BUENOS AIRES – Nicole Oliva, who chose to represent the Philippines instead of the United States in this Youth Olympic Games, became the first Filipina swimmer to race in the finals of the YOG. Oliva, who lives in Santa Clara, California with her Filipino parents, Mark of Cebu and Cynthia of Iligan, swam in the finals of the 400-meter freestyle Friday at the Olympic Park here. In this YOG, Oliva also raced in the 100-meter and 800-meter freestyle but did not get past her heats. “That’s the plan,” said Oliva, who’s looking at the 2019 Manila SEA Games and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She saw action in the 2017 SEA Games and won the silver in the 4x200 free.

Source: Philippine Star October 13, 2018 16:10 UTC