Newsday Reporter
DAVID SCARLETT
RWB Aquatic Academy ended day three of the Aquatic Sports activities Affiliation of TT (ASATT) Nationwide Originate Rapid Direction Championship in dramatic trend on November 16 as they swam to gold within the blended 11-and-over 400m medley relay at the Nationwide Aquatic Centre, Couva.
RWB’s two relay groups, A and B, battled smartly within the water in opposition to a exact Marlins Swimming Club team, who were regarded as as pre-go favourites. Marlins started strongly by device of Isaiah Alexander as RWB A’s Quillon Leera chased closely at the lend a hand of.
However, RWB A stormed in entrance within the second leg when Tyla Shu Ho overtook Marlins’ Aimee Le Blanc. Toni Rae Yates maintained their lead within the third leg while Maidan Edwards brought RBW B into second situation and inserting situation.
But Marlins, in dramatic trend, retook the lead courtesy Zachary Anthony as he produced a resounding swim on the third leg to build the go in his team’s favour.
The fourth and final leg brought the most drama as RWB A’s Anpherne Bernard stormed previous Marlins’ Marena Martinez to ship gold at the expense of Marlins, who earned silver. RWB’s B team claimed bronze.
Marlins continued their dominance within the person occasions, in particular by device of Zahara and Zachary Anthony. Zahara won the women ten-and-below 100m butterfly in a single minute, 15.58 seconds, the 100m freestyle (1:05.ninety nine) and the 50m breaststroke in 40.32 seconds. She also helped her relay team of Zion George, Taylan Diaz and Na’Ziyah George to procure gold within the blended ten-and-below 200m medley in 2:29.86.
Zachary also loved podium finishes of two golds and a silver. He won the male 11-and-over 400m person medley (4:forty five.68) as Marlins done a tidy sweep. Club-mates Khadeem Braithwaite (4:55.12) and Marcus Alexander (4:59.92) adopted respectively.
His other gold came within the 200m freestyle, clocking 1:fifty three.17. He earned silver in 100m backstroke at the lend a hand of Dorado’s Vladimir Woodroffe who finished in 59.21.
