On the first night of the Validus Bermuda National Long Course Championships at the National Sports Center the weather was rainy but the times were fast.
Starting off the night was a duel between Maddy Moore and Rebecca Heyliger in a 50 Freestyle Time Trial. Both of them dipped under the National Record of 26.58 with Moore coming second in 26.36 and Heyliger smashing her time with 26.13. The excitement went throughout the pool as that time is 4 hundredths under the Olympic ‘B’ standard of 26.17.
Ben Smith National Coach said, “This means that she is the first swimmer from Bermuda to go under the time during the qualification period. This is the first step to qualification which is an amazing moment.”
Elijah Daley continued his record breaking streak by smashing Evan Farrows Boys 9-10 Record in the 400 Freestyle from 5:35.25 to 5:18.74. Brian Desmond also was able to set a record tonight in the Boys 12 & Under 1500 Freestyle, taking Tyler Smiths record of 19:30.02 with his time of 19:22.13.
Smith concluded, “We were also treated to some amazing swims from the Canada Youth team in the 800 Freestyle Female and 1500 Freestyle Male.
