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BATANG PINOY 2026
SWIMMING
TECHNICAL GUIDELINES

UNITED WE SWIM 🇵🇭

Credit :Philippine Sports Commission

𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐍 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐄𝐒𝐓. 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐍 𝐋𝐈𝐊𝐄 𝐀 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐈𝐎𝐍.

𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐏𝐎𝐋𝐎 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐆𝐔𝐄 𝐏𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐏𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐒
𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐏𝐎𝐋𝐎 𝐂𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐂

Join former members of the Philippine National Water Polo Team and Southeast Asian Games medalists as they share their knowledge, experience, and passion for the sport.

This FREE Water Polo Clinic is your opportunity to learn the fundamentals of water polo, develop your swimming and water skills, and experience the discipline, teamwork, and competitive spirit of this dynamic sport.

Open to male and female participants 13 years old and above, with priority given to Muntinlupa City residents.

📅 August 29 & September 5, 2026
🕖 7:00 AM–9:00 AM
📍 Muntinlupa Aquatic Center

𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐍.
𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐄𝐓𝐄.
𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐏𝐎𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐀𝐋.

Be inspired by athletes who have proudly represented the Philippines. Learn the fundamentals. Build confidence. Develop discipline. And discover whether you have what it takes to become part of the next generation of Filipino water polo athletes.

📩 For inquiries:
Message the Sports and Recreations Management Division page or email:
[email protected]
[email protected]

Presented by the City Government of Muntinlupa, Swim League Philippines, and Water Polo League Philippines, in cooperation with the Sports and Recreations Management Division (SRMD), Youth Affairs and Sports Development Office (YASDO), and Batang Juan Network.

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐔𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐏𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐏𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐏𝐎𝐋𝐎 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐒 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐇.

🇵🇭 UNITED WE SWIM!

🌊 RIPPLE TO RACE CENTRAL LUZON 🌊
Short Course Novice, Class ABC

🗓️ August 29, 2026, Saturday
📍 New Clark City, Capas, Tarlac

Presented by the
🏊🏽‍♂️ Central Northern Luzon Cordillera Swimming Coaches Association
🏊 Philippine Life Saving Olongapo
🏊🏾‍♂️ Bataan Swimming Coaches Alliance
🏊🏽‍♂️ Swim League Philippines

✅ Novice Category Singe Age Band
✅ ABC Category Age Group
✅ Para Swimmers and Special Swimmers
Category
✅ Masters Category
✅ Plaque Top 7 Teams Novice Category
✅ Plaque Top 7 Team ABC Category
✅ Certificate of Participation

Send entries to:
📧[email protected]
(TM File available upon request)
CC:
📧 [email protected]

UNITED WE SWIM 🇵🇭

🌟 Interested in hosting a swim meet or becoming one of our valued sponsors?

📞 0917 714 0077
Swim League Philippines Secretariat

📧 [email protected]

🌐 Visit us at: www.swimleaguephilippines.com

UNITED WE SWIM 🇵🇭

The Philippine Association of Underwater Activities, Philippine Finswimming Federation Inc., and Swim League Philippines are joining forces to advance the promotion and development of Finswimming in the Philippines bringing the sport to the grassroots and creating opportunities for Filipino athletes in every region of the country.

Our partnership is built on a shared commitment to developmental grassroots programs anchored on Blue and Green Sports.

We believe:

✅ Environmental protection is essential to the sustainability of aquatic sports and to securing a healthy future for generations to come.

✅ As a nation united and surrounded by water, swimming must be a fundamental life skill that every Filipino child should learn for survival.

✅ Every aquatic sport discipline should be accessible to every Filipino child who chooses to pursue it, without discrimination, politics, or unnecessary barriers.

✅ Coaches and instructors must be continuously empowered, equipped with updated technical knowledge, modern training principles, and the skills needed to keep pace with the times.

✅ A balanced foundation of academics, sports, healthy living, and environmental stewardship can help shape a generation of Filipinos who are disciplined, intelligent, incorruptible, compassionate, environmentally responsible, patriotic, and God centered.

This is how we create continuity in sport, not through politics or exclusion, but through shared advocacy, inclusivity, opportunity, education, and genuine grassroots development.

We are not simply developing athletes.

We are developing people.
We are protecting our waters.
We are building a culture of sports for life.
We are preparing the next generation to serve God, country, and community.

And through Finswimming and the entire aquatic sports community, we will continue to open doors, not close them. We are uniting the aquatics community, not divide them.

Because every Filipino child deserves the opportunity to learn, compete, excel, and dream.

🇵🇭 UNITED WE SWIM.

In the photos:
Mary Ann Reyes -President, Philippine Association of Underwater Activities; Head Coach, Philippine Finswimming
Coach Raia Philippine Finswimming Coach, Scuba Head master
Jeffrey Pagaduan -Strength and Conditioning Coach
Cris Bancal -Secretary General, Swimming Coaches of Negros Association
Philbert Papa — Executive Director, Swim League Philippines
Edmon Gorpido -SLP Liaison Officer,
Nate -Finswimmer
Fred Galang Ancheta -President, Swim League Philippines; Author, SLP Drown Free Philippines Initiative

🇵🇭 UNDER WATER HOCKEY + SWIM LEAGUE PHILIPPINES

The Philippine Under Water Hockey and Swim League Philippines are joining forces to develop Under Water Hockey grassroots programs that will introduce, develop, and empower a new generation of Filipino athletes.

In the coming weeks, the Under Water Hockey League Philippines will unveil its initial developmental programs in the National Capital Region, led by members of the National Team, its players, coaches, and referees.

Grassroots development is the foundation of every sustainable sport. If we want Under Water Hockey to grow, develop athletes, build future national teams, and continue for generations, we must start where the Filipino youth are in our communities, schools, and local swimming programs.

But this partnership goes beyond sport.

It is aligned with our shared vision of a Drown Free Philippines using swimming and aquatic sports not only to develop athletes, but also to build water confidence, water safety, discipline, and lifelong respect for the aquatic environment.

We also believe that sports and environmental stewardship must go hand in hand. Our waters are not simply venues for competition. They are part of our national heritage and must be protected for the next generation.

Through the Blue and Green Sports Program, we promote a culture where Filipino athletes learn to respect, protect, and preserve our waters while pursuing excellence in sport.

Develop the athlete. Protect the water.
Save lives. Build communities.
Secure the future.

This is grassroots sports with a greater purpose for the Filipino, for our waters, and for generations to come.

🇵🇭 UNITED WE SWIM.

UNITED WE SWIM 🇵🇭

The Philippine Association of Underwater Activities, Philippine Finswimming Federation Inc., and Swim League Philippines are joining forces to advance the promotion and development of Finswimming in the Philippines bringing the sport to the grassroots and creating opportunities for Filipino athletes in every region of the country.

Our partnership is built on a shared commitment to developmental grassroots programs anchored on Blue and Green Sports.

We believe:

✅ Environmental protection is essential to the sustainability of aquatic sports and to securing a healthy future for generations to come.

✅ As a nation united and surrounded by water, swimming must be a fundamental life skill that every Filipino child should learn for survival.

✅ Every aquatic sport discipline should be accessible to every Filipino child who chooses to pursue it, without discrimination, politics, or unnecessary barriers.

✅ Coaches and instructors must be continuously empowered, equipped with updated technical knowledge, modern training principles, and the skills needed to keep pace with the times.

✅ A balanced foundation of academics, sports, healthy living, and environmental stewardship can help shape a generation of Filipinos who are disciplined, intelligent, incorruptible, compassionate, environmentally responsible, patriotic, and God centered.

This is how we create continuity in sport, not through politics or exclusion, but through shared advocacy, inclusivity, opportunity, education, and genuine grassroots development.

We are not simply developing athletes.

We are developing people.
We are protecting our waters.
We are building a culture of sports for life.
We are preparing the next generation to serve God, country, and community.

And through Finswimming and the entire aquatic sports community, we will continue to open doors, not close them. We are uniting the aquatics community, not divide them.

Because every Filipino child deserves the opportunity to learn, compete, excel, and dream.

🇵🇭 UNITED WE SWIM.

In the photos:
Mary Ann Reyes -President, Philippine Association of Underwater Activities; Head Coach, Philippine Finswimming
Fred Galang Ancheta -President, Swim League Philippines; Author, SLP Drown Free Philippines Initiative