CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — The DavNor Blue Marlins Swim Team captured the overall championship at the One Mindanao Aquatic Championships 2026 after scoring 398.50 points.
HC Mantas Swimming Club finished as the first runner-up with 366 points, while Agusan Del Sur Swim Team secured the second runner-up spot with 356 points at the Digos City Sports Complex Swimming Pool.
Overall Victory
Held Oct. 24–25, the island-wide competition brought together over 1,000 swimmers and regional clubs representing 55 teams across six regions; Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, Davao Region, SOCCSKSARGEN, Caraga, and BARMM.
Official results through Event 226 showed Torpedoes Swim Team placing fourth overall with 320 points, followed by Zamboanga City Swimming Team with 234 points, Red Sail Arcadia Swim Team with 233.50 points, and Grey Hawk Swim Team with 226 points.
Top Swimmers
Kian Lescano led the overall champion DavNor squad by securing Most Outstanding Swimmer honors in the 16-to-18 age group.
Lescano swept seven gold medals, winning individual titles in the 200-meter individual medley, 100-meter backstroke, 50-meter backstroke, 200-meter freestyle, and 200-meter backstroke, alongside team victories in the 4x50-meter medley relay and 4x50-meter freestyle relay.
The performance built upon the team's developmental roster, which includes past invitational standouts such as Ishanie Blaire Dugay, who earned Most Outstanding Swimmer in the amateur girls 13-year-old division with seven golds and one silver.
Coaching Honors
Alongside the team's championship finish, Coach Amil Cabatuan was named Best Coach of the Tournament.
Cabatuan guided the team alongside co-coach Hansel Sarayan, with organizational support from lead organizer Vin Carmona and backing from Sen. Bong Go.
