Bermuda Pair Place 27th In 50m Freestyle
Bermudian swimmers Maggie Mewett and Noah Maranzana both placed 27th in their respective 50m freestyle events at the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal, on Wednesday [November 4].
Mewett finished second in heat five of the women’s freestyle in 28.12 seconds, behind Senegal’s Marta Alodia Biagini, who won the heat in 27.70. Mewett ranked 27th among the 68 swimmers who recorded a time.
In the men’s freestyle, Maranzana clocked 25.05 seconds to finish eighth in heat six and 27th overall in a field of 55.
Mewett returned to the pool for the women’s 50m butterfly, finishing sixth in heat two in 31.28 seconds to place 30th overall among 40 swimmers.
