Jamaica concluded the Carifta Aquatic Championships in fourth place on each the medal and factors tables, whereas hosts The Bahamas clinched an unprecedented sixth successive Carifta Aquatic Championships victory in what stands as one of the vital dominant performances within the occasion’s historical past.
Leveraging house benefit, The Bahamian crew amassed a exceptional 1,096.50 factors over 4 days of competitors on the Betty Kelly-Kenning Nationwide Swim Complicated in Nassau, comfortably main the pack. The Cayman Islands secured second place with 660 factors, adopted by Trinidad & Tobago in third with 639 factors.
Jamaica claimed fourth place with 559 factors and a complete of 45 medals, together with 18 gold, 12 silver, and 15 bronze. In the meantime, The Bahamas asserted their dominance on the medal entrance, clinching 34 gold, 39 silver, and 28 bronze medals for a grand whole of 101.
Trinidad & Tobago secured the second-highest medal rely with 24 gold, 15 silver, and 17 bronze medals, totaling 56, whereas the Cayman Islands rounded out the highest three nations on the medal desk with 18 gold, 13 silver, and 19 bronze medals, reaching a complete of fifty.
A collective effort
Head coach Travano McPhee expressed gratitude to his crew and employees, attributing the victory to a collective effort. Reflecting on the assist from the Bahamian crowd, McPhee acknowledged the power and enthusiasm that fueled the crew’s success, emphasizing their dedication to proceed their dominance in future competitions.
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Among the many highlights of the ultimate day was a exceptional 1-2 end for The Bahamas within the 11-12 boys’ 50 meters freestyle, with Christon Joseph clinching gold in a meet file time of 25.78 seconds, adopted by Harold Simmons. The Bahamas’ 11-12 boys 4 x 50m freestyle relay crew additionally secured gold, setting a file time of 1 minute, 49.20 seconds.
Noteworthy performances additionally got here from Dylan Carter of Trinidad & Tobago, whose time of 21.98 seconds within the 18-and-over boys’ 50m freestyle surpassed the qualifying commonplace for the 2024 Olympic Video games in Paris.
The Championships witnessed participation from over 500 swimmers representing 25 nations, competing throughout greater than 130 occasions.
