{"id":381855,"date":"2022-12-19T06:04:36","date_gmt":"2022-12-18T20:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=381855"},"modified":"2022-12-19T06:04:36","modified_gmt":"2022-12-18T20:04:36","slug":"isaiah-gets-most-fina-points-cnmi-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/isaiah-gets-most-fina-points-cnmi-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Isaiah gets most FINA points in CNMI history"},"content":{"rendered":"
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CNMI national swimmers Isaiah Aleksenko, right, and Jinnosuke Suzuki pose for a photo before competing in their events in the 2022 FINA World Championships in Melbourne. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Isaiah Aleksenko finally turned his limitless potential into reality on Day 3 of the 2022 FINA World Championships last Wednesday in Melbourne.<\/p>\n

The 16-year-old phenom from Marianas High School earned 682 points after swimming the 200m butterfly in 2:02.96.<\/p>\n

\u201cIsaiah Aleksenko made one more amazing history! Isaiah swam in the 200m butterfly. Not only did he accomplish his goal first but also his time is so amazing. His 682 points in the event is the highest FINA point in the history of NMI swimming,\u201d said Team NMI coach Hiroyuki Kimura.\u00a0<\/p>\n

To top it off, Kimura said Aleksenko also beat Guam\u2019s top swimmer Jimi Hendricks \u201cby an overwhelming distance\u201d further cementing Aleksenko as the next big thing as far as CNMI swimming is concerned.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI was really happy with my results for the 200m butterfly and for the 50m freestyle. I hope next year I can beat this time and cut two minutes for my butterfly,\u201d said Aleksenko.<\/p>\n

The next day on Thursday, Aleksenko also made waves when he timed in at 23.31 in the first leg of the 50m x 4\u00a0 freestyle relay.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first swimmer\u2019s time in the relay event becomes an official time. He broke Juhn Tenorio\u2019s 23.97 from the FINA World Championships in Abu Dhabi last year. Isaiah\u2019s time is almost 23 seconds. If he cuts 23, it is USA National level. But his 50m freestyle FINA points is 654. So, it means his 200 butterfly\u2019s level is higher than his 50m freestyle. We will keep brushing up on his butterfly from now on,\u201d said Kimura.<\/p>\n

Aside from Aleksenko, Maria Batallones also performed well in the pool last Thursday, submitting a 28.32 in the freestyle relay.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s also a fantastic time! Even if it\u2019s just in a short course meet, we\u2019ve never seen 28 seconds since (former CNMI national swimmer) Nina Mosley,\u201d the NMI team coach added.
\nAleksenko and Batallones are joined in the Land Down Under by Jinnosuke Suzuki and Shoko Litulumar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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