Proud start for Palau
Host nation Palau had swimmers in 4 finals on Day 1. Team member Kazuumi Nestor from Airai shared his pride in representing his country shortly after finishing the 50m Backstroke Final in a time of 26.40.
‘We were aiming for this event from almost a year ago, because we already knew it was going to be in Palau. So we trained in this pool a lot. We also went to Australia for two weeks and trained. I didn’t think I would make the finals this morning. I was aiming for a bronze in the final but just missed it by a little bit. I’m very proud to represent Palau.’
Travis Sakurai reached the 400m Freestyle Final, and the Men’s 4 x 100m freestyle team finished 5th in their Final.
Words & interviews: The Reporters’ Academy. Photos: Ryota Nishida & Ryan Pini