By Neto Baptiste
Antigua and Barbuda’s Anya DeGannes lit up the pool on day three of the Carifta Swimming Championships in Nassau, Bahamas, claiming two gold medals in the Girls’ 11-12 age category.
DeGannes, who had previously won gold in the 100 meters butterfly in a time of 1:08.60, added gold in the 200 meters Individual Medley and gold in the 200 meters Butterfly late Monday. She registered a time of 2:40.20 in the Individual Medley while clocking 2:41.09 in the 200 meters butterfly.
Also on Monday, there silver medal performances by Madison MacMillan who clocked 18:24.96 seconds to finish second in the 1500 meters Freestyle and Ellie Shaw who registered a time of 33:19 seconds for the runner-up spot in the 50 meters Breaststroke. There were silver medals as well for Stefano Mitchell who clocked 51:65 to finish second in the 100 meters freestyle and Alessandro Bazzoni who registered a time of 2:45.96 for silver in the 200 meters butterfly. Ethan Stubbs Green won bronze in the 200 meters Butterfly with a time of 2:08.84.
On Sunday, Bazzoni, became Antigua and Barbuda’s fifth medallist at the event, winning silver in the 400 meters Individual Medley while Shaw and DeGannes had both previously won gold on Saturday’s opening day.