Dylan Carter of Trinidad and Tobago previous to the Males’s 100m Freestyle Ultimate through the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup 2023 – Meet 1 on Oct. 07, 2023 in Berlin, Germany.
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Dylan Carter, a three-time Olympian, will lead a five-member workforce representing Trinidad and Tobago on the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore from July 11 to Aug. 3. The swimming occasions shall be held from July 26.
The Aquatics Sports activities Affiliation of T&T (ASATT) lately confirmed the workforce through a social media publish. Different workforce members embrace Nikoli Blackman, Liam Carrington, Isabella Dieffenthaller, and Zuri Ferguson, who’ve all had notable swimming achievements at numerous competitions.
Carter, who’s 29 years previous, will compete within the 50m and 50m butterfly occasions after his efficiency on the World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.
Blackman, a 20-year-old gold medalist on the 2023 World Junior Swimming Championships, will compete in Singapore’s 100m and 200m freestyle occasions.
Carrington and Ferguson, who excelled on the CARIFTA Aquatics Championships in April, can even be a part of the workforce. Carrington, aged 17, achieved outstanding success on the CARIFTA champs as he copped eight particular person medals and can compete within the 100m backstroke.
Ferguson, who is eighteen years previous, is ready to compete within the 50m, 100m, and 200m backstroke occasions after her record-breaking efficiency on the CARIFTA championships.
Dieffenthaller, a member of the profitable T&T workforce from the Central American and Caribbean Swimming Federation Championships, will symbolize Trinidad and Tobago within the 100m and 200m freestyle occasions.
Coach Dexter Browne will information the workforce, and Bertram Blackman will function the workforce supervisor for the championships in Singapore.