After three
days of intense competition in the pool the 'Y' Speedos Swim Club
took home the Karl Dalhouse Memorial International Trophy from the
defending holders the Tornadoes Swim Club. 'Y' Speedos amassed 1431
points to win by 201 points over rivals Tornadoes' 1230 points.
The Meet saw 17 records
being broken, including 16 Meet records and one National Age Group
record. The National Age Group record went to Tornadoes' 15-17 Age
Group swimmer Dominic Lee in the 13 & Over Boys 200M
Breaststroke, His new time of 2:37.23 erased the old time of
2:37.66. This was also a new meet record. Young Lee broke 3 other
records during the course of the meet in the 100m Breaststroke, 200M
Freestyle, and 200m Individual Medley. This performance made him the
most outstanding swimmer of the meet.
Not to be completely
outdone, 'Y' Speedos' 9-10 Boy, Ramon Walton broke 3 meet records -
the 200m Individual Medley, 50m Butterfly and 50m Backstroke. His
sister Tiffany Walton swimming in the 13-14 Girls' 100m Butterfly
broke the meet record of 1:13.80 in 1:12.75.
Other record breakers were
15 & Over Maria Zenoni from the Dorados de Paraiso Swim Club of
the Dominican Republic and 11-12 Tamari Farquharson of Tornadoes
both of whom broke two records each. 'Y' Speedos Todd Johnson and
the Club's 9-10 Boys 200m Freestyle Relay team along with Unattached
Audette Lawrence and Tornadoes' 11-12 200m Medley Relay team
accounted for four more records.
There were many exciting
close finishes during the meet particularly in the 11-12 age group
where Brad Hamilton of Tornadoes and Alford Green of 'Y' Speedos
battled into 1st and 2nd positions in several
events, the highlight being the 400m Freestyle. 'Y' Speedos' Kristie
Irving and Tornadoes' Khalilah Robinson tussled for 1st
and 2nd in the 15 & over 100m Butterfly; Taryn
Bridgewater of Speedos and Marlin's Giselle Hall in the 9-10 Girls
50M Freestyle. The 8 & Under Boys 50m Freestyle saw a blanket
finish with Speedos' David Bromfield edging out teammate Prince
Easton, and Montego Bay All Stars' Rico Ricketts in 39.72 with the
others in close pursuit.
The Stingray Swim Club of
Grand Cayman performed well to capture 4th place with 318
points, hard on the heels of 3rd place winners Marlins
Swim Club who garnered 380 points.
Several of the local
swimmers achieved their Carifta qualifying times in the meet. The
next battle for supremacy will be in the Walter Rogers National Age
Group Championships at the end of February.
FINAL POINTS STANDING:
1.
'Y' Speedos Swim
Club
1431
2.
Tornadoes Swim
Club
1230
3.
Marlins Swim
Club
380
4.
Stingray Swim
Club (Cayman)
318
5.
Royals Swim Club
233
6.
Blue Seals Swim
Club 168
7.
Dorados De
Paraiso (Dom.r.) 98
8.
Montego Bay All
Stars
59
9.
Aqua Youth Swim
Club 48
Unattached 48
11. Unattached
Dolphins 12
Barbara Briggs, Meet
Co-ordinator. 'Y' Speedos Swim CLub
