ACE swimmer Dylan Carter splashed to his second 2025 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup medal when he captured bronze in the men’s 50-metre freestyle event at leg two in Westmont, Illinois, USA, on October 17.
After producing the fastest qualifying time of 20.97 seconds in the heats, Carter improved on his performance in the final, swimming out of lane four, and clocked 20.89s.
Despite his better effort in the medal race, the Canadian pair of Ilya Kharun (20.72s) and Josh Liendo (20.87s) also lowered their qualifying times to pip Carter, and win gold and silver, respectively.
In the heats, Carter also swam out of lane four of heat six and was fastest to the finish line ahead of Kharun (21.18s).
Later in the day, the TT swimmer missed out on his second World Cup 50m backstroke medal after placing fifth in the final.
Carter clocked 23.17s, with gold going to Hungarian Hubert Kos (22.91s), silver to CLB’s Kasper Stokowski (22.92s) and bronze to Italian Thomas Ceccon (22.94s).
Earlier on, Carter advanced to the 50m backstroke medal race after topping heat five of six. Carter was fastest to the wall in 23.04s, and second overall in the qualifying heats. Only Kos bettered his time in the heats.
Carter also opted out of the men’s 100m freestyle heats on October 18.
In the opening leg of the World Cup last weekend in Indiana, Carter earned 50m backstroke bronze, and was fourth and fifth, respectively, in the 50m freestyle and 50m butterfly.
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Ace swimmer Dylan Carter splashed to his second 2025 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup medal when he captured bronze in the men’s 50-metre freestyle event at leg two in Westmont, Illinois, USA, on October 17.
After producing the fastest qualifying time of 20.97 seconds in the heats, Carter improved on his performance in the final, swimming out of lane four, and clocked 20.89s.
Despite his better effort in the medal race, the Canadian pair of Ilya Kharun (20.72s) and Josh Liendo (20.87s) also lowered their qualifying times to pip Carter, and win gold and silver, respectively.
In the heats, Carter also swam out of lane four of heat six, and was fastest to the finish line ahead of Kharun (21.18s).
Additionally, on October 18, the TT swimmer advanced to the men’s 50m backstroke medal race after topping heat five of six. Carter was fastest to the wall in 23.04s, and second overall in the qualifying heats.
Only Hungarian Hubert Kos bettered his time in the heats. Carter vies for a medal at 7.33 pm (TT time).
Carter also opted out of the men’s 100m freestyle heats on October 18.
In the opening leg of the World Cup last weekend in Indiana, Carter earned 50m backstroke bronze, and was fourth and fifth, respectively, in the 50m freestyle and 50m butterfly.
Trinidad and Tobago’s Nikoli Blackman advanced to another individual final at the 2025 Junior Pan American Games in Asuncion, Paraguay, when he swam his way to the men’s 50-metre freestyle final with the third-fastest time in the preliminary round, on August 13.
Swimming out of lane five in the fifth and final heat at the Olympic Aquatic Centre, Blackman hit the wall in second spot in 22.47 seconds – just behind his University of Tennessee teammate Guilherme Caribe who won the heat in 22.37. The Brazilian swimmer Caribe is certainly in fine form at the games, as he clocked a new Pan Am Junior record of 47.54 to win the 100m freestyle on August 12. Blackman finished fourth in the 100m freestyle final and will once again go searching for a podium finish when he contests the 50m freestyle final from 5.07 pm on August 13.
Also in heat five, Blackman’s countryman Zarek Wilson placed fifth in 22.97. Wilson’s time was the joint seventh-fastest in the preliminary round and will also see him suiting up in the final. Wilson logged a third-place finish in the men’s 100m B freestyle final on August 12.
The fastest time among the competitors in the 50m freestyle heats belonged to Bahamas’ Lamar Taylor who clocked 22.32 to take heat four. A day earlier, Taylor grabbed bronze in the 100m freestyle final and kept Blackman from getting a podium spot.
In the women’s 50m freestyle, TT’s Amari Ash placed eighth in the fifth and final heat with a time of 27.69. Ash’s heat was won by Brazil’s Stephanie Balduccini who clocked 25.75. Ash placed 25th overall out of the 38 swimmers who faced the starter’s gun.
On the cycling track, a day after copping bronze with the men’s team sprint trio, Danell James continued the momentum as he progressed to the quarterfinals of the men’s individual sprint. In the qualifying round, James had the fifth-fastest time as he pedalled to a time of 10.299. James’ countryman and fellow team sprint medallist Jelani Nedd also advanced from the qualifying round with the tenth-best time (10.509).
In the subsequent 1/8 finals, James defeated Venezuela’s Sergio Garces, while Nedd lost his battle to Venezuelan opponent Alberto Torres and was relegated to the repêchage round. In the repêchage ride, Nedd finished second in heat two behind Inaki Serrano and was unable to progress to the quarterfinal.
In the quarterfinals, James lost the first ride to Argentina’s Alejo Betique and battled back to win the second ride. Betique had the final say in the third and decisive ride to advance to the semis.
TT’s cyclists ensured a fine end to the day at the 2025 Junior Pan American Games in Asuncion, Paraguay on August 12 when both the men’s and women’s teams captured team sprint bronze to take the country’s medal tally at the games to three. All medals attained thus far are bronze as the TT quartet of Zachary Anthony, Nikoli Blackman, Johann-Matthew Matamoro and Zarek Wilson got the ball rolling at the games when they splashed to a third-place finish in the men’s 4×100-metre freestyle final on August 10.
Two days on, Blackman and Zuri Ferguson again narrowly missed out on individual medals after finishing fourth and fifth in their respective men’s 100m freestyle and women’s 100m backstroke finals.
On the cycling track, though, the men’s team of Ryan D’Abreau, Danell James and Jelani Nedd, as well as the women’s team of Phoebe Sandy, Makaira Wallace and Kyra Williams, answered the call for Team TTO.
On both occasions, the TT cyclists bettered their Venezuelan counterparts to the south to seize third place. In the women’s ride for bronze, TT clocked 50.145 seconds to edge the Venezuelans who clocked 51.622. Earlier, in qualifying, TT finished with the third-best time (50.541), with the Venezuelans clocking 51.840.
In the men’s battle for bronze, TT sprinted to a time of 46.216 to turn back Venezuela who were timed at 47.307.
The impressive Colombians won both the men’s and women’s sprint team titles, with the latter team achieving a new Pan Am Junior record with a 48.595 clocking against Argentina.
At the Olympic Aquatic Centre, it turned out to be another frustrating evening for the pair of Blackman and Ferguson who battled valiantly but ultimately missed out on podium finishes in their finals.
In the men’s 100m freestyle final, Blackman hit the wall fourth in 49.16, repeating his fourth-place finish in the 200m freestyle final on August 11. Swimming out of lane four, Brazil’s Guilherme Caribe won the rapid final in a new Pan Am Junior record of 47.54. Mexico’s Andres Dupont (48.14) and Bahamas’ Lamar Taylor (48.51) also dipped under the previous record mark of 48.83 as they copped the silver and bronze medals respectively.
Earlier, Caribe (49.75) and Taylor (49.91) advanced to the final with the fastest times, while Blackman and Dupont held the joint third-fastest time at 49.94.
TT men’s hockey player Alexander Rowe (left) battles for possession with a Mexican opponent during their teams’ group B match at the 2025 Junior Pan American Games in Asuncion, Paraguay on August 12. Photo courtesy Pan Am Hockey Federation –
In the women’s 100 backstroke final, Ferguson was fifth in one minute, 03.28 seconds (1:03.28). Mexico’s Celia Pulido, who edged Ferguson to top spot in their heat earlier in the day, claimed backstroke gold in a record time of 1:00.82 – adding to her silver medal feat in the 200m backstroke the previous day. Argentina’s Cecilia Dieleke (1:01.22) and Brazil’s Julia Ferreira (1:02.82) placed second and third respectively.
Meanwhile, in the men’s 100m B freestyle final, TT’s Zarek Wilson placed third in 50.65. Argentina’s Matias Santiso won the B final in 50.35, with Colombia’s Frank Solano narrowly second in 50.36.
Also at the aquatic centre, Amari Ash placed third in heat two in the the women’s 100m freestyle event in 1:02.35 – a time which placed her 35th overall. In the men’s 100m backstroke, Johann-Matthew Matamoro placed fifth in heat one in 58.51. Matamoro’s time was the 13th-best out of 23 competitors.
In the mixed 4x100m medley relay, the TT quartet of Ash, Matamoro, Zachary Anthony and Tyla Ho-A-Shu disappointingly brought up the rear in heat two in 4:16.73. Brazil won heat two in 4:00.63, with Argentina (3:56.47) progressing to the final with the fastest time after winning heat one.
In men’s hockey, TT’s young hockey stickmen earned a hard-fought 2-1 win in pool B when they edged Mexico at the National Hockey Centre. TT trailed 1-0 at the half after a goal from Jesahel Cuate. In the second half, though, TT found their groove with goals from Alexander Rowe and Adam Wyatt ensuring the comeback win.
TT will next play Canada from 7.30 am on August 14.
In tennis, Zachery Byng was unable to contend with Paraguay’s Alex Nunez who got a comfortable 6-0, 6-0 victory in their round of 32 match.
– Women’s cycling team sprint (Phoebe Sandy, Makaira Wallace and Kyra Williams)
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Trinidad and Tobago swimmer Nikoli Blackman continued his quest for an individual medal at the 2025 Junior Pan American Games in Asuncion, Paraguay on August 12 when he sped his way to the men’s 100-metre freestyle A final at the Olympic Aquatic Centre.
Swimming in lane four in heat four, the University of Tennessee student showed his class as he pulled away from the field to win in a time of 49.94 seconds. Honduras’ Gabriel Martinez placed second in heat four in 50.14, with Argentina’s Matias Santiso third in 50.27. On August 11, Blackman was just edged by Santiso as the latter copped the bronze medal in the 200-metre freestyle final as the TT swimmer finished an agonising fourth.
From 4.09 pm on August 12, Blackman will face the starters in the final and will again have a fight on his hands for a medal as he enters the event with the joint-third fastest time.
The two fastest qualifiers for the final came from heat five which was won by Brazil’s Guilherme Caribe in 49.75. Bahamas’ Lamar Taylor was second in heat five in 49.91. Also in heat five, TT’s Zarek Wilson clocked 50.40 to place fifth, but his time was only good enough to see him move on to the B final.
Mexico’s Andres Dupont, who was victorious in heat three, had the same 49.94 clocking as Blackman.
In the women’s 100m backstroke, Olympian Zuri Ferguson placed second in heat four in one minute, 03.72 seconds (1:03.72), with Mexico’s Celia Pulido taking top spot in the heat in 1:02.90. In the women’s 200m backstroke final a day earlier, Ferguson placed fourth while Pulido bagged the silver medal.
Ferguson’s time was the sixth-fastest in the preliminary round, with Pulido registering the fastest time ahead of the final which will also be contested on August 12. Ferguson will swim out of lane seven in the final.
In the women’s 100m freestyle, Amari Ash placed third in heat two in 1:02.35 – a time which placed her 35th overall. In the men’s 100m backstroke, Johann-Matthew Matamoro placed fifth in heat one in 58.51. Matamoro’s time was the 13th-best out of 23 competitors.
In the mixed 4x100m medley relay, the TT quartet of Ash, Matamoro, Zachary Anthony and Tyla Ho-A-Shu disappointingly brought up the rear in heat two in 4:16.73. Brazil won heat two in 4:00.63, with Argentina (3:56.47) progressing to the final with the fastest time after winning heat one.
In men’s hockey, TT’s young hockey stickmen earned a hard-fought 2-1 win in pool B when they edged Mexico at the National Hockey Centre. TT trailed 1-0 at the half after a goal from Jesahel Cuate. In the second half, though, TT found their groove with goals from Alexander Rowe and Adam Wyatt ensuring the comeback win.
TT will next play Canada from 7.30 am on August 14.
On the cycling track, both TT’s men’s and women’s teams advanced to the bronze-medal ride after navigating the team sprint qualifying round. In the women’s team sprint, the team of Phoebe Sandy, Makaira Wallace and Kyra Williams placed third in 50.541 seconds, with the Colombian team setting a new Pan Am Junior record with their ride of 49.200 – dipping under the previous mark of 49.480.
In the men’s team sprint, the team of Ryan D’Abreau, Danell James and Jelani Nedd also finished third as they clocked 46.142. Again, Colombia showed their dominance as they qualified with the fastest time (45.280). Both teams will square off against Venezuela in a battle for the bronze medal on August 12.
In tennis, Zachery Byng was unable to contend with Paraguay’s Alex Nunez who got a comfortable 6-0, 6-0 victory in their round of 32 match.
TT have earned one medal at the games so far – bronze in the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay.
Ace TT swimmer Dylan Carter had a rough outing at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on July 31 as he was unable to progress to the semifinals – bringing up the rear in heat 12 of the 50-metre freestyle in 22.51 seconds.
Swimming out of lane nine, the 29-year-old Carter didn’t trouble the leaders and hit the wall a disappointing tenth in the ten-man field. It placed him 43rd overall in a competition which featured over 115 participants. Serbia’s Andrej Barna won heat 12 in 21.44, with Australia’s Cameron McEvoy (21.53) and Israel’s Meiron Cheruti (21.64) finishing second and third respectively. Brazil’s Guilherme Santos (21.67), Hong Kong’s Ian Ho (21.82) and Ukraine’s Vladyslav Bukhov (21.83) finished fourth through sixth and also qualified automatically for the semis.
On August 1, McEvoy and Barna advanced to the final, with the former progressing from the semis with the fastest time of 21.30. The 50m freestyle final will be contested on August 2.
Also on July 31, teenager Zuri Ferguson, who debuted at the Paris Olympics last year, placed sixth in heat two of the women’s 200m backstroke in two minutes, 18.89 seconds (2:18.89) swimming out of lane three. Ferguson’s swim was good enough for 35th overall out of 42 starters. Kazakhstan’s Xeniya Ignatova (2:14.09) won the heat, with Peru’s Alexia Sotomayor (2:14.56) and Chinese Taipei’s Ya-Jia Chang (2:17.34) finishing second and third respectively.
Australia’s Kaylee McKeown (2:08.01) and Hungary’s Dora Molnar (2:08.53) progressed from the heats with the fastest times and also qualified for the August 2 final.
Swimmer Dylan Carter closed off his 2025 TYR Pro Swim Series campaign with an eighth-place finish in the men’s 50m freestyle event in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on May 3.
Despite advancing to the final as the fourth fastest in the earlier heats, Carter touched the wall in 22.36 seconds in a tightly contested race. Swimming out of lane six, Carter had the third-fastest reaction time but could not maintain his early lead across the distance.
Taking gold was Andrej Barna (21.83s), silver went to Michael Andrew (21.97s) and splashing to bronze was Quintin Andrew (22.13s). Just over half a second separated Barna at the top and Carter in eighth place.
In the heats, Carter topped his in 22.16s.
On May 2, the two-time TT Olympian swam to silver in the 50m butterfly. Swimming out of lane four, Carter placed second in 23.24s, finishing just behind eventual winner Ilya Kharun, who clocked 23.09s. Shaine Casas completed the top three in 23.25s.
In the earlier heats, Carter advanced as the fast qualifier, topping the field in 23.30s.
Carter used this meet as preparation ahead of the World Aquatics Championships, set for Singapore in July.
Ace TT swimmer Dylan Carter splashed to men’s freestyle 50m gold and 100m bronze at the ongoing World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Singapore on October 31 and November 1 respectively.
Swimming out of lane five in the 50m final at the OCBC Aquatic Centre, Carter touched the wall in 20.82 seconds while Australian Isaac Cooper swam to silver in 21.01s and German Marius Kusch claimed bronze in 21.04s.
In the heats, Carter clocked 20.96s to top heat six of seven, and advanced to the final as the second fastest qualifier. Dutchman Nyls Korstanje (20.88s) was the fastest qualifier in the heats, but finished fourth (21.12s) in the medal race.
On November 1, Carter added another medal to his 2024 World Cup tally as he secured 100m free bronze in 46.60s, swimming out lane one. China’s Zhanle Pan took top honours in 46.09s while Italian Thomas Ceccon grabbed silver in 46.25s.
Earlier, Carter was third fastest in heat ten of 11, and clocked 47.34s. Overall, he was seventh fastest in the heats, but improved his showing in the final to seal a podium place.
The two-time TT Olympian finished fifth in the men’s 50m backstroke on the same day. He stopped the clock on 23.13s, competing out of lane two. Australian Cooper (22.61s), South African Pieter Coetze (22.75s) and Poland’s Kacper Stokowski (23.05s) were the top three finishers respectively.
In the preliminary round, Carter was fourth fastest in heat five of five in 23.18s. Overall, he was fifth fastest of the advancing finalists.
Carter is expected to contest the 50m butterfly event on November 2.
Ace Trinidad and Tobago swimmer Dylan Carter missed out on a spot in the final of the men’s 50-metre butterfly event at the second leg of the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Incheon, South Korea on October 25 after finishing fourth in his qualifying heat.
The 28-year-old Carter finished in a time of 22.84 seconds in heat four, with Singapore’s Tzen Wei Teong taking top honours in the heat in 22.64. Korea Republic’s Yuchan Ji (22.66) and Andrei Minakov (22.77) finished second and third respectively.
Carter’s time placed him 11th out of 55 competitors but wasn’t enough to make the top eight to qualify for the October 26 final which was won by Switzerland’s Noe Ponti in 21.76.
In the men’s 50m freestyle final on October 24, Carter was unable to replicate his gold-medal finish from the first leg of the World Cup at Shanghai, as he placed eighth in 21.34.
The 50m freestyle final was won by Ji, who hit the wall in 20.80 seconds. Australia’s Isaac Cooper (21.07) placed second, with his countryman Jamie Jack finishing a close third in 21.09.
On October 18, Carter bettered the rest of the field when he swam to gold in a brisk time of 21.06, which would have earned him silver in the October 24 50m freestyle finale.
Meanwhile, Carter was unable to qualify for the 100m freestyle on October 25, after finishing with the ninth-best time in the qualifying round on the previous day. Carter finished fourth in the seventh and final heat in 47.43, with his time just bettered by South Korea Sunwoo Hwang (47.42), who placed second in heat five.
Hwang grabbed a silver medal in the final behind Jack (46.48) as he finished with a time of 46.60.
The third and final leg of the Swimming World Cup will be held in Singapore from October 31-November 2.
Carter is currently 26th on the men’s overall rankings with 52.6 points. France’s Leon Marchand leads the way with 116.4 points.
Trinidad and Tobago swimmer Dylan Carter will have another shot at capturing his first World Aquatics Championships (long course 50m) medal when he lines up for the men’s 50m freestyle qualification at the Aspire Dome in Doha, Qatar, on Friday, from 3:26am (TT time).
Carter vies for a spot in semi-finals later on that day swimming out lane two in heat ten of 12. Only the top 16 swimmers advance to the semis, which swim off from 12.40pm and 12:44pm respectively.
If he is successful in both swims, Carter will advance to Saturday’s medal race from 12:09pm.
The TT swimmer remains hopeful of his chances after finishing fifth in the 50 butterfly on Monday. There, he touched the wall in 23.17 seconds but was unable to seal a podium spot.
Trinidad and Tobago swimmer Dylan Carter swam to fifth in the men’s 50m butterfly final on February 12 at the World Aquatics Championships (50m long course) in Doha, Qatar.
Swimming out of lane five at the Aspire Dome, Carter, 28, touched the wall in 23.17 seconds in the eight-man final.
The medal race was a tight one as Carter’s time was +00.20s slower than eventual gold medallist Diogo Ribeiro (22.97s) of Portugal. Ribeiro was also the only finalist to dip below the 23-second mark.
Splashing to silver was American Olympic medallist Michael Andrew in 23.07s, while Australian Cameron McEvoy earned bronze in 23.08s. Finishing just ahead of Carter in fourth place was another Australian, Isaac Cooper, in 23.12s.
In Sunday’s semi-final one, Carter affirmed a spot in the medal race when he finished second. There, he clocked 23.15s, trailing Andrew (22.94s). Andrew was the fastest of the eight advancing finalists while Carter was second fastest overall.
And in the earlier heats, the TT swimmer was second in heat five of seven. He touched the wall in 23.16s, behind heat winner Dutchman Nyls Korstanje in 23.02s.
Overall, Carter was fourth fastest in the heats, with Korstanje, Andrew (23.03s) and Cooper (23.15s) as the top three.
Carter returns to the pool on Friday for the 50m freestyle qualifiers. He swims out of lane two in heat ten of 12, from 3.26am (TT time).
SWIMMER Dylan Carter and boxer Nigel Paul added to TT’s medal tally at the Central American and Caribbean Games (CAC) in San Salvador, El Salvador.
On Tuesday, Carter won his second gold medal at the games when he won the men’s 50-metre butterfly A final in 23.32 seconds. Mikel Schreuders of Aruba claimed silver in 23.90 and Mexican Andres Dupont copped bronze in 24.19.
TT now have four medals after Carter won gold in the men’s 100m freestyle on Saturday. A day later, the swim quartet of Carter, Wilson, Nikoli Blackman and Graham Chatoor took bronze in the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay.
Carter has been in scintillating form in the past year winning multiple medals at international events including at the 2022 FINA World Cup.
On Monday night, Paul got a bronze medal after losing in the semi-finals of the men’s +92kg category. Paul was hoping to advance to the gold medal bout, but lost to Fernando Arzola in the semi-finals 5-0 on points as all judges ruled in the Cuban’s favour.
In the B final, TT’s Zarek Wilson was third in 25.21.
Chatoor and Blackman qualified for the men’s 400m freestyle final which has held after press time on Tuesday. The TT swimmers both competed in heat three with Chatoor finishing first in 4:05.82 four minutes, 05.82 seconds (4:05.82) and Blackman fourth in 4:06.37.
On Tuesday, the TT women’s hockey team made a winning start in Group A of the preliminary phase with a resounding 4-0 win over Jamaica.
On Wednesday, the TT men’s hockey team will open their campaign against Guyana in Group B.
In rugby, the TT women’s team finished sixth after losing the fifth/sixth place playoff to Costa Rica 12-10. Costa Rica got off to a quick start opening up a 12-0 lead at half-time. TT fought back in the second half, but Costa Rica held on for the win.
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Swimmer Dylan Carter and boxer Nigel Paul added to Trinidad and Tobago’s medal tally at the Central American and Caribbean Games (CAC) in San Salvador, El Salvador.
On Tuesday, Carter claimed his second gold medal at the games, winning the men’s 50-metre butterfly A final in 23.32 seconds. Mikel Schreuders of Aruba claimed silver in 23.90 and Mexican Andres Dupont copped bronze in 24.19.
In the B final, TT’s Zarek Wilson was third in 25.21.
On Monday night, Paul got a bronze medal after losing in the semi-finals of the men’s +92kg category. Paul was hoping to advance to the gold medal bout, but lost to Fernando Arzola in the semi-finals 5-0 as all judges ruled in the Cuban’s favour.
TT have four medals at the games, including Carter’s gold in the men’s 100m freestyle on Saturday and the swim quartet of Carter, Wilson, Nikoli Blackman and Graham Chatoor’s bronze in the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay a day later.
TRINIDAD and Tobago swimmer Dylan Carter missed out on a medal for the second time at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games in England, on Wednesday.
Carter finished fourth in the men’s 50-metre freestyle final in 22.10 seconds. Winning gold was Benjamin Proud of England in 21.36, Lewis Burras of England earned silver in 21.68 and Canadian Joshua Edwards took bronze in 22.02.
It was Carter’s second fourth-place finish at the games after missing out on a medal in the men’s 50m butterfly, on Saturday.
SWIMMER Dylan Carter qualified for the men’s 50-metre freestyle semi-final on Tuesday, on the fifth day of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.
Carter, who was fourth in the men’s 50m butterfly on Saturday, placed second in his first-round heat (heat nine) in 22.48 seconds, with England’s Lewis Burras prevailing in 22.09 seconds. Carter will be back in the pool at 3.11 pm (TT time) in the semi, and he has been drawn in lane five.
However, Graham Chatoor did not progress to the final of the men’s 1,500m freestyle. Competing in lane seven, in heat two, he finished fifth and last in 16 minutes, 10.96 seconds.
Michelle-Lee Ahye, the 2018 women’s 100-metre champ, comfortably advanced to the semi-final round, after winning heat five in 11.14 seconds. Khalifa St Fort was fourth in heat three, in 11.49 seconds, but was unable to progress to the semis, while Leah Bertrand was a non-starter in heat seven.
Michelle-Lee Ahye of Trinidad and Tobago runs in her heat of the women’s 100 metres during the athletics in the Alexander Stadium at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, on Tuesday. (AP PHOTO)
The women’s 100m semis will take place on Wednesday, from 2.35 pm (TT time).
The trio of Kion Benjamin, Eric Harrison and Jerod Elcock all booked places in Wednesday’s semi-final of the men’s 100 metres.
Benjamin was second in heat six in 10.34 seconds, trailing Sri Lanka’s Yupun Abeykoon, who finished in 10.06. Harrison, in heat six, placed third in 10.37, behind Jamaica’s Conroy Jones (10.28) and Scotland’s Adam Thomas (10.30). And Elcock won heat ten in 10.26.
In the three semi-final races, which are carded from 2.10 pm, Harrison will feature in lane two in the first semi, Elcock will compete in lane four in the second semi, and Benjamin has been drawn in lane nine in the third semi.
There were mixed results in the qualifying round of the men’s long jump.
Andwuelle Wright had a leap of 7.58 metres in Group A to book a spot in Thursday’s final, but Kelsey Daniel had a season’s best attempt of 7.49m in Group B, but he was not among the 12 best performers, who advanced to the final.
Andwuelle Wright of Trinidad and Tobago competes in the men’s long jump qualifying during the athletics in the Alexander Stadium at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, on Tuesday. (AP Photo)
The judoka pair of Jelanie Boyce and Xavier Jones failed to advance past the round of 16, in their various divisions.
Boyce was beaten 11-0 by Northern Ireland’s Joshua Green in the men’s -73 kilogrammes, while Jones lost to Barbados’ Asa Weithers 10-0.
In beach volleyball, the TT duo of Suraya Chase and Phylecia Armstrong were beaten 21-7, 21-6 by Australia’s Mariafe Del Solar and Taliqua Clancy, in the women’s preliminary round Pool B.
The TT netball team are scheduled to face New Zealand, in Pool B, from 3 pm (TT time).
TRINIDAD and Tobago swimmer Dylan Carter had a positive start to the 2021 International Swimming League (ISL) campaign as he helped his new team London Roar to silver in the men’s 4x100m freestyle event which splashed off in Napoli, Italy on Thursday.
In the final, Carter, who swam the third leg, and his new teammates Katsumi Nakamura, Zac Incerti and Duncan Scott touched the wall in three minutes and seven seconds (3:07.62).
Winning gold by the slightest of margins was the New York Breakers’ quartet of Jacob Whittle, Stan Pjnenburg, Jakub Kraska and Matt Temple in 3:07.02. Swimming to bronze was Energy Standard’s Chad le Clos, Kliment Kolesnikov, Clement Mignon and Andrey Zhilkin in 3:07.63.
The two-time Olympian also competed in the men’s individual 50m freestyle and placed fourth in 21.46 seconds. He was beaten to the line by winner Energy Standard’s Ben Proud (20.86s) and Team Iron’s Marco Orsi (21.26s) and Thom de Boer (21.32s) who placed second and third respectively.
The other competing teams are reigning ISL champion Cali Condors, Toronto Titans, DC Trident, Aqua Centurions, Tokyo Frog Kings, New York Breakers, Energy Standard and LA Current, Carter’s former team for the past two ISL editions.
At LA Current, Carter and the team finished fourth overall over the past two years. He was not retained by the US-based team for the 2021 season and became the London Roar’s second Caribbean inclusion alongside Jamaican Ali Atkinson.
Last year, he earned double-gold, double-silver and a bronze while also racking up several personal and season-best times with LA Current.
The 25-year-old recently concluded his second Olympic stint at the Tokyo Games where he placed 22nd in the 100m freestyle (48.66s), 32nd in the 100m backstroke (54.82s) and 33rd in both the 100m butterfly (52.36s) and 50m free (22.46s).
Carter’s new team comprises Olympic 100m freestyle silver medallist Kyle Chambers (Australia) and Olympic 200m backstroke bronze receiver Luke Greenbank (Great Britain).
The men’s squad also includes Dutch speedster Kenzo Simmons, Scott, Nakamura, Incerti, Tom Dean, Guilherme Guido, Christian Diener and Vini Lanza.
Carter is expected to return to ISL action on Friday and continues daily until Sunday.
TRINIDAD and Tobago swimmer Dylan Carter broke his own national record in the men’s 100-metre butterfly at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, on Thursday.
In heat three of the men’s 100m butterfly, Carter clocked 52.36 seconds to finish second at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre. Carter lowered his previous national record of 52.64.
Tomoe Hvas of Norway won the heat in 52.22.
Carter did not qualify for the semifinals as his time was only good enough to finish 33rd overall out of 55 swimmers who completed the event. The top 16 swimmers advanced to the semifinals.
Less than two seconds separated first placed qualifier Caeleb Dressel of USA and Carter. Dressel won the eighth and final heat in 50.39.
TT sailor Andrew Lewis continued to compete in the men’s one-person dinghy laser competition.
Lewis finished 23rd in the field of 35 athletes in race seven which began late on Wednesday night TT time, before competing in race eight where he placed 24th. Lewis now has 171 net points and is 30th overall. He has improved over the course of the competition as he placed 15th in race six.
Australian Matt Wearn leads the standings with 29 net points.
The top ten sailors will advance to the next round of competition after race nine and ten.
TRINIDAD and Tobago swimmer Dylan Carter missed out on a spot in the semifinals of the men’s 100-metre freestyle event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, on Tuesday.
The top 16 swimmers over the nine heats advanced to the semifinals.
Carter finished third in heat six in 48.66 seconds. With 25m left it was little separating the swimmers.
Jacob Whittle of Great Britain won the heat in 48.44 and Stan Pijnenburg of Netherlands was second in 48.53.
Carter was the 22nd fastest after the heats and therefore did not advance.
Carter will now look forward to the men’s 100m butterfly at 6.49 am, on Thursday TT time.
OLYMPIC-BOUND TT swimmer Cherelle Thompson is keenly anticipating the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as the marquee sporting event will be a celebration of victory as the world has had to endure countless challenges caused by the covid19 pandemic.
Thompson will make her Olympic debut when she competes in the women’s 50-metre freestyle at the games from July 23-August 8.
Leading up to the Olympics, Thompson has been training in South Florida with Performance Aquatics.
In an interview with Newsday last week, Thompson said, “Heading into my first Olympic Games I definitely feel excited, I feel a lot of anticipation building each day that it gets closer. I am hungry for the experience that I have been working towards my entire life literally and I am really even more so excited because of the fact that I would be representing TT not just at the Olympic Games, but at a historical Olympic Games. This Tokyo Olympic Games I believe will be a true celebration of triumph over the huge amount of challenges that we all have faced in the last 12 months.”
On her recent training programme, Thompson said she would start reducing the intensity of her training as the countdown to the Olympic Games begins.
“I am getting ready to taper, to bring down the workload but in these last few weeks I have been putting in about five hours per day of work.”
Gym work and time in the pool are included in the training regime.
Thompson, who has started a Go Fund Me page to support her final weeks of training, is enjoying the process leading up to Tokyo.
“I am enjoying the journey taking it as it comes. The good with the bad, the challenges and the triumphs along the way and that is what this whole journey to Japan is about. Taking every step, taking in every moment, absorbing it and producing from it the very best that I can.”
Thompson knows that the athletes will not be able to sightsee in Japan because of the pandemic.
“The pandemic has caused restriction on our movement. I don’t know how much sight-seeing I will be able to do in Japan, probably through the windowpane of the buses or the cars…I do wish that I would have been able to get to see more of Japan, but as it is right now the priority is for us to remain healthy and safe and to execute these Olympic Games in accordance with all the protocols that the IOC (International Olympic Committee) and the Japan Federation is putting in place.”
OLYMPIC-BOUND TT swimmer Cherelle Thompson has set up a Go Fund Me page to assist with her final leg of preparations for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Thompson is set to make her debut at the Olympics from July 23-August 8 in the women’s 50-metre freestyle event.
The Go Fund Me page was created by Thompson’s uncle Philip Thompson.
“My niece needs your help to fuel her final weeks of training and preparation in the US towards the 2021 Games starting July 23. She asks for your prayers, financial contribution, and your urgent posting of this message on your own networks,” the Go Fund Me page said.
In an interview with Newsday, Thompson said, “While anticipation is building there is also heightened concern and challenges financially for me as it is now six months into 2021 and I have not yet gotten any funding. I have a mounting number of outstanding invoices and my family and friends have gone above and beyond what was expected to assist me at this time for me to be able to train.”
The TT swimmer received help in the past. “I got assistance from TTOC (TT Olympic Committee) last year and from FINA (International Swimming Federation) as well, but for 2021 I have not received any funding yet.”
Thompson is hopeful she will get funding from the Sport Company of TT in the coming weeks to help with preparations.
“My living expenses, training expenses (and) to be able to take care of coaching and support services and equipment is where I am really challenged right now.”
Thompson is training in South Florida with Performance Aquatics leading up to the Olympics.
To help Thompson people can visit – http://gofund.me/ebf85b5c
TRINIDAD and Tobago swimmer Dylan Carter missed out on a spot in the final of the 100-metre butterfly event at the 38th International Swimming Meeting of Monte Carlo in Monaco, on Sunday.
Carter finished tenth in the preliminary round in 54.87 seconds which saw him finish outside the top eight. It was a fiercely fought event as less than two seconds separated the ten fastest swimmers.
Jeremy Desplanches of Switzerland recorded the best time in the preliminaries with a time of 53.08.
Desplanches went on to grab silver in the final in 52.63, finishing behind South African swimmer Chad Le Clos who won gold in 52.45.
On Saturday, Carter took bronze in the men’s 100m freestyle in 49.98. The TT swimmer finished behind the French pair of Maxime Grousset (48.28) and Charles Rihoux (49.44).
Carter is preparing for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics which will be held from July 23-August 8. The event was postponed by one year because of the covid19 pandemic. At the Olympics, Carter will compete in the men’s 100m freestyle.
TT swimmer Dylan Carter finished fifth and seventh in the two races he competed in at the 2021 Federation France Swimming International FFN Golden Tour Camille Muffat Meeting De Nice, on Saturday.
Carter, who grabbed silver in the men’s 50-metre butterfly A final on Friday, finished fifth in the men’s 50m backstroke final A in 25.76 seconds. His fifth-place showing earned him 808 points.
Winning gold in the event was Apostolos Christou of Greece in 25.04, followed by Yohann Ndoye Brouard of France in 25.21 and Mewen Tomac also of France in 25.25.
Touching the wall ahead of Carter was Frenchman Maxence Orange in 25.40.
Earlier in the backstroke preliminaries, Carter also ended with the fifth-fastest time which got him into the final.
He clocked 25.72.
In the men’s 100m freestyle final A, Carter was seventh in 50.14 which got him 818 points.
Frenchman Maxime Grousset grabbed gold in 49.23 and Christou took silver in 49.36. Florent Manaudou of France was third in 49.46, German Joshua Salchow came fourth in 49.77, Kristof Milak of Hungary rounded off the top five in 49.78 and Switzerland’s Nils Liess was just ahead of Carter in 50.10.
In the preliminary stage of the event, Carter clocked the third-fastest time along with Christou. Both Carter and Christou touched the wall in 49.89 to book a place in the final.
On Sunday, Carter will line up in the 100m butterfly and 200m freestyle on the final day of the meet.
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