Antigua and Barbuda and Grenada secured the 31st OECS Swimming Championships title on Sunday on the Rodney Heights Aquatic Centre in Saint Lucia.
Whereas profitable the best variety of video games, each groups secured 1,347.5 factors in 3-day championships. The second place was captured by St Vincent and the Grenadines with 1,239.50 factors.
Additional, the host nation secured the third place with 1086.50 factors. St Kitts and St Maarten completed the fourth and fifth positions within the championships.
It’s the second consecutive yr that Antigua and Barbuda has gained the title. Antigua and Barbuda dominated the ladies’s competition with 687 factors to complete forward of Grenada, who picked up 658.50 factors.
The Wadadli swimmers, nevertheless, completed third within the males’s division with 614.50 factors. Grenada claimed that division with 651 factors, with St. Vincent and the Grenadines in second with 634.50 factors.
In accordance with studies, nevertheless, staff Antigua and Barbuda suffered a number of setbacks, with plenty of swimmers falling ailing and having to be rushed to the hospital all through the championships. It’s nonetheless unclear as to why the athletes took ailing.
Apart from this, Grenada additionally showcased a very good efficiency within the swimming championships. The staff is extraordinarily elated about their success and lauded the efforts made by the staff as a complete.
The Grenada Novice Swimming Affiliation is extraordinarily elated in regards to the staff’s success obtained by the contributions and nice effort put out by each swimmer of the thirty 4 member staff in direction of recapturing the the championship trophy.
The primary day of competitors at he thirty first OECS Swimming championships created a lot pleasure among the many Grenadian contingent as our swimmers, blazed the waters of the Rodney Heights swimming pool.
The joy didn’t finish there for it created a particular exuberance which permeated each spectator, and extra so each Grenadian supporter current, even if the night ended with defending champions, Antigua, barely forward of Crew Grenada.
However the excessive spirits of everybody, supporters and athletes alike, created further gas to take our staff into Saturday and Sunday’s competitions, till early afternoon on Sunday when Grenada obtained barely forward of Antigua.
To sum it up, our staff carried out excellently. The swimmers swam arduous. They understood the task. They had been conscious of the objective and every and everybody of them delivered.
Whereas everybody has not medalled, every one has achieved a number of PBs in his/her numerous races- a commendable achievement! Quite a few medals obtained, three excessive level age teams awardees and an total first place bounce back- a tie with Antigua
Ramanjot Kaur is a devoted journalist with a Grasp’s in Journalism and Mass Communication, specializing in financial and political information reporting with incisive evaluation and integrity.
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