Kayla Sanchez bags 3rd SEA Games gold, rules 100m backstroke

Kayla Sanchez's 3rd SEA Games gold is perfect birthday gift for dad

CHONBURI, Thailand – Kayla Sanchez did not have to look far for extra motivation as she picked up her third gold medal in the 2025 Southeast Asian Games. Sanchez gifted her father Noel the perfect present on his birthday following her triumph in the women’s 100m backstroke final at the SAT Swimming Pool in Bangkok on Saturday, December 13. Competing for the fourth straight day, the 24-year-old remained a steady force as she recorded 1:02.35, all…

Kayla Sanchez bags 3rd SEA Games gold, rules 100m backstroke

VIEW: Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) 2025: Medal Tally BANGKOK—Kayla Sanchez won her third gold in the 33rd Southeast Asian Games swimming competition after topping the women’s 100-meter backstroke event on Saturday. Sanchez finished with a time of one minute and 2.35 seconds, edging out Thailand’s Mia Miller in a close finish at SAT Swimming Pool here. Miller took the silver at 1:02.52 while Indonesia’s Flarence Candrea claimed bronze at 1:0…

Kayla Sanchez claims third SEA Games gold with 100m backstroke triumph

Kayla Sanchez surged to her second individual gold and third overall at the ongoing 33rd Southeast Asian Games swimming competitions after winning the women’s 100-meter backstroke on Saturday at the Sports Authority of Thailand Aquatics Center in Bangkok, Thailand. Her victory mirrored the golden finish of Teia Salvino at the 2023 Cambodia SEA Games, as Sanchez touched the wall in 1:02.35—just ahead of Thailand’s Mia Millar. “I’m speechless. It’…