...T&T adds four more Carifta gold
Joshua Romany swam to a record in picking up his first individual gold medal as T&T continued to trail Guadeloupe for the overall title after three days of competition at the 27th Carifta Swimming Championship in Nassau, Bahamas on Saturday night. Competing at the Betty Kelly Kenning National Aquatic Centre, Romany (50.99 seconds) and Dylan Carter (51.36 seconds) had their third one-two finish, this time in the 15-17 boys 100m freestyle while Aruba’s Jemal Le Grand was third in 52.39. The time by Romany lowered the 51.22 record which was set by Martinique’s Samuel Kevin Lameynardie last year in Barbados. The Florida-based Tyla Martin, Jabari Baptiste and the 13-14 girls 800m freestyle relay quartet also bagged gold for T&T which also earned two other silver and five bronze medals on the night.
Despite the haul of 13 medals, T&T which has now won 42 medals from 84 events (19 gold, 13 silver, 10 bronze) still trails overall leader Guadeloupe which has tallied 50 medals (19 gold, 16 silver, 15 bronze). Martin won her fifth individual gold medal after she sped home in two minutes 26.62 seconds in the 13-14 girls 200m individual medley, well ahead of Barbadian Kimberley Willoughby (2:32.81 mins) and T&T’s Syriah David (2:34.50). She then returned to the pool to anchor the local quartet of Shania David, Syriah David and Jewel Mulrain to gold in the 13-14 girls 800m freestyle relay in 9:09.47 way ahead of Aruba (9:16.62) and Barbados (9:21.85)
Baptiste improved his gold-medal haul to three when he touched the wall first in the 13-14 boys 100m freestyle in 53.91 seconds to beat Surinamese duo, Zuhayr Pigot (54.73) and Rais Tjon A Joe (55.73) into second and third respectively. In the 15-17 boys 50m breaststroke, Suriname’s Diguan Pigot won in 30.27s ahead of T&T’s Ross Phillip (30.38) and Aruba’s Jordy Groters (30.88) Kimberlee John-Williams added a silver when she touched the wall in 58.73 seconds to finish behind Aruban, Ally Ponson (58.48) while Guadeloupe’s Caroline Marinette (59.18) took bronze. The bronze medal winners’ on the penultimate night of competition for T&T were Baptiste (13-14 boys 200IM - 2:20.61); Rebecca Marshall (15-17 girls 200IM in 2:29.94); Alexandria Donahue 15-17 girls 50m breaststroke in 34.68) and Syriah David (13-14 girls 200m butterfly in 2:32.93)
medal standings
(after Day Three 84 events)
Teams Gol Sil Bro Tot
Guadeloupe 19 16 15 50
T&T 19 13 10 42
Bahamas 11 13 11 35
Aruba 10 10 9 29
Barbados 7 7 8 22
Jamaica 6 10 4 20
Suriname 5 5 7 17
Martinique 2 5 7 14
Bermuda 3 2 1 6
Grenada 1 1 0 2
Cayman Islands 1 0 4 5
Guyana 1 0 1 2
Virgin Islands 0 2 4 6
Netherland Antilles 0 1 4 5
...T&T adds four more Carifta gold
Joshua Romany swam to a record in picking up his first individual gold medal as T&T continued to trail Guadeloupe for the overall title after three days of competition at the 27th Carifta Swimming Championship in Nassau, Bahamas on Saturday night. Competing at the Betty Kelly Kenning National Aquatic Centre, Romany (50.99 seconds) and Dylan Carter (51.36 seconds) had their third one-two finish, this time in the 15-17 boys 100m freestyle while Aruba’s Jemal Le Grand was third in 52.39. The time by Romany lowered the 51.22 record which was set by Martinique’s Samuel Kevin Lameynardie last year in Barbados. The Florida-based Tyla Martin, Jabari Baptiste and the 13-14 girls 800m freestyle relay quartet also bagged gold for T&T which also earned two other silver and five bronze medals on the night.
Despite the haul of 13 medals, T&T which has now won 42 medals from 84 events (19 gold, 13 silver, 10 bronze) still trails overall leader Guadeloupe which has tallied 50 medals (19 gold, 16 silver, 15 bronze). Martin won her fifth individual gold medal after she sped home in two minutes 26.62 seconds in the 13-14 girls 200m individual medley, well ahead of Barbadian Kimberley Willoughby (2:32.81 mins) and T&T’s Syriah David (2:34.50). She then returned to the pool to anchor the local quartet of Shania David, Syriah David and Jewel Mulrain to gold in the 13-14 girls 800m freestyle relay in 9:09.47 way ahead of Aruba (9:16.62) and Barbados (9:21.85)
Baptiste improved his gold-medal haul to three when he touched the wall first in the 13-14 boys 100m freestyle in 53.91 seconds to beat Surinamese duo, Zuhayr Pigot (54.73) and Rais Tjon A Joe (55.73) into second and third respectively. In the 15-17 boys 50m breaststroke, Suriname’s Diguan Pigot won in 30.27s ahead of T&T’s Ross Phillip (30.38) and Aruba’s Jordy Groters (30.88) Kimberlee John-Williams added a silver when she touched the wall in 58.73 seconds to finish behind Aruban, Ally Ponson (58.48) while Guadeloupe’s Caroline Marinette (59.18) took bronze. The bronze medal winners’ on the penultimate night of competition for T&T were Baptiste (13-14 boys 200IM - 2:20.61); Rebecca Marshall (15-17 girls 200IM in 2:29.94); Alexandria Donahue 15-17 girls 50m breaststroke in 34.68) and Syriah David (13-14 girls 200m butterfly in 2:32.93)
medal standings
(after Day Three 84 events)
Teams Gol Sil Bro Tot
Guadeloupe 19 16 15 50
T&T 19 13 10 42
Bahamas 11 13 11 35
Aruba 10 10 9 29
Barbados 7 7 8 22
Jamaica 6 10 4 20
Suriname 5 5 7 17
Martinique 2 5 7 14
Bermuda 3 2 1 6
Grenada 1 1 0 2
Cayman Islands 1 0 4 5
Guyana 1 0 1 2
Virgin Islands 0 2 4 6
Netherland Antilles 0 1 4 5
-Nigel Simon
Source: www.guardian.co.tt