Echavez to compete in China swimfest

MULTI-TITLED Cebuana swimmer Loren Dale Echavez will be heading a lean but mean swimming delegation, that will be competing in the 26th Summer Universiade on August 12 in Shenzhen, China.

This is the first time that the country will be competing in the Universiade, a biennial sporting event that gathers the universities from all over the world to compete in events such athletics, archery, beach volleyball, badminton, basketball, chess, and table tennis.

Philippine Swimming League (PSL) chairperson and former senator Nikki Coseteng of Diliman Preparatory School and PSL president Susan Papa have formally submitted names of the athletes taking part in the Shenzhen Universiade.

Coseteng has been designated as team manager of the Philippine swimming team that is competing in the Summer Universiade.

Two other Cebu schools will be representing the country in the Universiade. These will be the University of Southern Philippines Foundation (USPF) in the beach volleyball event and the University of Cebu (UC) for the basketball event.

/Correspondent Jonas Panerio