By Edwin C. Laru-an

4 peat U-Day Champion in Triathlon and Duathlon.

Our featured athlete for this week comes from the Swimming Men’s Team:

Name: Joseph Dominic Apolto
Nickname: Nikolai
Height: 5′ 7″
Grade/year: 3rd Year BSIT
Team: Swimming Men
Event: Butterfly
Coach: Jeniel V. Muñoz/Vero J. Paloma Jr.

Hometown: Molo, Iloilo City

Achievements:

MOST OUTSTANDING ATHLETE IN 2016

2016 PHIL SWIM NATIONALS MOST BEMEDALLED:

2016 PRISAA:
GOLD 50M BUTTERFLY
GOLD 50M FREESTYLE
SILVER 100M FREESTYLE
SILVER 200M FREESTYLE
BRONZE 200M INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY

2016 NATIONAL PRISAA:
GOLD 4X100M FREESTYLE
GOLD 4X200M FREESTYLE
SILVER 100M FREESTYLE
SILVER 200M FREESTYLE
BRONZE 50M BUTTERFLY
BRONZE 50M FREESTYLE

2017 PHILSWIM QUALIFYING
GOLD 50M FREESTYLE
GOLD 100M FREESTYLE
GOLD 200M FREESTYLE
GOLD 1500M FREESTYLE
GOLD 50M BUTTERFLY
GOLD 100M BUTTERFLY
GOLD 200M BUTTERFLY
GOLD 50M BREASTSTROKE
GOLD 100M BREASTSTROKE
GOLD 200M BREASTSTROKE
GOLD 50M BACKSTROKE
GOLD 100M BACKSTROKE
GOLD 200M BACKSTROKE
GOLD 200 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY

2017 PHILSWIM NATIONALS
SILVER 50M BUTTERFLY

2019 NATIONAL PRISAA OVERALL CHAMPION

4 peat U-Day Champion in Triathlon and Duathlon

2017 Philswim Long Course Swimming series

Hobbies: playing guitar
Favorite Player: Michael Phelps

Most Memorable Game:
When I competed with Jessie Lacuna, a former Olympian.

Principle in Life: Have a vision, live the vision daily, and use adversity as an advantage.

What can you say as a player of CPU Golden Lions:
When you feel tired, just think about how great you will feel, once you finally reach your goal.

Why did you choose CPU:
I chose CPU because it is one of the reputable universities here in Iloilo City with a stimulating environment. CPU has the best professors because the teachers are approachable and have a strong bond with the students. I also chose CPU because of its excellence as an educational institution as a whole, and on how it supports its athletes to reach their own goals and dreams.

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