Jamaica: Jamaica’s Emily MacDonald showcased nice efficiency and improved with 50 Free B Closing Berth and 100 Free PB of 57.74 in Pan American Games.
Group Jamaica’s Emily MacDonald continued to enhance at worldwide meets along with her first PAN AM Video games finals displaying.
Within the 50 metre freestyle heats she threatened her PB of 26.22 with a swim of 26.23. That earned her a second swim within the race to compete within the B remaining. There she posted a time of 26.37 for eighth. Emily now owns the quickest two instances ever finished by a Jamaican lady on the PAN AM Video games.
The Columbia College junior had missed the ultimate 4 years in the past with a swim of 26.90 for 18th general.
She is adjusting to senior worldwide waters properly. On the CAC Video games in El Salvador this summer time she received the B remaining in 26.24 . In her CAC debut in Colombia she had positioned fifth within the B remaining in 26.48. Having swum below 26.50 six instances the sub 26 second efficiency is close to. Under that barrier is also the World 2024 B time of 25.92.
The development has additionally been seen within the 50 yard freestyle . On the Ivy League Champs she was fifth within the race in 23.39. This 12 months she was the Bronze medallist in a college document of twenty-two.43.
The Bolles graduate set a brand new PB within the 400 metre freestyle relay. Main off the crew she set a brand new private customary of 57.74 (cut up 27.58) . The crew recorded the nation’s greatest mark in 4 years of 4:01.73.
The swim places her because the fourth quickest Jamaican lady on the multi sports activities Video games. The efficiency was additionally her first swim within the occasion since 2021 . With extra races the World Champs B lower of 56.15 may be achieved.