The Tribune

By BRENT STUBBS

Chief Sports Editor

bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

BAHAMAS Aquatics held its Last Chance Meet over the weekend at the Betty Kelly Kenning Swim Complex with several swimmers ensuring that they put in their bid for selection to the CARIFTA swim team.

Yesterday, Bahamas Aquatics announced a 36-member team following the meet, which produced a number of qualifying performances from swimmers such as Isabella Guccurullo, Zoe Williamson, Alexander Murray, Sienna Campbell and Dexter Russell. Sklyer Smith of Alpha Aquatic and DNDN McKenzie of Mako Aquatic dipped under the girls’ 13-14 1,500m qualifying time of 19 minutes and 48.09 seconds with their first and second place performances of 19:24.88 and 19:29.13 respectively.

Alissa Ferguson won the girls 13-14 100m backstroke in 1:12.01 with Smith second in 1:13.07 and Tiah Seymour of Mako third in 1:14.22 as they all surpassed the qualifying standard of 1:14.55. Violet Saralegui of Lyford Cay Swim Club clocked 1:08.17 and Isabell Guccurullo of Alpha Aquatic did 1:09.94 as they both went under the qualifying time of 1:10.99 in the girls 100m butterfly. Four competitors surpassed the qualifying standard of 3:04.98 in the girls 13-14 200m breaststroke. Guccurullo led the way with 2:54.50, Kimaya Saunders of Mako followed with 2:57.09; Samirah Donaldson of Alpha Aquatics did 3:01.44 and Gillian Albury of Mako did 3:04.08.

Saunders also won the 50m backstroke in 35.01 with Jaylah Threadgill second in 35.72, Guccurullo third in 35.84 and Donaldson fourth in 37.20 as they all surpassed the qualifying standard of 38.45.

Saunders (1:18.71), Guccurullo (1:19.71), Threadgill (1:23.37) and Donaldson (1:23.79) all surpassed the qualifying standard of 1:23.88.

Saralegui also won the girls 13-14 50m butterfly in 3022 to attain the qualifying standard of 30.79.

Mako’s Zoe Williamson, competing in the girls 15-17 100m butterfly, swum 1L05.64 to surpass the qualifying time of 1:07.09. She also won the 100m freestyle in 59.38 to surpass the standard of 1:01.61.

In the boys 11-12 100m butterfly, Dexter Russell of Grand Bahama won in 1:05.80 and Nitayo Knowles of Alpha Aquatic was second in 1:11.11 as they both went under the standard of 1:11.32.

Russell also won the 100m freestyle in 59.71 with Kai Bastian second in 1:01.48, Da’Kari Russell third in 1:03.09 and Knowles fourth in 1:03.23 to all surpass the qualifying standard of 1:03.51.

In the boys 11-12 50m backstroke saw Bastian won in 32.37 and Russell got second in 32.69 as they both surpassed the qualifying standard of 33.45. 

Bastian also won the 50m freestyle in 27.46 to surpass the qualifying standard of 28.29. And he took the 100m backstroke in 1:11.25 with Cooper second in 1:14.46 as they both surpassed the qualifying standard of 1:16.75.

Both Bastian and Knowles were clocked in the same time of 31.07 as they went under the qualifying time of 31.09. And Cooper swum 2:40.98 and Bastian did 2:44.79 as they both surpassed the standard of 2:46.98. 

Alexander Murray of Black Marlins won the boys 13-14 100m butterfly in 1:01.12 and Harold Simmons of Mako was second in 1:03.17 as they both achieved the standard of 1:03.18.

Murray also another qualifier in the boys 13-14 200m breaststroke with his winning time of 2:40.38 with David Singh of the Barracuda’s second in 2:42.91. The standard was 2:47.99.

Murray further accomplished the qualifying standard of 5:176.99 in winning the 400m individual medal (IM) in 5:11.38. He also did 25.54 to win the 50m free to surpass the standard of 25.89.

In the 50m breaststroke, Murray won in 32.48 with Singh second in 33.19, Trace Russell of Mako was third in 33.22 and Christon Joseph of Black Marlins was fourth in 33.78 as they all went under the qualifying standard of 33.88.

Joseph won the 200m IM in 2:23.22 with Singh second in 2:23.34 and although he lost his first event, placing third in 2:26.68, they all surpassed the qualifying standard of 2:28.99.

Murray bounced back to win the 100m breaststroke in 1:14.15 with Singh second in 1:14.31 as they achieved the qualifying standard of 1:14.99.

Ayrton Moncur was the lone qualifier in the boys 15-17 100m butterfly in 57.88. The standard was 58.34. Moncur also won the 50m breaststroke in 29.65 with Tristen Hepburn second in 30.25 and Caden Wells of Mako was third in 30.26 to surpass the qualifying standard of 31.42.

Mako’s Will Farrington clocked 2:33.88 and team-mate Triston Hepburn did 2:34.03 as they both went under the boys 200m breaststroke time of 2:35.92.

Sienna Campbell of Mako won the girls 11-12 50m backstroke in 34.67 to surpass the qualifying time of 35.28. She also did the standard of 6:01.19 in winning the 400m IM in 5:39.88.

Campbell also swum 1:17.07 in winning the 100m backstroke to surpass the qualifying standard of 1:18.89. She also took the 100m breaststroke in 1:23.02 to surpass the standard of 1:28.21 and the 200m back in 2:45.58 to achieve the standard of 2:47.99. 

Saleste Gibson won the girls 13-14 50m backstroke in 32.48 and Alpha Aquatics’ Siann Isaacs did 32.85 as they both surpassed the qualifying standard of 33.234.

In the girls 15-17 50m backstroke, Elle Theberge of Mako won in 32.04 to surpass the qualifying standard of 32.16. Theberge also achieved the qualifying standard of 1:10.98 in winning the 100m backstroke in 1:09.36. 

Rafael McBroom, competing unattached, won the boys 15-17 100m backstroke in 1:02.28 to surpass the qualifying standard of 1:03.41.

Eiyse Wood, also competing unattached, won the girls 15-27 50m backstroke in 35.00 to surpass the qualifying standard of 35.93.

Isabella Munroe of Mako won the girls 11-12 100m freestyle in 1:05.76 to surpass the qualifying standard of 1:06.51.

Ellie Gibson of Mako won the boys 15-7 100m freestyle in 52.82 to surpass the qualifying standard of 53.26. Gibson also won the 50m butterfly in 25.54 to surpass the qualifying standard of 26.15.

Elyse Wood, unattached, took the girls 200 IM in 2:28.64 to surpass the qualifying standard of 2:39.36.

And Mia Patton, also unattached, won the girls 15-17 400m freestyle in 4:47.42 to surpass the qualifying standard of 4:51.11.