Powered by ace swimmer, Amy Grant’s four gold medals, North Georgetown (District 11) once again swam away with the spoils of the Swimming Champion-ships of this year’s ‘Nationals’
With the heroics of the other swimmers like Monique Watson who made big splashes and Grant’s medal haul at the National Aquatic Centre, District 11 emphatically retained the coveted title yesterday, tallying 446 points.
District 10 (Upper Demerara/Kwakwani) placed second with 311 points, followed by District 12 (East Georgetown) on 250 and District 13 (South Georgetown) on 152. Completing the top five was Essequibo Coast-Pomeroon on 139 points.
Grant who attends School of the Nations, shone the brightest among the young swimming stars of the 592.
The 17-year-old was in sublime form in the pool, easily winning the Girls 18 and under 50m freestyle, 50m fly and the 100 freestyle. She then returned to anchor the Girls 4x50m relay team to victory. A feat she also recorded last year at the same venue.
In the relay event, the quartet of Maiya Ifill, Giselle Crane, Amber DeGoeas and Grant looked like torpedos in the water. Ifill started the first leg and took command of the race after the first few strokes. Crane picked up the pace in the second leg as did DeGoeas who handed over to Grant who put an exclamation mark on the victory to complete the gold medal swim.
The 59th edition of the National Schools Cycling, Swimming and Track and Field Championships continues today at the National Track and Field Centre at Leonora from 09:00hrs.
