Elan Daley Breaks 5 Records in Region ‘A’ Champs
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Swimming sensation Elan Daley was at it again breaking 5 Bermuda Girls 11 Year Old Long Course Records, during the Central Region 'A' Champs Winter in Canada.
Daley, competed in six Individual events winning 5 Gold and 1 Silver.
Daley set a new record in the 50m Freestyle Final on her way to winning Gold touching the wall in 27.25.
A Gold Medal came during her record breaking performance in the 100m Freestyle Final stopping the clock in 1:00.49.
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Bermuda Swimmers Targeting Medal Haul
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Madelyn Moore and Jesse Washington will lead Bermuda’s medal quest at the Carifta Swimming Championships in Nassau, Bahamas, in April.
A team of 15 has been selected by the Bermuda Amateur Swimming Association for the championships from April 15 to 19 at the Betty Kelly-Kenning National Swim Complex.
Two notable absentees are Shannon Hassell and Emma Harvey. Hassell is in the International Baccalaureate programme and will miss the trip along with Harvey who won four gold last year as the Bermuda brought back 22 medals from Martinique. She is studying at Millfield School in Somerset, and will be competing in a meet in England in April. It will be Washington’s seventh and final championships.
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Smith Sets Indoor Long Jump Record
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Tyrone Smith broke his national indoor record in the long jump at the Müller Grand Prix at the Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham, England, at the weekend.
Smith, competing in his one and only indoor meet of the season, finished second with a leap of 7.83 metres to edge his previous best of 7.82.
Godfrey Khotso Mokoena, of South Africa, won the event with a jump of 7.99, with Fabrice Lapierre, of Australia, third in 7.76. “Wasn’t super pretty but the approach was money!” Smith wrote on his Facebook page.
It was Smith’s first outing since switching coaches after failing to reach the final at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro last summer.
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