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Miguel Molina (born July 22, 1984 in Quezon City, National Capital Region) 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 and Mitos Molina, 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]

References

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[de] Miguel Molina (Schwimmer)

Miguel Molina (* 22. Juli 1984 in Quezon City) ist ein philippinischer Schwimmer und Olympiateilnehmer. Er emigrierte mit seiner Familie im Alter von drei Jahren ins japanische Tokio. Im Jahre 2001 qualifizierte er sich für die japanischen Meisterschaften und wurde dabei von einem Japaner entdeckt, der ehemals als philippinischer Schwimmnationaltrainer gearbeitet hatte. Auf dessen Empfehlung hin nahm er seine jetzige Staatsbürgerschaft an und startet seitdem für sein Geburtsland.

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- [en] Miguel Molina (swimmer)

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