Three Grenadians swimmers to compete in 8th Fina World Junior in Lima Peru

Both Zackary Gresham and Tilly Collymore have recently returned from competing in the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. They have also participated in several other regional and international Swimming competitions, including CCCAN and CARIFTA.

Three Grenadians swimmers to compete in 8th Fina World Junior in Lima Peru
Three Grenadians swimmers to compete in 8th Fina World Junior in Lima Peru

Grenada: National Swimmers Zackary Gresham, Tilly Collymore and Nathan Fletcher departed Grenada on Saturday to attend the 8th FINA Junior Worlds competition scheduled for August 30th to September 4th, 2022. The trio is accompanied by the team manager, Nigel Gresham.

Both Zackary Gresham and Tilly Collymore have recently returned from competing in the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. They have also participated in several other regional and international Swimming competitions, including CCCAN and CARIFTA.

Nathan Fletcher has also been a CCCAN and CARIFTA competitor. He has also competed in several other regional Swimming competitions.

The team arrived in Peru last night.

Photo shows the team at team Maurice Bishop International Airport (MBIA) awaiting departure and from top to bottom: Gresham, Fletcher, Collymore. 

GASA is again proud of the performances of our National swimmers, this time the Goodwill competitors. The delegation of Goodwill participants returned home yesterday from their participation in last weekend’s XXVI Goodwill Swim Meet, which was held at the Aquatic Centre in Couva, Trinidad.

Each swimmer obtained success in their performances, creating either personal best times or medals, as is the case with Anaika Charles. Special mention must be made of this international and regional competitor, Anaika, who dominated the Girls 15-17 Breaststroke events. Anaika, who had a short break from competitions, is back and continues to showcase her abilities as a breaststroker. In the 50m SC breaststroke finals, she raced herself to first position in a time of 28.16 and in the 100m, in a time of 1:17.69, breaking the Goodwill record of 1:18.52, held by Kimberley Willoughby since 2013. She also obtained third position in the 50m SC freestyle in a time of 28.16.

Shelby Neckles, Parshawn Haynes and Mallon Patterson all did personal best times and must be commended for their performances also. The team was accompanied by coach Gerson Escobar Fernandez.