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JAMAICA AND The Bahamas are set to battle it out for the top spot on the final day of the 2025 Goodwill Swimming Championships today at the Barbados Aquatic Centre in St Michael, Barbados.
The Bahamas lead the overall points tally with 932 points, but are closely followed by the Jamaican contingent, 873, with Trinidad and Tobago rounding off the podium positions with 873.
Jamaica, however, lead the girls’ points tally with 530, ahead of The Bahamas, 468.5, and Trinidad and Tobago, 323.
On the boys’ side, The Bahamas lead the way with 449.5, ahead of Barbados, 381, and Trinidad and Tobago close behind with 374.
Jamaica currently hold the fourth position on the boys’ side with 325.
Jamaica, however, lead the medal tally with 37 gold, 19 silver, and 22 bronze medals.
The Bahamas sit second with 21 gold, 31 silver and 27 bronze, ahead of hosts Barbados, who have tallied 13 gold, 17 silver, and 14 bronze.
Jamaica will be hoping for their first-ever hold on the Goodwill Swimming title and have recorded several record-breaking performances over the first two days of competition.
Jodayna Thomas put two national records under her belt, shattering the 50m breaststroke and the 100m freestyle in the girls’ 9-10 age group category.
She won gold in the 50m breaststroke, setting a new national record in 38.25 seconds before picking up the silver medal in the 100m freestyle, setting another national record in one minute, 5.45 (1:05.45).
Daniel Adelle-Jondeau would set a national record in the boys’ 15-17 age group when he took gold in the 50m breaststroke, stopping the clock in 29.82.
Zaheim Cameron was also in impressive form as he set both a championship and national record in the boys’ 8 & Under 100m freestyle event, storming to the gold medal in 1:12.13.
Leah Sinclair was yet another national record breaker at the championships as she erased the previous mark with her gold-medal-winning time of 42.48 in the girls’ 8 & under 50m breaststroke.
Maverick Holder also broke a national record on his way to gold in the boys’ 8 & under 50m breaststroke, storming to 41.51.
Daniel Gordon would also set a national record in the boys’ 13-14 age group as his time of 32.59 was quick enough to add his name to the record book and claim silver in his event.
Daniella Powell also added her name to the growing list of record-breakers when she took down the national record in the girls’ 9-10 100m breaststroke, earning silver in a time of 1:17.70.
The final day of action at the Goodwill Swimming Championships will continue today at the Barbados Aquatic Centre with the first event on schedule being the 200m freestyle at 9 a.m.
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