Barbados: 9 swimmers from the Sea Eagles Academy of Barbados received a complete of 35 medals within the Brief Course four-day swim meet. The occasion was held on the Shrewsbury Aquatic Centre in St Vincent and the Grenadines final weekend.
The group consisted of Blake Graham, Zachary Lorde, Tyler Chase, Emmari Goodman and Aidan Rock-Wall who competed within the 8 and below age group. The athletes within the 11-12 age group have been Matai Atkins, Kaidyn Chandler-Henry, Arianna Greene, and Saniya Graham.
Graham who represented St Gabriel’s Faculty amassed a whooping 81 factors from wins within the 50-metre freestyle, breaststroke, butterfly, and backstroke races, the 25-metre breaststroke, backstroke, and butterfly, the 100-metre freestyle and particular person medley and a bronze medal within the 25-metre freestyle.
His excellent efficiency earned him the boys’ eight and below title in addition to the dash champion, after successful the Elimination for the quickest six swimmers in his age group.
One other stellar performer of the championship was Lorde who additionally competed within the boys’ eight and below age group, positioned third in that division with 51 factors from one gold, six silver and one bronze medal.
The Good Shepherd Faculty pupil received the 25-meter freestyle and positioned second within the 25-metre breast and again strokes, 50-metre again and breast strokes, the 100-metre freestyle and the person medley. His bronze medal got here within the 25-metre butterfly.
Rock-Wall of Luther Thorne Major Faculty and Chase secured fourth place within the boys’ eight and below age group, with two silver medals and two bronze medals every.
Matai Atkins of St Cyprian’s college received a silver medal within the 200-metre breaststroke and bronze within the 100-metre breaststroke and 100-metre particular person medley within the 11-12 age group.
Competing within the 11-12 age group, Kaidyn Chandler-Henry, who attends Windfall Faculty, earned silver within the 100-metre particular person medley and bronze medals within the 100 and 200-metre butterfly and particular person medley.
Queen’s Faculty pupil, Arianna Greene received silver within the 11-12 age group 100m backstroke, 50-metre freestyle, 50m breaststroke and 50m backstroke and he or she was second general within the dash elimination problem.
Emmari Goodman of Wilkie Cumberbatch and Saniya Graham of Harrison Faculty could not have made the rostrum this time, however they each improved on their private finest instances from final December’s Brief Course Nationals on the Aquatic Centre in Wildey.
The workforce is coached by Roydon Blades, who can also be the founding father of the Sea Eagles Academy. The group made good use of the current mid-term break and wonderful assist from the mother and father who made the required sacrifices for the kids to attend the meet.
They competed towards two native Vincentian Golf equipment, Blue Marlins and Black Sands and have been additionally in a position to see some native sights and above all, they loved new friendships.
