A four-member national swimming team left Antigua on Tuesday for Japan, where they will represent Antigua and Barbuda at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships.
Jadon Wuilliez, Stefano Mitchell, Aunjelique Liddie, and Bianca Mitchell will fly the country’s flag at the 20th edition of the International event. The team is accompanied by coaches Nelson Molina and James Winchester, along with team manager Melanie Wuilliez.
Each swimmer will compete in two individual events and a team 4 x 100 mixed freestyle relay. Jadon Wuilliez will compete in the 100 and 50 meters breaststroke, Bianca Mitchell in the 200 meters freestyle and 50 meters fly, Liddie in the 100 and 50 meters freestyle, while Stefano Mitchell will also compete in the 100 and 50 meters freestyle.
The World Aquatics Championships are the world championships for aquatics sports: swimming, diving, high diving, open water swimming, artistic swimming, and water polo.
The World Aquatics comprises 209 national member federations from the five continents.