Workforce Jamaica stormed to an electrifying begin on the twenty ninth Goodwill Swimming Championships, racking up an spectacular haul of 29 medals on Day One, Friday, together with a string of record-breaking performances throughout each particular person and relay occasions.
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By the shut of competitors, Jamaica’s swimmers had secured 11 gold, 9 silver, and 9 bronze, stamping their authority early whereas sitting second within the total staff standings with 397 factors — simply behind the Bahamas (402.5).
Report-breaking heroes within the pool
Among the many brightest sparks was Zaheim Cameron, who set the tone within the Boys’ 8 & Beneath 100m freestyle. His sensational time of 1:12.13 minutes not solely claimed gold but in addition smashed each the meet and Jamaican nationwide age-group data. Cameron later added a bronze within the 50m Breaststroke (43.22secs) to underline his rising expertise.
Within the Women’ 8 & Beneath division, Leah Sinclair powered to victory within the 50m breaststroke, successful in 42.48 seconds to ascertain a brand new Jamaican nationwide document. To not be outdone, Maverick Holder adopted with one other record-breaking gold within the Boys’ 8 & Beneath 50m breaststroke, touching in 41.51 seconds.
The Women’ 9–10 occasions introduced pure dominance. Jordayna Thomas struck gold within the 50m Breaststroke (38.25) and added silver within the 100m Freestyle (1:05.45) — each new nationwide data. In the identical age group, Daniella Powell broke by way of with silver within the 100m Backstroke (1:17.70), additionally a Jamaican document, whereas including one other silver within the 50m Breaststroke (38.95).
Older divisions added their share of glory. Daniel Adelle-Jondeau claimed gold within the Boys’ 15–17 50m breaststroke, setting a brand new nationwide document at 29.82 seconds, earlier than clinching bronze within the 100m freestyle. In the meantime, Daniel Gordon delivered silver within the Boys’ 13–14 50m breaststroke with a nationwide document swim of 32.59 seconds.
Podium energy throughout age teams
Jamaica’s medal haul mirrored power in depth:
- Anna-Lyssa Cooke struck gold within the Women’ 11–12 100m freestyle (1:01.27) and added bronze within the 100m Backstroke (1:15.81).
- Renae Chung dominated the Women’ 15–17 division, taking gold within the 100m Freestyle (1:00.10) and 50m breaststroke (35.59), plus bronze within the 100m Backstroke (1:11.35).
- Zuri Coke triumphed within the Women’ 13–14 100m Backstroke (1:10.30), whereas Anna Scarlett, Chloey Fearon, Kaira Bryan, Matthew Eaton, and Morgan Mudahy all earned precious podium finishes.
Relay groups shine with document performances
The relays proved a showcase of Jamaican unity and pace. The Blended 8 & Beneath 200m Freestyle Relay stormed to gold in 2:17.09 minutes, setting a brand new meet document. The ladies’ relay groups added a flurry of golds:
- 9–10 400m Medley Relay — Gold in 5:19.60 (nationwide document)
- 11–12 400m Medley Relay — Gold in 5:03.23 (nationwide document)
- 13–14 400m Medley Relay — Gold in 4:45.36 (meet and nationwide document)
- 15–17 400m Medley Relay — Gold in 4:41.97
The Boys’ 15–17 squad added silver within the 400m Medley Relay (4:05.06), however their efficiency nonetheless established a brand new Jamaican nationwide document.
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With a medal-laden opening day and a raft of damaged data, Jamaica sits in placing distance of historical past. The island nation is simply 5.5 factors behind defending champions Bahamas, setting the stage for an enthralling chase for what may change into Jamaica’s first-ever Goodwill Swimming Championship title.
