[4][5] She came from behind to beat Japanese swimmers Tomiko Atarashi and Shizue Miyabe in the 100m freestyle final at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex pool.

[4] She also led the hosts to a sweep of the 100m butterfly with Norma Yldefonso and Sandra von Giese taking the silver and bronze medals, respectively.

[3] In the 4 x 100m freestyle relay, she teamed up with Sonia von Giese, Gertrudes Vito and Nimfa Lim to win the silver medal behind Japan.

[4][9] She and fellow swimmer Jocelyn von Giese were the first Filipina athletes to win gold medals in the Asian Games.

She is one of few Pinays to win at least three gold medals in the quadrennial multi-sport meet, along with sprinter Mona Sulaiman and bowler Bong Coo.