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Four personal records eclipses as GASA Independence Meet commences
Amy Grant, Alika Persaud, Sarah King and Amber Degoeas all removed their best timings in their respective categories on the first day of the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA) four-day Independence Meet at the Aquatic Centre, Lilliendaal, ECD, yesterday afternoon.
The young swimmers pose for a photo op moments after exiting the water.
Grant, the national 2012 swimming champion (11-12yrs), shaved off 4 seconds from her personal best time in the 50 meters Backstroke event while Persaud followed suit, removing a similar 2 seconds of her best time also in the 50 meters backstroke.
King emulated those performances in the 200M freestyle event, also eclipsing her best timings by 2 seconds while Degoeas also joined her colleagues and eclipsed her best time in the 50 meters back stroke, also by 2 seconds.
Naomi King dominated the 200 meters free style event in the 9-10 years category while Sarah King and Daniel Scott won in the Boys and Girls 11-12 yrs, 200 meters event, respectively. Dylan Nurse swam all alone in the Boys 13-14 years 200M race as had Athena Gaskin in the Girls 15-17yrs 200m event. Omar Adams also swam devoid of competition in the Boys 15-17 year’s event. Activities continue this afternoon with several other events at the same venue from 16:30hrs.
Meanwhile, five (5) swimmers left Guyana yesterday afternoon for Barbados to participate in the 22nd Barbados Annual Independence Swimming Competition which gets underway today and concludes on Sunday May 26 next.
Those swimmers are Joseph Seguina, Onika George, Acclia Khan, Joseph DeNobriega and Leon Seaton. They will be joined by two Coaches, Sean Baksh and Cuban, Isabel Maria Couso Fals.
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