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GASA Independence Meet continues at Aquatic Centre…Mixed successes on day two
Dorado Speed Swim Club member Sarah King clocked 3:48.46secs and swam away with the honours in the Girls 11-12 years, 100 meters Breaststroke event when the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA) Independence Meet continued at the Aquatic Centre, Lilliendaal ECD, yesterday afternoon.
Isaac DaSilva
Her club mate, Alyssa Nurse, finished second after clocking 4:26.63. In the absence of other competitors, Naomi King, also of Dorado Speed Swim Club, swam all alone in the 9-10 years category of the 50 meters breast stroke event and registered a time of 2:17.09 while Nathan Hackette, representing Silver Shark Aquatic Swim Club, finished the Boys 11-12 years, 50 meters breast stroke just in front of Daniel Scott in a seed time of 1:45.56 and a timings of 1:37.79 in the finals.
Both males and females contested together in the 15-17 years 100 meters breast stroke but Athena Gaskin swam solo in the female category to register a seed and overall timings of 1:35.41 and 1:35.44 respectively.
The Boys 15-17 100 LC Meter Breaststroke was dominated by Omari Dunn in a seed time of 1:24.25 and overall timings of 1:25.95. Derrick Ramsaroop, Andy Yansen and Isaac DaSilva finished in that order.
Activities continue from 15:00hrs this afternoon with several other events carded for the day including the 400m freestyle, 100m butterfly, 50m breaststroke, 100m freestyle and the 200m backstroke. Warm-up starts at 14:00hrs while the first race commences at 15:00hrs.
Daniel Scott in action in the Boys 200 LC meter 13-14 age group event.
Sarah King (right) and Alvssa Nurse in action yesterday.
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