THE Dorado Swim trio returned home yesterday after a successful outing at the Maracas Open Water Swim Classic last Saturday in Trinidad and Tobago. The trio consisted of Soroya Simmons, Daniel Scott and Alex Winter. Each swam in the Open category and finished in the top 20, out of 270 competitors.
Daniel Scott and Alex Winter swam the 2 650m race where Scott finished in 9th place with a time of 38m.39s, while teammate Winter finished 18th in 41.45s. However, Scott finished 10th overall, while Winter finished 21st overall in the event. Soroya Simmons ended 4th in the 5 000m, coming 10th overall.
Coach Stephanie Fraser, commenting on the performances, said, “I’m very proud of the results and I expected them to do well.” She was also proud of the times they did.
“I knew it would be difficult, especially the start of the race where it is a scramble to get into the water. This water had more waves that were stronger,” finished Fraser.
It is hoped that looking past this meet, the swimmers would have more avenues for open water swimming on the international circuit.