Schamber splashes three swim gold

PIRANHA AQUATICS’ Andre Schamber claimed three gold medals as the National Long Course Age-Group Swimming Championships ended at the  Marlins Swim Pool, Westmoorings on Sunday night. Schamber took the Boys 13-14 50-metre backstroke in 31.20 seconds, with Marlins’ Jules Graham 31.71 and John Ross Andrews of Piranhas’ 31.86  trailing; the Boys 13-14 400m individual medley in a slow time of five minutes 30.81 seconds, ahead of Stephan Salandy of Flying Fish 5:33.52 and Andrews 5:55.05; and the Boys 13-14 50m freestyle in 26.44, followed by Andrews 26.46 and Graham 26.68. But Schamber had to settle for the bronze medal in the 100m butterfly,  clocking 1:08.12, behind Graham’s 1:06.34 and Andrews’ 1:07.50.

Other results:  Boys 11-12 100m butterfly: 1.Joel Sankar (La Joya) 1:09.92; 2.Nathan Percy (Marlins) 1:13.47; 3.Ikenna Ward 1:15.39.
Girls 13-14 100m butterfly: 1.Kimba Collymore (Piranhas) 1:12.48; 2.Whitney Wint (Piranhas) 1:15.05; 3.Emily Fitzpatrick (Flying Fish) 1:19.73.
Girls 15-and-over 100m butterfly: 1.Melanie Charles (Marlins) 1:13.15;
2.Collette Joseph (Piranhas) 1:20.45; 3.Shimonah Lutchmedial (Piranhas) 1:25.03.
Boys 15-and-over 100m butterfly: 1.Stefan Mader (Piranhas) 1:00.91;
2.Vincent Tardieu (Blue Dolphins) 1:04.49; 3.Yannick Potts (Piranhas) 1:06.09.
Boys 9-10 50m backstroke: 1.Cadell Lyons (Stingrays) 35.80; 2.Christian Homer (Stingrays) 36.21; 3.Aaron Smith (La Joya) 36.32. Girls 13-14 50m backstroke: 1.Donna Marie Wickham (Tidal Wave) 32.97;
2.Whitney Wint (Piranhas) 36.19; 3.Zahra De Four (Marlins) 38.22.
Girls 15-and-over 50m backstroke: 1.Renee Pouchet (Blue Dolphins) 34.45;
2.Sobenna George (Marlins) 35.85; 3.Shimonah Lutchmedial (Piranhas) 37.53.
Girls 8-and-under 200m individual medley: 1.Kimberlee John-Williams (Piranhas) 3:04.61; 2.Cardesha Lyons (Stingrays) 3:17.01; 3.Khadija Thornhill (Stingrays) 3:38.85.
Boys 11-12 200m IM: 1. Joel Sankar (La Joya) 2:36.71; 2.Nathan Percy (Marlins) 2:45.30; 3.Anthony Edwards (Tidal Wave) 2:46.24.
Girls 8-and-under 50m freestyle: 1.Cardesha Lyons (Stingrays) 35.02;
2.Kimberlee John-Williams (Piranhas) 36.25; 3.Khadija Thornhill (Stingrays) 38.11.
Boys 9-10 50m freestyle: 1.Cadell Lyons (Stingrays) 29.87; 2.Christian Homer (Stingrays) 30.32; 3.Ryan Rigues (Stingrays) 31.52.
Girls 11-12 50m freestyle: 1.Janine Thornhill (Stingrays) 29.00; 2.Brittany Stewart (Piranhas) 29.69; 3.Shinelle Storey (Marlins) 31.90.
Girls 13-14 50m freestyle: 1.Whitney Wint (Piranhas) 29.97; 2.Chantal Redon (Marlins) 30.06; 3.Kimba Collymore (Piranhas) 30.13.
Girls 15-and-over 50m freestyle: 1.Linda McEachrane (Marlins) 27.69;
2.Sobenna George (Marlins) 28.06; 3.Melanie Charles (Marlins) 30.09.
Boys 15-and-over 50m freestyle: 1.Ryan Yearwood (Marlins) 24.73; 2.Stuart
Gillette (Marlins) 24.80; 3.Orlando Thom (Tidal Wave) 24.94.