Source: www.guardian.co.tt
Marlins’ swimmer Dylan Carter was the lone gold medal winner for T&T, his sixth overall on the penultimate night of competition at the 26th Carifta Swimming Championship being held at the Aquatic Centre, Wildey, Barbados, on Monday night. Trinidad and Tobago is facing an uphill task to complete a hat-trick of wins as Guadeloupe pulled away with the lead at the end of the third day. Guadeloupe is now 59.5 points ahead of T&T’s 501.5 with 561. On the penultimate night, Carter won T&T’s only gold on the night in the 13-14 male 100m freestyle in 53.68 seconds. He just missed the Carifta record of 53.64 of Joshua Romany. In the 15-17 male 100m freestyle, Joshua Romany won silver in 51.95 seconds. This swim was faster than the 2005 Carifta record on 52.05 of Shaune Fraser. It was also just off the national record of Caryle Blondell of 51.82 seconds.
Jabari Baptiste was the silver medallist in 13-14 male 200 IM in 2:17.70. Gwillym Watkins won bronze in the 11-12 male 200m Individual Medley in the 2:32.93. 15-17 male Ross Phillips won bronze in 2:14.03.
In the 50m breaststroke, 13-14 male Jeron O’Brien placed third in 32.10. Jonathan Cabral won bronze in the 15-17 male 50m breaststroke in 31.09. The combination of Stefan Sharpe, Jonathan Gillette, Ross Phillips and Joshua Romany won bronze 15-17 male 4 x 200m freestyle relay in 8:25.52. T&T had its share of injuries and illnesses during the course of the meet. 13-14 female Chadae Thompson swum for the first time on Monday morning after two days of illness. Carter sustained an injury to his hand just before 13-14 male 4 x 200m freestyle relay.
The team placed fourth in the relay after winning two consecutive gold medals in the 4x100m freestyle and 4x100m medley relay. Tariq Lashley, Sangeeta Maharaj, Jonathan Gillette, Jewel Mulrain, Bryanna Duncan, Rejan Chin, Aaron Acres, Syriah David, Kimberlee John Williams and Kadeja Phillip were the other finalists on the night. With one more day of competition to go, T&T amassed 36 medals consisting of 9 gold, 13 silver and 14 bronze. Yesterday was the final day of competition where the 400m freestyle, 200m backstroke, 100m breaststroke, 50m freestyle and the 4 x 50m freestyle.
Latest points standing
1 Guadeloupe 561
2 T&& 501.50
3 Bahamas 457
4 Jamaica 421
5 Barbados 408