Hillview top Tidal Wave meet

Over 630 students from 58 schools participated in this annual event, which this year was declared open by newly elected president of the Amateur Swimming Association of Trinidad and Tobago (ASATT) Wendell Lai Hing.

The boys in maroon known as the “Spartans” won the title of Top Male School, Best East School, Most Improved and Best Male team overall in the competitive and non-competitive division.

Hillview, which placed fifth in last year’s edition of the meet, graduated to first place in 2016 with 275 points, with Fatima College finishing as runners-up for the second consecutive year, and 2015 champs St Mary’s College slipping to third place.

In the female division, there was no change in the top three over the 2015 results as Holy Name Convent repeated as champions scoring 277 points, with St Joseph’s Convent Port of Spain and Bishop Anstey East again placing second and third respectively. Holy Name also copped the titles of Best North School and Best Non-Competitive Girls Team.

Vessigny Secondary School continued their recent successes as they won the coeducational category.

Three weeks ago, Vessigny won the Top Coed School at the Tidal Wave Interzone School meet at the same venue. On this occasion, Vessigny beat Scarborough Secondary into second place, with the International School of Port of Spain placing third.

Only one meet record fell on the day courtesy Zahra Gaskin of Bishop Anstey East.

Gaskin erased the 12 and Under girls 50-metre freestyle meet record previously held by multiple CARIFTA, CCCAN and CISC gold medallist Kimberlee John Williams who then swam for St Joseph’s Convent San Fernando. The 2007 record of John Williams was no more as Gaskin knocked one tenth of a second of the old mark, splashing to a new record of 28.58 seconds.

Next on the swimming calendar is the National Open Short Course Championships which will be held at the newly opened National Aquatic Centre in Couva from tomorrow until Sunday.

School Awards:

Best Male School- Hillview College

Best Female School-Holy Name Convent

Best Coed School-Vessigny Secondary

Best East School-Hillview College

Best North School-Holy Name Convent

Best Central School-Holy Faith Convent, Couva

Best South School-Naparima Girls High School

Best Tobago School-Scarborough Secondary

Best Competitive Male Team-Hillview College

Best Competitive Female Team-Bishop Anstey East

Best Non-Competitive Male Team-Hillview College

Best Non-Competitive Female Team-Holy Name Convent

Most Improved School-Hillview College

Individual Awards:

Best Competitive Male - Riquelio Joseph, Southern Academy of SDA

Best Competitive Female - Jaedra Douglas, Holy Name Convent

Best Non-Competitive Male - Adam Alexis, Fatima College

Best Non-Competitive Female - Zahra Gaskin, Bishop Anstey East

12 & Under Girls Non-Competitive Division: Douglas, Jaedra - Holy Name Convent

12 & Under Boys Non-Competitive Division: Benjamin, Zion - Trinity College East

13-14 Girls Non-Competitive Division: Arneaud, Nathania - Holy Name Convent

13-14 Boys Non-Competitive Division: Seepaul, Loic - Hillview College

15 & Over Girls Non-Competitive Division: Alexis, Ami - Holy Name Convent

15 & Over Boys Non-Competitive Division: Alexis, Adam - Fatima College

12 & Under Girls Competitive Division: Gaskin, Zahra - Bishop Anstey East

12 & Under Boys Competitive Division: Joseph, Riquelio - Southern Academy OF

Sda

13-14 Girls Competitive Division: Harley, Jahmia - Bishop Anstey East

13-14 Boys Competitive Division: Joseph, Aqeel - Holy Cross College

15 & Over Girls Competitive Division: Dickson, Marissa - Holy Name Convent Point

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15 & Over Boys Competitive Division: Yorke, Kael - Hillview College