Miguel Molina (swimmer)

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Miguel Molina
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Personal information
Birth nameMiguel Sacro Molina
NicknameMigs
National teamPhilippines
Born (1984-07-22) July 22, 1984 (age 39)
Quezon City, Philippines
Sport
Sport Swimming
Medal record
Representing Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines
SEA Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Hanoi 200m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2005 Manila200m breaststroke
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2005 Manila200m individual medley
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2005 Manila400m individual medley
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima 200m individual medley
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2007 Nakhon Ratchasima400m individual medley
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2007 Nakhon Ratchasima4x100m medley relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Vientiane 200m individual medley
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2009 Vientiane400m individual medley
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2001 Kuala Lumpur 200m individual medley
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2003 Hanoi200m individual medley
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2003 Hanoi400m individual medley
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2005 Manila200m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2007 Nakhon Ratchasima4x100m freestyle relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2009 Vientiane200m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2009 Vientiane4x100m freestyle relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2009 Vientiane4x200m freestyle relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2003 Hanoi100m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2003 Hanoi400m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2003 Hanoi200m breaststroke
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2005 Manila4x100m medley relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2007 Nakhon Ratchasima200m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2009 Vientiane4x100m medley relay

Miguel "Migs" Sacro Molina OLY (born July 22, 1984) is a swimmer from the Philippines. He is a national record-holder in four individual events (200-meter freestyle, 200-meter breaststroke, the 200- and 400-meter individual medley), and two relay events (the 400-meter medley relay and the 800-meter free relay). He is a much-bemedalled swimmer in SEAG competitions, having won 11 golds, 7 silvers, and 7 bronzes in all. [1]

He twice competed in the Asian Games – in Doha in 2006 and Guangzhou in 2010 – but had to settle for fourth in Doha and fifth in Guangzhou in his favorite 400m IM.

He also competed in two Olympics, 2004 Athens and 2008 Beijing, but could not advance past the qualifying races.

Personal life

Miguel moved to Tokyo, Japan when he was three years old, and attended St. Mary's International School. It was there in first grade that he first picked up swimming. His parents, Tomas Molina and Mitos Sacro, were both runners and basketball players. [2] At St. Mary's, Miguel swam for all 12 years under Coach Dave Moodie.

Moodie later recommended that Molina swim under Nort Thornton at UC Berkeley. From 2002-2005, he posted a top-six time in six events for Cal. [3]

Molina retired from swimming in 2010, at the age of 26. [4] He was considering transitioning to triathlon in an interview in 2012. [5]

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References

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