Angel Otom Sets Sights on Redemption at 2025 Para Swimming World Championships
Source: news.source.inquirer
Angel Mae Otom, a promising para swimmer from the Philippines, is determined to improve her performance at the upcoming 2025 Para Swimming World Championships in Singapore. After finishing out of the podium at the 2024 Paris Paralympics, Otom secured her spot in the world championships by winning a gold and a bronze at the 2025 Para Swimming World Series in Japan. Despite her congenital upper limb deficiency, Otom remains motivated and is focused on enhancing her times in the next five months.
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Angel Otom aims to redeem herself at the 2025 Para Swimming World Championships after not medaling at the 2024 Paris Paralympics.
Otom qualified for the world championships by winning a gold in the women’s 50m backstroke S5 and a bronze in the 50m butterfly S5 at the 2025 Para Swimming World Series in Japan.
Despite her congenital upper limb deficiency, Otom has shown resilience and determination, winning seven gold medals at the Asean Para Games in 2022 and 2023.
Otom is motivated by her setbacks and is focused on improving her performance over the next five months.
Team Philippines also performed well at the 2025 Chinese Taipei Age Group Finswimming Competition, securing six gold medals.
