PHILIPPINE national swimmer Xiandi Chua continued her impressive career by setting a new national record in the women’s 400m Individual Medley during the 2024 Australian Short Course Swimming Championships.
Chua, a 23-year-old senior student at De La Salle University, finished third in her heat with a time of 4:45.41, surpassing the previous Philippine record of 4:46.08 set by Georgina Peregrina in 2018.
The achievement qualified Chua for the coming World Cup Short Course Championship in Budapest, Hungary.
The Philippine Aquatics, Inc. (PAI) congratulated Chua on her success and expressed hope that it would inspire young swimmers and her teammates.
Chua’s gold medal win in the 200m backstroke at the Southeast Asian Games in Phnom Penh further solidified her status as a rising star in Philippine swimming.
She will be representing the Philippines alongside Chloe Isleta, Cristina Miranda Renner, Micaela Jasmine Mojdeh, Joshua Gabriel Ang, Miguel Barreto, Kyle Gerard Valdez, Rian Marco Tirol, Metin Junior Mahmutoglu, Rafael Barreto, Jerard Dominic Jacinto, Nathan Jao, Lucio Cuyong II, Raymund Paloma, Albert Jose Amaro II, and Robin Christopher Domingo in the coming World Cup Series.
“On behalf of PAI president Miko Vargas, the PAI leadership extends our heartfelt congratulations to Xiandi (Chua). Her latest success will inspire young swimmers and her teammates for the coming World Cup series,” said PAI Secretary General, Batangas 1st District Rep. Eric Buhain.
