BACKED for another year by a string of leading athletes including national record holders Amy Grant, Leon Seaton, and Accalia Khan, North Georgetown (District 11) amassed win after win throughout the day yesterday to end as the eventual winners of the swimming segment in the National Schools Championships which was completed at the National Aquatic Centre on the East Coast of Demerara. According to some results, North Georgetown District 11 is said to have ended with 866 points after all 54 events of the swimming competition were completed; keeping them on their toes was archrival Upper Demerara/Kwakwani (Linden) District 10, who ended with 790 points for second place .
Also with a number of good performances of the day, Bartica District 7 is said to be in for third place with 551 points. Also out of Georgetown, East Georgetown District 12 took fourth place with 479 points, while North West District 1 followed with 452 points, and Essequibo Coast/Pomeroon District 2 came next with 448 points.
Rounding out the top ten were Rupununi District 9 (432 points), South Georgetown District 13 (415 points), East Bank Demerara District 14 (284 points); and East Coast Demerara (226 points). Despite ending just after 16:00 hrs, points for the swimming competition were still being verified late into the night yesterday.
Placing either first, second or third in almost all of the events of the day left District 11 feeling confident in their ability to win the swimming and getting off to an assuring start in the five-day competition, which continues today at the National Stadium.
District 11 representative, Mariska Williams was already celebrating her team’s win ahead of the release of yesterday’s results. Williams also prophesied a great day for the team today, ahead of the beginning of the track competition of the championships.
“From my own analysis we would have won the swimming championships, for ten years now,” Williams said.
“We’re very much confident about tomorrow [today], we expect to dominate every aspect of the track, and we’re going to try and war with the field events, because we haven’t done any training this year.”
Meanwhile, President David Granger is expected to provide the feature address at today’s opening ceremony. The ceremony is expected to begin promptly at 10:00 hrs.