{"id":26290,"date":"2019-04-26T12:27:23","date_gmt":"2019-04-26T16:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=26290"},"modified":"2019-04-26T12:27:23","modified_gmt":"2019-04-26T16:27:23","slug":"national-swimmers-show-improvement-during-34th-carifta-aquatics-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/national-swimmers-show-improvement-during-34th-carifta-aquatics-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"National Swimmers show improvement during 34th CARIFTA Aquatics Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-3895733020\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  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\/><\/a><\/div><p>The six swimmers representing Antigua and Barbuda at the recently held 34th CARIFTA Aquatics Championships returned home to applause by the swimming fraternity for their performances.<\/p><div id=\"antig-4041920058\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"ABLP_2026_Launch_English_Digital-BB\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English_Digital-BB-1.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English_Digital-BB-1.png 2160w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English_Digital-BB-1.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:512\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English_Digital-BB-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:384\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English_Digital-BB-1.png 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:768\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English_Digital-BB-1.png 1536w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English_Digital-BB-1.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"2160\" height=\"1080\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>The long-course event, held at Barbados Aquatic Centre over the Easter weekend is one of the more competitive events in the region.\u00a0 It hosted over 300 swimmers in ages from 11 to 17, and saw representation from 23 territories including Jamaica, Trinidad, Bermuda, the US Virgin Islands and the French and Dutch territories.\u00a0\u00a0 It is an approved qualifier for the 18th FINA World Championships 2019 (Gwangju, Korea), and the Pan American Games 2019 (Lima, Peru).<\/p>\n<p>Antigua and Barbuda\u2019s Team, comprising of Tivon Benjamin, Hailey Derrick, Olivia Fuller, Angelique Gittens, Diallo Marshall, and Lleyton Martin continued to show great improvement over a number of disciplines, and according to Head Coach Terrell Bruno, demonstrated that swimming is in in a good place and on a good track for future podium success. \u201cI would like to commend Tivon, Hailey, Olivia, Angelique, Diallo and Lleyton for working hard, maintaining their focus and delivering great results.\u00a0 I was impressed to see that all the swimmers delivered improvements to a number of their personal bests and they all rose to the competition,\u201d he said.<\/p><div 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https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English-_lineup_Digital-BB-1.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:512\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English-_lineup_Digital-BB-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:384\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English-_lineup_Digital-BB-1.png 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:768\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English-_lineup_Digital-BB-1.png 1536w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English-_lineup_Digital-BB-1.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"2160\" height=\"1080\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Among the great performances was a new national age-group record for the Boy 15 \u2013 16 long course 100 metre butterfly, set by Lleyton Martin with a time of 57:64, and the attainment of qualifying times for the upcoming CCCAN Swim Championships to be held in Barbados, June 28<sup>th<\/sup> to July 2<sup>nd<\/sup> by Hailey Derrick and Olivia Fuller.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2174733783\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ReggaeInTheParkAntigua\" aria-label=\"lucanio\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>President of Antigua and Barbuda Swimming Federation (ABSF), complimented the team saying, \u201cAntiuga and Barubda\u2019s swimmers did the nation proud.\u00a0 It was a joy to be able to see them compete in Barbados against the region\u2019s best.\u00a0 Although we had one of the smallest teams at the event, we reached the finals in 9 events and demonstrated to the region that swimming continues to be on the rise in Antigua and Barbuda.\u00a0 On behalf of the ABSF executive and the entire swimming fraternity, I would like to commend the swimmers for their performances and urge them to keep their focus, determination and competitive spirit.\u00a0 The future looks bright!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Team Manager, Dr. Cleopatra Gittens, added her praise to the swimmers.\u00a0 \u201cThe entire team was focused on what they came to do, and they delivered.\u00a0 We had a good meet and I would like to commend all of the team members for their professionalism.\u00a0 Although young, they demonstrated a level of maturity and professionalism that belied their ages.\u201d<\/p><div id=\"antig-1405686828\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"500X500 (1)\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Local swimming action continues on May 4<sup>th<\/sup> with the Wadadli Aquatic Racers (WAR) 10th Invitational Mid-Distance Swim Meet.\u00a0 Team Antigua and Barbuda will again travel to Barbados for the CCCAN 31<sup>st<\/sup> Swimming Championships slated for June 28<sup>rd<\/sup> to July 2<sup>nd<\/sup>, 2019.<\/p>\n<div id=\"antig-3513812205\" class=\"antig-in-comments_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a 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