According to official reports, Saint Lucian swimmers put on a commendable performance at the 27th edition of the Goodwill Swimming Championships which was held at the National Aquatics Centre in Kingston, Jamaica, on August 20.
Courtney Paul and Fayth Lubrun led a strong and spirited performance for Team Saint Lucia to finish sixth overall in the meet.
The Saint Lucian swimmers amassed a total of seven medals including three silver, and four bronze, while several swimmers earned Personal Best (PB) times.
In the winner’s role were the following individuals:
Boys 8 and Under- Tiago Nelson, Bronze 50-meter breaststroke.
Boys 11-12 – Jayden Xu, Bronze 200 Individual Medley (IM).
Girls 9-10- Sapphire Parks, Bronze 200 IM.
Girls 13-14 – Fayth Lubrun, Silver 200 meters freestyle, Bronze 100 meters butterfly.
Girls 15-17 – Courtney Paul, Silver 50 meters breaststroke, Silver 100 meters breaststroke.
The Final Points Tally is as follows:
– The Bahamians topped both the male and female sections, respectively, to claim the championship with 1,418.50 points.
– Jamaica took second place with 1,143.50,
– Trinidad and Tobago (970.50) ended third,
– Barbados (739.50) fourth,
– Suriname fifth (522.50),
– Saint Lucia sixth (197.50),
– Grenada seventh (3),
– Turks and Caicos eighth (1).
The Saint Lucia squad consisted of boys – Tiago Nelson, Nathan Lewis, Tre Theresine, Jayden Xu, Liam Felicien, Aaron Charles, James Sylvester, Omar Gabriel, D’Andre Vigier, Eric Xu, Jonas Sylvester, and Nathan Vigier.
Girls – Sapphire Parks, Aniyah George, Najmah Melchior, Jasmine Vigier, Zaina Brathwaite, Kayla Marisse – Inglis, Damari Maxwell, Fayth Lubrun, Courtney Paul, Maliyah Henry, and Caitlin Polius.
The Technical Staff were as follows: Brian Charles, Head Coach, Sherma Bernard, Assistant Coach, Nickler Velinor – Paul, Team Manager, Denise Stanley, Kim Vigier, Chaperone, Dr. Joanne Mills – Felicien, Team Doctor/ Chaperone.
Next year, Saint Lucia is due to host the 28th edition of the Goodwill Swimming Championship.