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| National team | Philippines | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1924 or 1925 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | (aged 96) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Santo Tomas | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jacinto S. Cayco (1924/5 – 17 February 2021) was a Filipino swimmer and referee who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1] He also had a brother named, Pedro who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics.[2]
Cayco won two gold medals at the 1951 Asian Games; one at the 200 meters breaststroke event and the other was won with Nurhatab Rajab and Artemio Salamat at the 3x100 medley relay.[3] At the 1954 Asian Games he was captain of the swimming team. At the 1958 Asian Games he won a silver medal at the 4x100 medley relay with three other swimmers.[4]
He was also a varsity player of the University of Santo Tomas swimming team from 1946 to 1953. After his competitive stint as a swimmer he became a referee. As a referee he officiated at the 1981 Southeast Asian Games and in national-level competitions such as the Palarong Pambansa, Philippine National Games, and Batang Pinoy.[4] Cayco was named into the Philippine Sports Hall of Fame on 25 January 2016.[5] He died on 17 February 2021 at the age of 96.[6]
