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Mar 09, 2009 Sports
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By Franklin Wilson
The 2009 Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA) Mashramani Meet came to a blistering end yesterday at the Castellani Swim Pool with the penultimate event, girls 18 and over 50m freestyle producing the fourth and final record of the meet which was the eight overall.
The three competitors in the event Orca Speed Swim Club’s Kristyl Robinson (31.74), club mate Amanda Perreira (34.64) and Dorado Speed Swim Club’s Alejandra Vieira (37.02) all breaking Svetlana Farinha September 2008 record of 47.99.
It was another pulsating day of rivalry among the best male and female swimmers in Guyana as they competed for places on the 2009 Inter Guiana Games 12 member swim team.
Also joining the record breaking ranks was 12 year-old Aureyah Payne in the 11-12 50m backstroke. She erased her own mark of 37.39 achieved last August with a new mark of 37.09.
Fifteen year-old Noelle Smith (15-17) followed up her two records on day one (200m IM & 50m breast) with another yesterday, replacing Kristyl Robinson’s 2006 200m freestyle record of 2:33.36 with a new standard of 2:31.45.
Jamaal Sobers achieved his second record of the meet, a time of 29.95 in the 50m backstroke, bettering his old mark of 30.82 set last June. Also getting past Sobers’ old mark in the event was Alan Lowe (30.67).
Age Group Winners
The respective age group winners were consistent in their performances over the two days of competitive action.
The leading boy and girl among the 8 and under swimmers were Daniel Scott and Sarah King.
Stephen King and Accalia Khan topped the 9-10 category with Travis Henry and Britany van Lange the top performers among the 11-12’s.
Sheik Amir and Athena Gaskin (13-14), Niall Roberts, Noelle Smith (15-17) and Jamaal sobers and Kristyl Robinson in the 18 & over were the other top age group performers.
Scott won the 50 & 200m free as well as the 50m back while Sarah King won the 50m free and 50m back.
Khan (200m free, 100m back, 50m back 50m free), Stephen King (200m free, 100m back, 50m back, 100m breast).
Travis Henry (200m free, 50m back, 100m breast, 50m free; van Lange (200m free, 100m beast, 50m free.
Gaskin (200m free, 100m back, 100m fly, 50m free; Amir (200m free, 100m breast, 50m free.
Smith (200m free R, 100m fly, 100m breast, 50m free; Roberts (200m free, 100m fly, 50m free.
Sobers (200m free, 100m back, 100m fly, 50m back R, 50m free; Robinson (200m free, 100m back, 50m back, 50m free R.
Other winners
Soroya Simmons competing in the 11-12 for girls, won the 100m back ahead of Payne and van Lange. Simmons also took the 100m fly. In the same age group, Hannibal Gaskin and Danny Daniels won the 100m fly and 100m back, respectively.
Darcy Chambers (13-14 girls) defeated Gaskin in the 50m back. Joseph Seguina won the same event among the boys.
Nayira Freso (15-17 girls) took the 50m back, Onika George (9-10 girls) claimed the 50m breast, Shamal Baksh (9-10 boys) 50m free, Steffi DeNobreiga (13-14 girls) 100m breast, and Jaime Jabar (15-17 boys) 100m breast.
Dorado Speed Swim Club with a total of 915 points was the top club at meet followed by Orca Speed Swim Club 755, Dolphin Speed Swim Club 422 and Silver Shark Aquatic Swim Club bring up the rear on 272.
Dorado was the top among women tallying 540 points to Orca’s 367, Silver Shark 121 and Dolphin 77 while Orca was tops among the men with 388, Dorado 375, Dolphin 345 and Silver Shark 151.
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