Chatoor siblings undefeated in long distances

Jada was the previous record holder (9:31.10) which she set in June 2016 while representing Trinidad and Tobago at the Caribbean Island Swimming Championships (CISC). On Sunday night, she stopped the clock at 9:24.15 to decimate her old mark and establish qualifying times for the 2017 CARIFTA and CCCAN Championships.

Her sibling and Marlins teammate, Graham Chatoor, won the 15-17 male 1500m freestyle in 17:26.32. He not only qualified for CARIFTA and CCCAN, but also qualified for the Commonwealth Youth Games in Bahamas which is scheduled for August 2017.

The Chatoor siblings have been undefeated in long distance at the last three national club events at the National Aquatic Centre - the Open Short Course last November, the ASATT December Invitational meet and the recently concluded National Age Group Long Course.

Zarek Wilson of Blue Dolphins Swim Club copped three more gold medals, winning the 11-12 male 200m backstroke in a time of 2:36.19, the 100m butterfly in 1:07.91 and the 50m freestyle on Sunday night. Wilson added these to his medal tally, after he won triple gold in the 11-12 male 100m freestyle, 50m backstroke and 200m butterfly on Friday night, as he achieved CARIFTA and CCCAN Qualifying Times in all three events and also emerged as the overall high point trophy winner for the age group.

The meet concluded on Sunday night and the CARIFTA National Swim Team is expected to be selected at a meeting of Amateur Swimming Association of Trinidad and Tobago this evening