After the first 26 events of the XXX Carifta Swimming Championships at the Aquatic Centre, Barbados is in second position with 149.5 points, behind the leaders Bahamas with 209 points.
The host collected nine medals, including five gold, three silver and one bronze on the opening day.
The gold medals came from Ashley Weekes in the Girls 11 to 12 200M Breaststroke who finished in 2:56.76, Nkosi Dunwoody in the Boys 11 to 12 200M Breaststroke (2:40.08), Danielle Titus in the 11 to 12 50M Backstroke
(32.11), and the Boys 13 to 14 (4 x 100M) Freestyle Relay and Girls 15 to 17 (4 x 100M) Freestyle Relay teams.
The boys’ relay team, comprised of Luis-Sebastian Weekes, Jack Kirby, Kobi Talma and Damon St Prix, won in 3:46.52.
The girls’ relay team finished in 4:04.70. The members of that relay team were Sariyah Sherry, Alexis Clarke, Kimberley Willoughby and Hannah Gill.
The other medals were:
Girls 800M Free 15 to 17 Girls
Hannah Gill (Silver) 9:12.88
Boys 13 to 14 200M Breaststroke
Luis-Sebastian Weekes (Silver) 2:32.49
Girls 11 to 12 100M Butterfly
Danielle Titus (Silver) 1:09.98
Girls 11 to 12 (4 x 100M) Freestyle Relay
Barbados (Bronze) 4:27.73
Ashley Weekes
Kayla Smith
Danielle Treasure
Danielle Titus
Below is the points standing after day 1:
- Bahamas 209
- Barbados 149.50
- Trinidad & Tobago 128
- Guadeloupe 117
- Jamaica 112
- Suriname 73
- Aruba 72
- Cayman Islands 64
- Bermuda 61
- Martinique 57
- French Guiana 49
- Curacao 31
- Antigua & Barbuda 28
- USVI 20.50
- St. Lucia 19
- Grenada 17
- Cayman Islands 9
- St. Vincent 9
Barbados your guys are going great
Barbados your guys are going great
The first black woman to make it the Olympics was Leah Martindale. So she has set the trend for out Barbadian swimmers.
The first black woman to make it the Olympics was Leah Martindale. So she has set the trend for out Barbadian swimmers.
Know Our-history. The first black woman to make it to the Olympics was Leah Martindale. She has set the trend for our Barbadians swimmers. Remember that !
Know Our-history. The first black woman to make it to the Olympics was Leah Martindale. She has set the trend for our Barbadians swimmers. Remember that !
Congrats team Barbados.
Congrats team Barbados.
Congratulations to the entire Barbados Swimming contingent; excellent effort. Continued success.
Congratulations to the entire Barbados Swimming contingent; excellent effort. Continued success.
Congratulations team Barbados… all the way from the UK..
Congratulations team Barbados… all the way from the UK..
Janette- Know your History – That statement is not correct. Leah Martindale was not the first Black woman to make it to the Olympics in swimming.
Janette- Know your History – That statement is not correct. Leah Martindale was not the first Black woman to make it to the Olympics in swimming.