (PCA) Stingrays member and 2007 UAAP swimming championship men's division MVP Ernest Lorenzo "Enchong" Dee 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, when he was in lane 8 of men’s 100-meter butterfly finals on Sunday, 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, 2007 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 56.87 seconds (100-meter butterfly) and 2 minutes, 11.47 seconds (200-meter butterfly).

Despite the live broadcast streaming of the aquatics events at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games included swimming, diving and water polo in mall activity centers nationwide, also at the Activity Center of Star City amusement park, the police clash with protesters in the Filipino capital Manila at past 7:29 p.m. of Sunday, December 9, 2007 near the Sofitel Philippine plaza hotel to Star City, also they marched to One ECom Center in SM Mall of Asia complex.

Besides Molina and Dee is fellow DLSU Green Tanker and Makati Skipjacks Swimming Club member Johansen Benedict "Johan" Aguilar in men's 200-meter backstroke heats and finals last December 7, 2007.

Flanking next to Olympian Molina, DLSU Green Tankers Dee and Aguilar is University of the Philippines (UP) Maroon Tanker Kendrick "Ken" Uy in men's 100-meter freestyle finals last Saturday, December 8, 2007 at past 6 p.m. (7 p.m. Manila time).

Aside from Uy is fellow UP Maroon Tanker and 2007 UAAP Swimming Championship Juniors Division MVP Gian Berino in men's 1,500-meter freestyle finals last Monday, December 10, 2007 at past 6:29 p.m. (7:29 p.m. local time).

In photo and video shoots, when Enchong is wearing arena AGL-1400_ EMBL swimming glass (mirror Swedish type) and ARN-6014 DGRN Half Spats nux-F, while Johan wears speedo Aqua V Silicone Cap - Black (8-087750001), speedsocket Unisex Goggle - Black (8-705895555) and FASTSKIN FS-PRO Men's Legskin - Black (8-008083218), Ken wears arena ARN-4091 WHT silicone swimming cap, AGL-1400 YLRD goggle and rimic nux-F ARN-6015 DRED and Gian wears speedo FASTSKIN LZR RACER Legskin - Black (8-018040001), again Enchong wears arena ARN-4091 WHT Silicone Swimming Cap, AGL-1400 EMBL swimming glass (mirror Swedish type) and ARN-6005M GRN One-Piece Long Spats nux-K Power Strush and his sister Anj wears ARN-4091-WHT silicone swimming cap, AGL-1400_ EMBL swimming glass (mirror Swedish type) and ARN-6004W GRN NEW RIMIC nux-K POWER STRUSH, Johan is wearing speedo Aqua V Silicone Cap - Black (8-087750001), speedsocket Unisex Goggle - Black (8-705895555) and FASTSKIN FS-PRO Men's Bodysuit - Black (8-008053218), Ken wears arena ARN-4091 WHT silicone swimming cap, AGL-1400 YLRD goggle and ARN-6009M RED RIMIC nux-K and sister Kim wears ARN-4091 WHT silicone swimming cap, AGL-1400_ EMBL swimming glass (mirror Swedish type) and ARN-6004W BLU NEW RIMIC nux-K POWER STRUSH and Gian wears speedo Aqua V Silicone Swimming Cap - Black (8-087750001), speedsocket Unisex Goggle - Black (8-705895555) and LZR Racer Men's Bodyskin (8-018030001).

Anj Dee for JINS LRF-13A-708 and arena ARN-6012W DGRN RIMIC nux-F

Anj and Enchong Dee for arena nux-F




Enchong Dee for arena ARN-6014 DGRN Half Spats nux-F




Anj Dee for arena ARN-6012W DGRN RIMIC nux-F