The Tribune

Ariel Weech was the lone Bahamian in action for Team Bahamas on day five of the 16th FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia.

In the women’s 100 metres freestyle yesterday, she placed 54th overall out of a field of 90 competitors in a time of 58.07 seconds.

Today, three Bahamians are scheduled to compete.

Elvis Burrows is slated to contest the men’s 50m freestyle in the eighth of 12 heats with a qualifying time of 23.24.

In addition, Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace is all set to compete in the women’s 50m butterfly. She will swim the sixth of seven heats where she will attempt to improve on her qualifying time of 25.93. She holds the national record in the event at 25.53 set at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, last year.

Finally, Joanna Evans will also join the fray in the women’s 800m freestyle after she missed the 400m freestyle because of her late travel to Russia.

She will swim in the third of five heats where she has a personal best of 8:37.18, which she set as a national record at Pan Am.