Barbados: Adante Martin, a member of Dolphins Swim Membership from, gained a gold medal within the 50-metre breaststroke race within the 11-12 age group on the sixteenth Annual Summer time Lengthy Course Kickoff Swim meet.
The occasion befell on June 1 and June 2 on the Plantation Aquatic Centre, in Plantation, Florida and Adante did a private greatest time of 40.13 seconds to safe victory within the race.
Swimming in opposition to 48 swimmers in his age group, Adante positioned fifth within the 100-metre breaststroke with a time of 1:34.81 minutes and he was eighth within the 50-metre freestyle with a time of 31.83 seconds. He completed twenty seventh total within the 100-metre freestyle timed remaining and twenty third within the 50-metre backstroke with a time of 41.30 seconds, whereas he took twenty sixth place within the 100-metre equal.
Adante’s efficiency earned him a berth within the Junior Olympics which might be held in North Carolina July 24 to August 8.
A pupil at Shiny Sparks Academy, Adante represented Barbados on the 2023 Goodwill Video games which had been held in Jamaica and he’s wanting ahead to competing in these video games once more this yr.
Adante competed within the Aquatic Centre Worldwide Lengthy course occasion on the Wildey days earlier than jetting off to Florida the place he was the lone Barbadian competitor on the occasion and accompanied by his mom, Lisa Martin.
Jaiya Simmons who’s competing on the CCCAN Video games in Mexico gained a bronze medal within the 50m freestyle race and silver within the 200m butterfly. The Harrison School pupil was additionally a member of the women’ 13-14 4x200m freestyle relay that gained a silver medal with a time of 9:00.64.
On day 3 of the continued CCCAN Swimming championships in Mexico, the women’ 13-14 relay group of Heidi Stoute, Toria Alleyne, Isabella Mayers and Jaiya Simmons took the silver medal within the 4x200m Freestyle Relay.
Heidi Stoute claimed a 3rd gold medal on the CCCAN Video games in Mexico, when she gained the women’ 13-14 50m Freestyle race and setting a brand new Barbados Age Group Report of 26.89 seconds.
A pupil at St. Winifred’s Faculty, Heidi beforehand gained the 800m Freestyle on day one and the 200m Freestyle on day two. She additionally gained a silver medal as a member of the women’ (13-14 age group) relay group within the 4x200m Freestyle Relay.
