National records fall at Carifta Aquatics Championships

National records fall at Carifta Aquatics Championships

Jamaica’s Skyelar Richards and Carolyn Levy-Powell both recorded new national records yesterday at Trinidad and Tobago’s National Aquatic Centre, to open day one action of the 2025 Carifta Aquatic Championships. The two swimmers had terrific starts to the opening of the championships as Richards recorded a new mark of 29.89 seconds in the girls’ 13-14 age group 50-metre backstroke preliminaries, before lowering the record once again to 29.87 in …

Trinidad and Tobago's Zuri Ferguson breaks Carifta 50m backstroke record - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

ZURI Ferguson, Zara Persico and Liam Carrington set the bar high for the Trinidad and Tobago swim team in the opening session of the 2025 Carifta Aquatics Championships at the National Aquatic Centre in Balmain, Couva, on April 19. Ferguson, who made her Olympic debut last year at the Paris Games, had the fastest time in the girls' 15-17 50m backstroke heats as she clocked 29.23 seconds. Ferguson's time was a new Carifta record. Jamaican Carolyn…