Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
English, English Literature - University of Texas at Austin: United States |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Writing. (swimmingworldmagazine.com, 02 Aug 2019) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Setting a world junior record in the men's 4x200m freestyle relay at the 2015 World Junior Championships in Singapore. (digitaljournal.com, 15 Sep 2020) |
Famous relatives |
His brother Adrien has played tennis for Chapman University in the United States of America. (texassports.com, 01 Sep 2019) |
Awards and honours |
While competing for the University of Florida in the United States of America, he was named Male Freshman Swimmer of the Year in the Southeastern Conference [SEC] for the 2016/17 season. (wistv.com, 09 Apr 2021) |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
English |
General Interest |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"When I'm in the water, I just really want to do my best because it feels really good. Essentially, I'm motivated by my family's love and I have a great team, who are my second family as well." (digitaljournal.com, 15 Sep 2020) |
Other information |
DUAL CITIZEN
He holds citizenship of the United States of America and the Philippines. (swimswam.com, 30 Jun 2019)
EDUCATION
He began studying at the University of Florida in 2016 before transferring to the University of Texas at Austin in 2019. (swimmingworldmagazine.com, 02 Aug 2019; LinkedIn profile, 01 Jun 2019)
HOBBY
He enjoys writing and finds it can help him improve his performances. "I just always have my notebook. Sundays, I set aside time to really get all of my thoughts and my writing out. It is really cool to have that outlet. There is power in aggressively writing things out and peacefully writing things out. I love it." (swimmingworldmagazine.com, 02 Aug 2019) |
