Suriname tops, Guyana ends in cellar position

Guyana’s Goodwill girls relay team which made a clean sweep of the girls 15-15 relay events from left, Soroya Simmons, Steffi DeNobrega, Athena Gaskin and Britany van Lange. (Orlando Charles photo)

Guyana’s 26-member team ended with 23 medals and in the cellar position while defending champions Suriname were officially declared overall winners, late Sunday evening, during the closing ceremony of the Goodwill Swimming Championships, at the Le Meridien Pegasus Hotel, Kingston.

Guyana’s medal breakdown shows that 13 of the medals were gold,  three were silver and seven bronze.

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