Kendese Nangle clocked a championships record 32.03 seconds to mine gold in the Girls 13-14 50m backstroke. She won ahead of Siona Huxley of St. Lucia, 32.13 and Netherlands Antilles' Karlene Theodora 32.69.
The second gold came in the Boys 15-17 1500m freestyle where Dominic Walter did 16 minutes 42.82 seconds to defeat Derek Groters of Aruba, 16:44.79 and Yohann Baron of the French Antilles, 17:06.59. The silver medals were won by Victoria Hoo in the Girls 13-14 800m freestyle, Breanna Roman in the Girls 11-12 200m breaststroke and Ramon Walton in the Boys 15-17 50m backstroke. Bronze medal winners were Dominique Dawson in Girls 15-17 100m butterfly and the Girls 13-14 400m freestyle relay.
Selected results from the opening day of the 2008 CARIFTA Swimming Championship at the Piscina Olimpico Pool on Thursday evening in Aruba:
GIRLS
13-14 800-metre Freestyle
1. Lani Cabrera (BAR) 9 minutes 25.99 seconds, 2. VICTORIA HOO (JAM) 9:42.48, 3. 3 Kimberly John-Williams (T&T) 9:52.59.
13-14 200m Breaststroke
1. Chinyere Pigot (SUR) 2:48.85, 2. Shaunte Moss (BAH) 2:53.35, 3. Kadeja Phillip (T&T) 2:55.04.
15-17 200m Breaststroke
1. McKayla Lightbourne (BAH) 2:37.97 (CR), 2. Alicia Lightbourne (BAH) 2:41.64, 3. Danielle Beaubrun (STL) 2:48.99.
11-12 50m Backstroke
1. Regine Leito (N.ANT) 34.11, 2. Xaenne Tjoen A Choy (SUR) 34.16, 3. Deandre Small (BAR) 34.35.
13-14 50m Backstroke
1. KENDESE NANGLE (JAM) 32.03 (CR), 2. Siona Huxley (STL) 32.13, 3. Karlene Theodora (N.ANT) 32.69.
15-17 50m Backstroke
1. Ariel Weech (BAH) 31.37, 2. Allison Fenasse (F.ANT) 32.06, 3. Maily Dupros (F.ANT) 32.41.
11-12 100m Butterfly
1. Zabrina Holder (BAR) 1:12.80, 2. Coraline Erin (F.ANT) 1:13.18, 3. Bryanna Duncan (T&T) 1:14.70.
11-12 200m Breaststroke
1 Jessica Stephenson (GUY) 2:55.39, 2. BREANNA ROMAN (JAM) 2:59.37, 3. Daniell van den Berg (ARU) 2:59.81.
15-17 100m Butterfly
1. Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace (BAH) 1:02.54 (CR),
2. Jenna Chaplin (BAH) 1:07.31, 3. DOMINIQUE DAWSON (JAM) 1:08.09.
11-12 400m Freestyle Relay
1. French Antilles 4:18.89 (CR), 2. Aruba 4:27.57,
3. Barbados 4:31.24.
13-14 400m Freestyle Relay
1 French Antilles 4:11.74, 2. Barbados 4:12.89,
3. JAMAICA 4:13.07.
BOYS13-14 1500m Freestyle
1. Enzo Vial Collet (F.ANT) 16:45.51, 2. Al Huygues-Beaufond (F.ANT) 17:30.41, 3. Derrick Bakhuis (N.ANT) 17:40.50.
15-17 1500m Freestyle
1. DOMINIC WALTER (JAM) 16:42.82, 2. Derek Groters (ARU) 16:44.79, 3. Yohann Baron (F.ANT) 17:06.59.
13-14 200m Breaststroke
1. Seiji Groome (CAY) 2:34.63, 2. Martis Jourdy (N.ANT) 2:35.20, 3. Lafontaine Ozier (F.ANT) 2:35.31.
15-17 200m Breaststroke
1. Ganesh Pedurand (F.ANT) 2:32.61, 2. Raymond Edwards (BAR) 2:36.16, 3. Julian Fletcher (BER) 2:36.22.
11-12 50m Backstroke
1. Keegan Boisson (T&T) 31.16 (CR), 2. Joshua Romany (T&T) 32.09, 3. Jairo Emer (N.ANT) 32.58.
13-14 50m Backstroke
1. Alexis Aricat (F.ANT) 29.48, 2. Mathias Bellance (F.ANT) 30.25, 3. Mancer Roberts (BAH) 30.28.
15-17 50m Backstroke
1. Christian Homer (T&T) 27.65 (CR), 2. RAMON WALTON (JAM) 28.77, 3. Cadell Lyons (T&T) 28.82.
11-12 100m Butterfly
1. Keegan Boisson (T&T) 1:06.20, 2. Joshua Romany (T&T) 1:08.22, 3. Axel Ledan (F.ANT) 1:08.57.
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