Personal Best and Medals was the order of the Day on Day Three of the Carifta Swimming Championships going on in Jamaica. Photo curtsey of Doug Patterson.
Jessie Washington swam to the Gold Medal in the 13 – 14 Boys 100 LC Meter Freestyle, where he yet again swam a new Personal Best time of 54.71.
National Coach Ben Smith commented on Washington’s performance, “He came to the pool tonight with one purpose and that was a gold medal. He knew that the swimmers he was racing would go faster than they had in the morning so he would have to be ready. His start tonight was not as fast as in the heats which left him behind in the first 12.5 meters but by 25 it was his race. He flipped first and the raced for home with the Bermuda contingent cheering him on with their airhorns blaring. He broke 55 seconds on the same day that he broke 56 with a commanding lead he hit the wall at 54.71 which lowered his brand new record. It was extra sweet with the new Minister of Sport Wayne Scott in the stands cheering along with the team. What a great night of racing.”
Madelyn Moore picked up her third Medal of the Championships when she finished third to capture the Bronze Medal in the 11 – 12 Girls 100 LC Meter Freestyle clocking 1:03.66, while Ashley Irby finished 7th with a time of 1:05.86.
In the 13 – 14 Girls 200 LC Meter IM Final Vanessa Esposito finished 5th touching the wall in a time of 2:38.81.
In the morning Preliminaries, Jessie Washington recorded the fastest 13-14 Boys 100 LC Meter Freestyle time of 55.12 which is a new Personal Best, Vanessa Esposito reached the 13-14 Girls 200 LC Meter IM Final when she finished 7th in a new Personal Best time of 2:39.83, Bermuda will have two representatives in the 11-12 Girls 100 LC Meter Freestyle Final as Madellyn Moore will be looking for her third medal of the Championships, this after she finished 4th clocking 1:04.68 and Ashley Irby finished 5th clocking 1:05.22 which is also a new Personal Best time.
Emma Harvey and Alyssa Paynter finished 16th and 17th in the 11-12 Girls 200 LC Meter IM, Harvey clocked 3:03.96, while Paynter touched the wall in 3:08.86. Alex Pilgrim and Ethan Daley finished 17th and 18th in the 11-12 Boys 200 LC Meter IM, Pilgrim touched in 2:53.82 and Daley was clocked in the Personal Best time of 2:55.66.
Alexander McCallum finished the 13-14 Boys 13-14 LC Meter IM in 16th with a time of 2:33.42, which took six seconds off his Personal Best time, Megan Lau and Emma Harvey finished 16th and 17th during the 11-12 Girls 50 LC Meter Breaststroke, Lau was clocked in a new Personal Best time of 40.56, while Harvey lowered her Personal Best to 40.81.
During the 11-12 Boys 50 LC Meter Breaststroke Ethan Daley finished 17th with a new Personal Best time of 43.73, while Esposito finished 9th in the 13-14 Girls 50 LC Meter Breaststroke, reducing her Personal Best time to 38.71. Shannon Botelho finished 19th in the 13-14 Boys 50 LC Meter Breaststroke clocking a new Personal Best time of 37.10, while Dejan Wellman finished 13th in the 15-17 Boys 50 LC Meter Breaststroke clocking a new Personal Best time of 34.00.
Hassell and Esposito finished 11th and 12th in the 13-14 Girls 100 LC Meter Freestyle, Hassell swam a new Personal Best of 1:04.06, while Esposito clocked 1:04.28.
Batelho finished 21st in the 13-14 Boys 100 LC Meter Freestyle in a time of 59.93 which is a new Personal Best and Sophie Froud finished 16th in the 15-17 Girls 100 LC Meter Freestyle clocking 1:07.40.
