Miguel Molina (swimmer)

For other people named Miguel Molina, see Miguel Molina (disambiguation).

Miguel "Migs" Sacro Molina (born July 22, 1984) 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]

Miguel Molina

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Personal information
Birth name	Miguel Sacro Molina
Nickname	Migs
National team	Philippines
Born	(1984-07-22) July 22, 1984 (age 40) Quezon City, Philippines
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Medal record Representing  Philippines SEA Games 2003 Hanoi 200m freestyle 2005 Manila 200m breaststroke 2005 Manila 200m individual medley 2005 Manila 400m individual medley 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima 200m individual medley 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima 400m individual medley 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima 4x100m medley relay 2009 Vientiane 200m individual medley 2009 Vientiane 400m individual medley 2001 Kuala Lumpur 200m individual medley 2003 Hanoi 200m individual medley 2003 Hanoi 400m individual medley 2005 Manila 200m freestyle 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima 4x100m freestyle relay 2009 Vientiane 200m freestyle 2009 Vientiane 4x100m freestyle relay 2009 Vientiane 4x200m freestyle relay 2003 Hanoi 100m freestyle 2003 Hanoi 400m freestyle 2003 Hanoi 200m breaststroke 2005 Manila 4x100m medley relay 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima 200m freestyle 2009 Vientiane 4x100m medley relay

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 Molina and Mitos Sacro, 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]