PUERTO PRINCESA -- Swimmers Arveen Naeem Taguinota of Pasig and Sophia Rose Garra of Malabon sustained their winning forms Monday, emerging as the first triple gold medalists of the Batang Pinoy National Championships at the Ramon V. Mitra Sports Complex pool.

After both bagged a pair of golds each on the opening day, Taguinota and Garra added their third mint in ruling the boys and girls 12 to 13-year-old backstroke event handily in times of two minutes and 19.88 seconds and 2:30.00, respectively.

Sharing the swimming spotlight was Quezon City's Jaime Uaandor Maniago, who ruled the boys 16-17-year-old breaststroke in 1:06.78, eclipsing the previous mark of 1:07.066 set by Pasig's Morie Pabalan in the 2023 Manila edition of the meet backed by the  Puerto Princesa City government led by Mayor Lucilo Bayron.

Silver medalist Joaquin Taguinod of Santiago, Isabela also surpassed the old mark (1:07.37) in the age group sports showcase.

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"We'd rather have Arveen focus on his races because we are aiming for a sweep of his five individual events and two relays," said Pasig swimming program director and two-time Olympian Jessie Khing Lacuna on behalf of his prized ward.

A protege of Sydney Olympic Games veteran Jenny Guerrero, who now acts as her personal coach, Garra said she was keen on being the competition's outstanding swimmer in her age group after bagging a pair of golds and silvers plus a bronze in the last Batang Pinoy National held in Manila a year ago.

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"I was not too happy with my last performance in the Batang Pinoy so my aim is to sweep all of my five individual events to fulfill my goal of being the best swimmer in my age group," said the Grade 6 La Salle-Araneta student.

Just adjacent to the RVM track oval, Quezon City's Gavin Moses Ti and Pasig's Zara Mae Chua achieved milestones of their own in sweeping the boys and girls 14 to 15-year-old box obstacle course as the discipline made its debut in the age group sports fest.

Ti, who was drawn to the sport to overcome his slight attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder, needed just one run in blitzing the 12 obstacles, capped by climbing a 16-foot rope to ring the bell, in an eye-popping time of 54.49 seconds.

Chua was just as dominant in capturing the girls division, leading a 1-2 finish for Pasig in topping the race in 1:15.47 while teammate Sara Yu Prudente settled for runner-up honors (1:23.46).

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"I feel proud and very relaxed because I could feel the pressure while I was doing my runs," said a relieved Ti, who was tops in the recent Japan OCR 100 National Championships in Shinagawa, Japan with a time of 27.40 seconds.

"I am very thankful for my coaches in trying to do my best, and of course, to God as well," said Chua, who was second in the women's division of the same meet and also a renewed Christian like Ti.

Quezon City's Aristen Dormitorio, younger sister of mountain bike veteran Ariana Dormitorio, copped the gold in the girls 12-13 division while Nathaniel Dalanao topped the boys 12-13 division.