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FSM Swimmers again set new national records at Melbourne swim meet FSM Swimming Federation
FSM Swimming finished 2022 on a high note as Team FSM came away from Melbourne with an astounding nine new FSM National Records in swimming. Four swimmers from the FSM made the journey to Melbourne, Australia in early December for the FINA World Swimming Championships - Tasi Limtiaco, Taeyanna Adams, Kestra Kihleng, and Kyler Kihleng, accompanied by FSM Swimming Coach Derick Daniel. This swimming event was a short course competition, meaning the events took place in a 25-meter swimming pool rather than the Olympic size pool of 50 meters. While the team has been training in earnest in preparation for this competition, coming away with so many new national records was an unexpected, though well-earned achievement.
Team FSM competed in two relays at this competition, setting two new national records in the process. The first was the 4x50 Meter Medley Relay, in which the team dropped a remarkable 15 seconds off the previous national record set in Palau in 2019 at the Micronesian Swimming Championships, coming in ahead of some of the top teams in the Micronesian region. The second relay was the 4x50 Meter Freestyle Relay, that Team FSM entered, meaning finishing a full 6 seconds faster than the he was eligible for an additional two national records. In a team previous record, also set in Palau. relay event in swimming, only For Olympian Tasi Limtiaco, this the first swimmer of the relay championship was a career highlight as can count as a record due to the each one of his swims was a new national method of starts. For the Medley record. He not only defended his own relay, Tasi dropped 2 seconds off national records in his two individual the long-standing record in the 50 swims, the 50 Meter Breaststroke and the Meter Backstroke set in 2008 by 100 Meter Breaststroke, but also went Click here for continuation on to swim the first leg of the two relays
Runoff election currently scheduled between Elnei and Ioanis for Lt. Governor position
By Bill Jaynes The Kaselehlie Press
with 3,241 votes. Francisco L. Ioanis came in, in a very close second place with 3,019 votes. Peteriko L. Hairens January 3, 2023 had 1,791 votes and Kalio Ladore Edwin Pohnpei, FSM—On December 20, had 533 votes. 2022, a special election was held to fill the seats left vacant by the passing With 809 votes, Welfred H. Edmund of Lt. Governor Feliciano Perman and was the winner of the Nett legislative Nett Legislative representative, Senator position election. He was followed Adelino Edmund. Four candidates ran by Ricky Paulino Rodriguez with 377 for each office. In the Lt. Governor race, votes, Alexander Augustine with 311, Christina Elnei was the top vote-getter and Wayne Mendiola with 231.
not participate in a run-off election if he came in second place, had not filed his intention to withdraw at the Office of the Pohnpei Election Commission. Election Commissioner Heinrick Stevenson said that he had contacted Ioanis and told him if it was his intention to have his name withdrawn from the ballot, he must do so in writing to the Commission. He said At press time, Ioanis, who had previously that at this time, since ballots have to said during an open session of the Click here for continuation Pohnpei State Legislature that he would The Office of the Pohnpei Election Commission is currently preparing for a runoff election on January 17, 2023 for the office of Lt. Governor, between Christina Elnei and Francisco L. Ioanis, neither of whom had the majority of votes in the election.