Cozier 8th at World Masters Swimming

Over 6500 swimmers aged 25 and over including former Olympians and world record holders, converged on the Duna Arena for seven days of swimming.

Swimmers from every continent participated including Hungarian Bela Banki Horvath who was the oldest swimmer at 96 years old.

Cozier competed in the 50m backstroke for age 50 -54 females yesterday and placed 8th in a time of 35.91 seconds.

She also placed 15th in the 50 free (30.83) and 50 fly (33.15). Among the other TTO entrants were 1984 Olympian and Head Swim Coach at UTT Paul Newallo; Head Swim Coach of YMCA Swim Club and 2010 CISC bronze medallist Mosi Denoon; and former national record holder in the 9-10 female 50 and 100 fly Ava Badal, now Ava Badal Henry-Chow.

TT Women’s Results: 25-29 Megan Charles- 50 free 39th 29.92; 100 free 33rd 1:05.48; 200 free 37th 2:28.46 Rochelle Pierre- 50 free 42nd 30.36; 50 fly 56th 33.12; 50 breast 34th 40.51 35-39 Ava Badal Henry-Chow- 50 free 41st 31.67; 50 fly 33rd 34.61

40-44 Shinelle Padmore- 73rd 50 free 34.02

50-54 Danielle Cozier- -8th 50m back 35.91; 15th 50 free 30.83; 15th 50 fly 33.15

TT Men’s Results: 25-29 Mosi Denoon- 35th 100 breast 1:13.21; 21st 200 breast 2:42.43; 41st 50 breast 32.90

30-34 Daniel Newallo- 93rd 50 free 27.45; 62nd 100 breast 1:20.20; 69th 50 breast 35.20

40-44 Anton Gopaulsingh- 26th 50 free 26.09; 46th 50 fly 28.92; 17th 50 back 31.40 Curtis Harper- 67th 27.48 50 free; 100 free 71st 1:02.95 Adrian Murphy- 150th 50 free 30.38

50-54 Paul Newallo- 27th 100 breast 1:19.45; 50 breast 34.50 26th

60-64 Richard Knaggs- 32nd 50 free 29.76; 27th 100 free 1:08.69; 21st 50 fly 32.65

RELAYS: Age 200-239 male team: Gopaulsingh Knaggs, Newallo (P), Harper 4x50 medley relay 15th

2:06.03 4x50 free relay 11th 1:49.09

Age 120-159 female team: Pierre, Cozier, Charles, Henry- Chow 4x50 medley relay 11th

2:19.59 4x50 free relay 9th 2:00.69

Age 200-239 mixed team: Murphy, Padmore, Cozier, Knaggs

4x50 free relay 29th 2:04.49

Age 200-239 mixed team: Cozier, Newallo (P), Henry- Chow, Knaggs

4x50 medley relay 16th 2:13.12