DOMINIC LEE NAMED ALL AMERICAN IN 100 YARD BREASTSTROKE

October 27, 2003…… Dominic Lee has been named as Jamaica's lone "All-American" entry in an individual event, the 100 yard breastroke. Lee placed 45th in the 2002-2003 high school season. "All-American" accreditation is given by NISCA (National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association) to those top high school performers in the United States. Dominic attained this status by being among the best swimmers from an Independent (private) school while representing Mercersburg Academy in Pennsylvania

Dominic as well as Timothy Wong, Jamaica's lone male representative at the recent PAN-AM Games along with teammates Justin Smith and Abed Kaaki placed third overall in the U.S. in the 200 medley relay. Smith 24.07, Lee, 27.03,Wong 23.52 and Kaaki 21.10 combined to take silver in 1:35.72 to attain that ranking behind the Peddie school 1:35.13 (who were second nationally) at the Eastern Interscholastic Swimming Championships. The top ranked team in this event was St Xavier from Cincinnati in 1:34.06.