TT create history at CCCAN

TT scored an overall 1,259.5 points, accumulating the majority in swimming (938.5) after the final day of events on Sunday. Puerto Rico, who topped the Swimming category with 978 points, managed a combined score of 1,217 points.

Costa Rica were third overall with 757 points as a result of their solid performances in swimming, rounding off the top three in that discipline on 676.

Team TTO ’s Water Polo teams combined for a total score of 228 points to win the discipline and the hosts gathered 70 and 23 points in the Open Water and Diving disciplines, respectively.

Tournament rivals, Puerto Rico, only managed 59 points in the Open Water and placed second in Water Polo with 180 points.

Costa Rica ended on 45 points in Open Water and 36 points in Water Polo. Costa Rica and Puerto Rico did not compete in Diving or Synchronized Swimming.

On the final night of aquatic action, TT ’s Amira Pilgrim copped gold in the Girls 15-17 50m freestyle with her time of 26.26 seconds seeing her finish ahead of Curacao’s Chade Nersicio (26.45) and Cathy Cooper (26.47), representing Panama.

In the Girls 18-and-Over 50m freestyle, TT managed gold and silver as Cherelle Thompson and Kristen Julien sprinted to the wall ahead of Jamaica’s Kelsie Campbell.

Thompson’s time of 26.69 seconds was enough to hold off Julien (26.74) and Campbell (26.91).

Team TTO ’s Christopher Dieffenthaller, who had a magnificent tournament, claimed the 100m breaststroke gold in the Boys 13-14 age group with his time of one minute and 9.10 seconds.

He was followed by Bajan Nkosi Dunwoody’s time of 1:09.48 and Alejandro Panting’s 1:10.29 representing Honduras.

Trinidad and Tobago won gold in the Girls 13-14 400m medley relay along with the final race of CCCAN - a record-breaking victory in the Boys 18-and-Over equivalent - despite the absence of Olympian Dylan Carter.

The local boys stopped the clock at 3:54.84 as both relay teams held off the Puerto Ricans in their final events, gathering the crucial points for the host to be crowned overall champions.

Aruba emerged victorious in the Synchronised Swimming with 381 points, defeating Panama’s 243 points and Jamaica on 171.