The Bermuda National Swimming team saved the best for last, picking up five more medals – including two golds – at the final night of the 2012 Carifta Championships in the Bahamas this evening [Apr.15].
The final round saw four local swimmers earn a trip to the podium to collect five more medals for Bermuda; two golds, one silver, and two bronze.
Jesse Washington won two more medals, picking up another gold in the 50m freestyle and a bronze in the 400m freestyle. The 12-year-old Sandys Middle School student has been the superstar of these Games winning seven medals in total; five gold, one silver and one bronze.
12-year-old Shannon Hassell won two medals earlier in the Games and added another one tonight, claiming her first gold medal in the 200m backstroke finishing in 2:39.79.
Bermuda’s Benedict Parfitt also earned a medal tonight, with the 17-year-old swimmer coming in second to claim the silver medal in the 50m freestyle. Ashley Yearwood, 17, then added to Bermuda’s medal tally, winning her first medal of the Games – a bronze in the 50m freestyle with a time of 27.40.
Bermuda ended the 2012 Carifta Swimming Championships with a very impressive 12 medals; six gold, three silver and three bronze.
The nine strong Bermuda team had a very solid performance all around, with multiple records and personal bests set in the Bahamas. Nic Patterson, Katrina Beveridge, Benedict Parfitt, Philip Hagen, Aaron Rego, Madelyn Moore, Ashley Yearwood, Washington and Hassell are set to return to Bermuda on Tuesday at 8.10pm on the American Airlines flight from Miami.
