Jacinto Cayco

{{Short description|Filipino swimmer and referee (died 2021)}}

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| collegeteam = University of Santo Tomas

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{{MedalSport | Men's swimming}}

{{MedalCountry | {{flag|Philippines|1936}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | Asian Games}}

{{MedalGold | 1951 New Delhi|200m breaststroke}}

{{MedalGold | 1951 New Delhi|3x100 medley relay}}

{{MedalSilver | 1958 Tokyo|4x100 medley relay}}

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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.{{cite news|last1=Fernandez|first1=Amanda|title=Oldest Pinoy Olympian wants new athletes to be more dedicated|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/352529/sports/othersports/oldest-pinoy-olympian-wants-new-athletes-to-be-more-dedicated|accessdate=21 February 2016|publisher=GMA News|date=14 March 2014}} He also had a brother named, Pedro who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics.{{cite news|title=Ex-Olympians remember Phl glory years|url=http://www.philstar.com/sports/2014/06/26/1339192/ex-olympians-remember-phl-glory-years|accessdate=21 February 2016|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=26 June 2014}}

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.{{cite news|last1=Alinea|first1=Eddie|title=Remembering Andres Franco|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CE5aAAAAIBAJ&pg=765%2C4790343|accessdate=21 February 2016|newspaper=The Manila Times|date=17 February 2008}} 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.{{cite web|title=Name: CAYCO, JACINTO S., President|url=http://www.oocities.org/phil_asop/pres.htm|accessdate=21 February 2016|publisher=Association of Swimming Officials of the Philippines}}

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. Cayco was named into the Philippine Sports Hall of Fame on 25 January 2016.{{cite news|last1=Giongco|first1=Nick|title=Sports heroes of decades past honored|url=http://www.mb.com.ph/sports-heroes-of-decades-past-honored/|accessdate=21 February 2016|newspaper=Manila Bulletin|date=26 January 2016}} He died on 17 February 2021 at the age of 96.{{cite news |last1=Li |first1=Matthew |title=Olympian Jack Cayco, 96, passes away |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/olympian-jack-cayco-96-passes-away/201803 |access-date=19 February 2021 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=18 February 2021}}