Group Cayman Islands College of Michigan sure Lila Higgo was in sensational report breaking kind on the 2023 Florida 1A State Champs on Saturday November 4.
Final yr Higgo was fourth in 2:02.14PB (cut up 56.48).In 2021 seventh in 2:07.69 (cut up 59.51). This yr it might be Gold in a time of of 1:59.52 (cut up 55.53). She led from gun to wall and was the one sub 2 minute swimmer.
It’s a new PB and faculty report . The outdated report was set by Malaysian Olympian Yi Ting Siow( 2000,2004, 2008). Additionally no different CARIFTA area woman has ever swum below the two minute mark earlier than. It’s the first Bolles victory since 2006 .
It is usually the primary CARIFTA area state title since Bahamian McKayla Lightbourn received in 2009. Lightbourn received a hat trick of titles for Booker in Sarasota within the 2A 2:03.78 (2007), 2:03.78 (2008) and a couple of:05.21 (2009).Higgo joins the all time elite women below the two minute mark.
These embrace Olympian Jamaican Alia Atkinson 1:54.85 , and the Bahamians Laura Morley 1:57.44, Lightbourn 1:58.11 and sisters Albury and Lilly Higgs 1:58.18 and 1:59.76. This calendar yr Higgo has claimed the title of the quickest 200 IMer at CARIFTA and the Florida State champs.
There can be extra glory within the 200 yard freestyle relay. Final yr quartet of Simany Lee, Kate Meyers-Labenz ,Julia Murphy and Higgo (23.40) received Gold in 1:32.82. They had been simply off the 2021 college report of 1:32.74 set by the 2021 Bolles staff that included Jamaican Sabrina Lyn.
New yr new gear of pace. The staff was a detailed second for a 100 yards till Higgo offered a recreation altering third leg of twenty-two.55. That propelled them to the Gold in 1:31.22. They not solely crushed the varsity report and likewise downed the 2017 state report of 1:31.66 by Bucholz.
The relay streak began from 2019 was maintained in report breaking style. The CARIFTA area state Champs streak continues from 2018 as Trinity Christian was anchored to victory by the excellent swimmer from Curaçao Chade Nercisio.
The following occasion noticed Higgo her second profession 100 yard backstroke Silver. The clock learn 54.02 (cut up 26.41).The college report of 53.65 (2009) is in her sights.
The college report within the 400 yard freestyle was destroyed within the remaining occasion. The Bolles staff received the Silver in a time of three:20.18. Higgo offered the anchor with a cut up of 49.53. The earlier report in 2019 has Jamaican Emily MacDonald beginning clocked 3:23.18.
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