Team Guyana picked for World Swimming C/Ships

Oct 24, 2021 Sports

Fifteen-year-old Dorado Speed Swim Club’s Rekwon Noel, 15-year-old Olympian Orca Speed Swim Club’s Aleka Persaud, Dorado Swim Club’s 25-year-old Fowler and 15-year-old Dolphin Speed Swim Club’s Patrice Mahaica were yesterday selected to represent Guyana at the 15th edition of the FINA World Swimming Championships in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Team Guyana will compete in the 25 meters Short Course event and match strokes with the best swimmers in the world in a six-day event which runs from December 16 – 22. The United Arab Emirates will play host to the showcase for the second time, after a successful edition in 2010 in Dubai.
The quartet was selected after a time trial yesterday at the Aquatic Centre in Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara, based on FINA points system which was open to past and current swimmers.
Being an Open event, all of the swimmers showed interest in competing including the likes of 2016 Olympian Hanibal Gaskin, 2020 Olympian Andrew Fowler, young Leon Seaton, who will try to match strokes with the senior competitors and the other young guns that are a part of GASA’s Development Programme.
Meanwhile, when asked about a letter to sports editor published in yesterday’s Kaieteur News written by the Dorado Speed Swim Club, President of GASA Dwayne Scott responded. “This matter is currently being discussed with the GSA Council and as such I am unable to provide a comment.”

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