Black Sand swimmers pouch seven gold medals at Barbados Championships

Swimmers from St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) picked up seven medals in the Barbados Long Course Swimming Championships which took place from May 26-28 where Kione Deshong and Alex Joachim represented Black Sands Swim Squad.

Currently in the midst of an elite training programme led by visiting Canadian coach Cathy Purdy, who is assisting Alex in preparation for the Swimming World Championships to be held in July in Japan, Joachim swam in the boys 15 year and over category. He won three gold medals in the 200 meter IM, the 50 meter Butterfly and the 50 meter Freestyle He also picked up two bronze medals in the 100 meter Freestyle and the 100 meter Butterfly. Alex got his name back into the SVG record books by breaking the national record in the 200 meter Individual Medley and the 50 meter Butterfly.

Swimming in the boys 9-10 age category, Kione Deshong won a gold medal in the 50 meter Freestyle and one bronze medal in the 50 meter Breaststroke recording personal best times in both events.