GUYANA’s Jessica Stephenson copped her second gold medal in as many nights as swimmers had an excellent third night of action in the pool last Saturday at the Marlins Invitational Swim Meet in Trinidad and Tobago. Jessica Stephenson achieved gold in a new all-comers record for the 50m breast stroke, clocking a time of 34.81 to beat Trinidad’s national 13-14 age group record held by Cherelle Thompson of 35.42.
Swimming his first ever 50m breaststroke, Niall Roberts managed a time of 32.49 to achieve sixth in the 15 and over category, while Noelle Smith touched home in seventh place with a time of 40.77 for the girls in the same event. 
Athena Gaskin swimming with Jessica, swam a 40.85 to finish fifth and her brother Hannibal Gaskin again swam a personal best in the boys event to take 10th place with 40.46 (previous PB was 42.08).
Roberts took his second silver medal of the Meet with a 1:01.14 in the 15 and over 100m butterfly whilst in the earlier event for the boys 11-12, Hannibal Gaskin took almost 10 seconds off his personal best, finishing in seventh place with a time of 1:16.94. 
The girls began the evening with the 200m freestyle with Jessica and Athena again in the same heat both attaining personal bests, with Jessica touching home in fifth place with a time of 2:23.52 and Athena sixth in 2:25.17, while Soroya Simmons finished 12th with a personal best time of 2:32.31. 
Soroya also swam her first 200m backstroke where she finished a very creditable fourth in a time of 2:50.18. 
Last night was the final night of competition with all swimmers tired but anxious to continue their winning ways and further improve their personal best times.