Carifta Swimmers Win Three More Medals
Bermuda swimmers picked up yet another three medals on the second day of the Carifta Swimming Championships.
In the 13-14 girls 100 meter backstroke final Marleigh Howes captured the silver medal with a time of 1:10.33, while Elanna Fulton finished 6th clocking 1:12.16.
Fulton won the bronze medal competing in the 13-14 girls 50 meter butterfly touching the wall in a time of 30.13.
Marleigh Howes won her second silver medal of the day when she finished second in the 13-14 girls 200 meter freestyle clocking 2:14.06.
Earlier in the day Marleigh Howes advanced to the 13-14 girls 200 meter freestyle when she clocked the second fastest time in the preliminaries of 2:16.09.
Connor Hupman advanced to the 13-14 boys 200 meter freestyle final when he finished 6th in the preliminaries clocking 2:04.62.
Bella Howes would make it to the 15–17 girls 200 meter freestyle final when she clocked the 6th fastest time of 2:15.36 in the preliminaries, while Adriana Argent finished 14th clocking 2:20.59.
Brandon Adkins took part in the 15-17 boys 200 meter freestyle preliminaries, he would clock the 4th fastest time of 1:59.06, while Thomas Cechini finished 11th clocking 2:01.56.
With a time of 30.61 Fulton advanced to the 13-14 girls 50 meter butterfly final with the 8th fastest time in the preliminaries.
During the 15-17 girls 50 meter butterfly preliminaries, Myeisha Sharrieff advanced to the final clocking a time of 30.02 which saw her finish 8th, Imojen Judd finished 15th clocking 30.72, and Bella Howes was 19th clocking 31.08.
Cechini finished 22nd with a time of 27.90 competing in the 15-17 boys 50 meter butterfly.
During the 13-14 girls 100 meter backstroke preliminaries, Marleigh Howe finished 5th clocking 1:12.10, while Fulton finished 8th clocking 1:12.79 with both advancing to the final.
Hupman clocked a time of 1:05.13 on his to the final of the 13-14 boys 100 meter backstroke when he finished 5th.
Sharrieff would advance to the 15-17 girls 100 meter backstroke final after she finished 6th in the preliminaries clocking 1:09.23, while Judd finished 13th with a time of 1:15.02.
Adkins qualified for the 15-17 boys 100 meter backstroke final after he finished 6th in the preliminaries clocking 1:02.54.