Teofilo Yldefonso to be inducted to International Swimming Hall of Fame
Written by Eddie Alinea, PhilBoxing.com
Monday, 01 February 2010
Move over, Manny Pacquiao, two-time Olympic bronze medalist Teofilo Yldefonso became the next Filipino to have been elevated to the world Hall of Fame. Sixty eight years after his death as one of the thousands of Filipino victims of the infamous Death March during the Japanese occupation and 78 years after completing an unprecedented back-to-back third place Olympic Games finishes in swimming, Yldefonso stands to take his place in the International Swimming Hall of Fame sometime this year.