JUST last weekend, young swimmers got much needed competition as Swim Academy Sea Otters hosted its Inter-Club swim meet.
The Aquatic Centre at Liliendaal saw thrilling competition as the usual suspects dominated the pool.
Aleka Persaud of Orca Swim Club ran amok in the Girls’ 11-12 category with a win in every encounter. At the end of the day, she took away the 50m backstroke, 50m stroke, 50m freestyle, 50m butterfly and the 100m freestyle.
Multiple National record holder Leon Seaton of Silver Shark Swim Club also walked away with wins every time he jumped into the pool. He copped the 50m backstroke, 50m breaststroke, 50m butterfly and the 50m freestyle.
Raekwon Noel of Sea Otters and Ethan Gonsalves of Dorado Speed swim clubs went back and forth with their wins. Noel got the upper hand in the 50m backstroke, 50m breaststroke and 50m butterfly. However, he had to take second place when Gonsalves dominated the 50m and 100m freestyle encounters.
Daniel Scott of Dorado Speed Swim Club and Shareefah Lewis of Sea Otters also won big in their respective categories.
At the end of the meet, the Dolphin Speed Swim Club walked away with the first prize copping 445 points, Sea Otters took second place with 433 points and Dorado Speed rounded off the podium with 427.