Four national records fall at BASA Swimming Championships

Four St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), swim records went by the wayside, during the 32nd hosting of the Barbados Amateur Swimming Association(BASA) Aquatic Centre Invitational held from May 23 to 26, 2024.

Accounting for the records were Hazen Dabriel and Alex Joachim.

Dabriel is the new holder of the Boys 400m Freestyle in 4:41.29, upstaging Alex Joachim’s 2017 timing of 4:42.82.

Dabriel went better in the 800m Freestyle, as he smashed Cruz Halbich’s 10 year old mark of 10:43.93, shaving it to 9:53.28.

Likewise, Joachim took charge of the men’s 200m record timing of 2:03.29 to erase Kenale Alleyne’s 2:05.11.

Joachim also took the 50m Backstroke to 28.10s, bettering Matthew Ballah’s 28.78s, that was swam earlier this year.

Apart from the national records, Dabriel, who represented Blue Marlins and Joachim, of Black Sands Swim Squad, did themselves well as they pouched multiple medals.

Dabriel, competing the Boys 13 to 14, copped 4 silver and 3 bronze; while Joachim in the Boys 15 and Over, collected 3 gold and 5 silver.

Meanwhile, Kennice Greene of Black Sands, swimming in the Girls 15 and Over age group picked up 1 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze medals.

Other Black Sands medallists were Kione De Shong who took 1 gold and 1 silver in the Boys 11 to 12; with Kenale Alleyne in the Boys 15 and Over earning a silver medal; William Bryer, 1 gold in the Boys 15 and Over; and Eltonique Leonard grabbing 2 bronze medals in the Girls 13 to 14.

Joining Dabriel as Blue Marlins’ medal winners were Jadon Hamilton, who pouched 3 silver and 5 bronze in the Boys 11 to 12; while Caghry Williams bucketed 1 gold and 1 silver in the Boys 11 to 12.

Additionally, Belle Adams earned 3 bronze medals in the Girls 11 to 12; and Tayeah St Hillaire, had a bronze in the Girls 13 to 14.

Altogether, the two Vincentian swim clubs garnered 41 medals ( 7 gold, 17 silver and 17 bronze).