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    GVST is a swimming team established in 2014 and hosted by Grandvilla Hotel in Pateros. Led by Coach Junnie Roxas, the team has competed in over 70 swimming meets across Luzon from 2014 to 2018, winning nearly 1,300 individual medals. Key swimmers like the De Guzman siblings and Althea Roxas have represented the team internationally and dominated local competitions, helping GVST achieve first place finishes in 2017 and 2018.

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    GVST is a swimming team established in 2014 and hosted by Grandvilla Hotel in Pateros. Led by Coach Junnie Roxas, the team has competed in over 70 swimming meets across Luzon from 2014 to 2018, winning nearly 1,300 individual medals. Key swimmers like the De Guzman siblings and Althea Roxas have represented the team internationally and dominated local competitions, helping GVST achieve first place finishes in 2017 and 2018.

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    GVST is a swimming team established in 2014 and hosted by Grandvilla Hotel in Pateros. Led by Coach Junnie Roxas, the team has competed in over 70 swimming meets across Luzon from 2014 to 2018, winning nearly 1,300 individual medals. Key swimmers like the De Guzman siblings and Althea Roxas have represented the team internationally and dominated local competitions, helping GVST achieve first place finishes in 2017 and 2018.

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    GVST is a swimming team established in 2014 and hosted by Grandvilla Hotel in Pateros. Led by Coach Junnie Roxas, the team has competed in over 70 swimming meets across Luzon from 2014 to 2018, winning nearly 1,300 individual medals. Key swimmers like the De Guzman siblings and Althea Roxas have represented the team internationally and dominated local competitions, helping GVST achieve first place finishes in 2017 and 2018.

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    GRANDVILLA SWIMMING TEAM

    (GVST)

    SKY IS THE LIMIT - AIM HIGH - TRAIN HARD - SWIM FAST - PRAY HARDER...
    #STRENGTHINNUMBERS
    #PROUDGVSTSWIMMERS

    Mentored by Coach Junnie Roxas, GVST is hosted by Grandvilla Hotel in Pateros but also
    having training sessions in Army Gym and Ultra swimming pools.
    Image Junnie
    Image Grandvilla
    Image Army
    Image Ultra

    Established in 2014, it had participated in its first swimming meet, the 62nd PSL Leg-PSL
    Motivational (C & Novice) Swim Meet held on 26 July 2014 where the De Guzman siblings,
    Rowena and Risha competed.
    The 11-year old Rowena won a Gold Medal in the 50m Backstroke and 8-year old Risha grabbed
    a bronze medal in the 25m Breaststroke in the short course competition.
    Image 2014 - 62

    In 2015, the De Guzman siblings again competed in the 80th PSL Leg Series-VM Isko Moreno
    Swim Cup on 8 Aug 2015. But this time, Rowena and Risha were joined by the eldest daughter
    of Coach Junnie, Althea Roxas.
    This time, Rowena won a Silver medal in 50m Backstroke behind Jesreel Francisco of JASST.
    Image 2015 – 80

    Rowena, Risha and Althea of GVST also saw action in the First Niyogyugan Fest. Swim
    Challenge held 15 Aug 2015 in Lucena. GVST swimmers snatched a lot of medals and
    dominated their respective competitions.
    Image 2015 - Lucena
    2016
    2016 was the start of the busy years to come to GVST. The team raced in 18 swimming meets in
    one year in Lucena, Pasig, Quezon City and Singapore.
    The first meet for GVST was on March 2016 at MASA where Althea swam in the PSL-
    organized swimming competition.
    The first batch of Learn to swim tankers raced in the 28th VVCC Novice Age Group Inv'l Swim
    Meet in June 2016 at Valle Verde Country Club.
    Image 2016 - VV

    The Novice swimmers competed again in the 95th PSL Leg - 9th NC Swimming Championship
    held from 28 to 29 May 2016.
    Image 2016 – 95

    The first competition of the De Guzman siblings and the new members of GVST was in the 99th
    PSL Leg - PSL-DPS N & M Swim Meet held 30 July 2016. Alex, Rowena and Risha were
    declared as the Most Outstanding Swimmers at this meet.
    Image 2016 - 99

    The team also participated in the Gov. David Jay-Jay Suarez Swim Comp 2016 held on 20 Aug
    2016 in Lucena.
    Image 2016 - Lucena

    GVST then saw in action in the 3rd Inter-School/Club Class ABC Swim Meet held from 28 to 28
    Aug 2016 at Don Bosco in Mandaluyong.
    Image 2016 – Don Bosco

    In the team’s first international participation, the group of Jaden Valin, Lana Ballesteros, Kim
    Quiambao and Jasmine Moelter was included in Philippine Swimming League’s (PSL)
    delegation in the 22nd SSC Open Invitational Midget Meet on Sunday at the Singapore
    Swimming Club competition pool in Singapore.
    Image 2016 - SICC
    2017
    Several GVST were selected to represent Taguig and Pateros in the Palarong NCR 2017 in Feb
    2017 in Marikina.
    Image 2017 - PP NCR FEB

    For the first time, GVST was hailed as the champion in the 120th PSL Leg in Diliman
    Preparatory School in Quezon City.
    Image 2017 – 120 PSL

    Rowena and Risha De Guzman competed in the 13th SICC Invitational Swimming
    Championships held from 12 to 13 Aug, 2017 at the Singapore Island Country Club swimming
    pool in Singapore.
    Image 2017 – SICC

    A large number of GVST swimmers were selected to represent Taguig, Pateros and Pasig in the
    2017 Batang Pinoy Luzon in Oct. 2017 in Vigan.
    Image 2017 - BP LUZON VIGAN

    A number of GVST swimmers took part in the APSA-TAPAT Division Meet 2017 held on Nov.
    2017 at Army Gym swimming pool. From then on, a couple of GVST Tankers were selected to
    see action in the Palarong NCR in 2018 in Marikina.
    Image 2017 - tapat nov

    2018
    For the second time, GVST was hailed again as the overall champion in the 112th PSL Leg -
    Class A, Class B-C and Novice, 12th Sen. Nikki Coseteng Championships held from 9 Apr 2018
    in DPS.
    Image 2018 – 112 PSL

    GVST claimed the First runner-up in the 137th PSL Leg, also known as 13th Sen. Nikki
    Coseteng Championships held from 10 to 11 June 2018 in DPS.
    Image 2018 - 137 psl June

    Risha De Guzman represented Philippines in the 42nd SEA Age Championships in Trace College
    in Laguna.
    Image 2018 – SEA Age

    GVST also competed in the 3rd Splash N Dash A-B-C Invitational Swim Meet held from 14 to
    15 July in Bosay Resort, Antipolo.
    Image 2018 - Bosay Jul

    Another De Guzman sibling joined the team with Marvin swimming in the 143rd PSL held on 5
    Aug 2018 at Diliman Preparatory School in Quezon City. Overall, GVST claimed the first
    runner-up trophy.
    Image 2018 – 143 aug

    The team also participated in the 144th PSL Leg 3rd Gov David Suarez-Class AB&C held on
    11Aug 2018 in Lucena. GVST snatched the third rank in this meet.
    Kyle Zeth Sibayan, Kyle Louis Cornel, Althea Roxas, Denise Moira Baui, Lindsay Mamucod
    and Arianne Bernaldez were declared as Most Outstanding Swimmers (MOS).
    Image 2018 - Lucena aug3

    A good number of 12 and under age class GVST Tankers were selected in various Division
    Meets held in Metro Manila from Nov. to Dec. 2018 to represent Taguig, Pateros, Pasig and
    Pateros in the Palarong NCR in Taguig in 2019.
    Image 2018 – TAPAT nov

    In the COC AFP Invitational Swim Challenge 2018 held last 8 Dec 2018, GVST secured a 3rd
    place finish out of 23 teams. MT Alban Legends Swim Club Inc and Camp Aguinaldo
    Streamlines ST came first and second respectively.
    Image 2018 - afp dec

    In the last meet that GVST competed in 2018, Bosay and Makati Inter-Barangay
    Image 2018 - Bosay

    Summary
    From 2014 to 2018, GVST has competed with the best swimmers in Luzon in at least 73
    swimming meets, has garnered almost 1300 individual medals and awarded with a total of 120
    MOS Awards for 39 GVST tankers.
    In 2018 alone, GVST has took part in 24 meets, collected more than 460 individual medals and
    has been awarded with 42 MOS Awards.
    GVST swimmers have participated in swimming competitions in Vigan, Lucena, Bataan,
    Pampanga, Metro Manila and overseas including Dubai, Doha, South Africa, Singapore and
    Kenya.

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