Trinidad and Tobago’s emerging swimming sensation Liam Carrington has delivered an extraordinary performance at the prestigious Speedo Winter Junior Swim Championships in Indianapolis, securing an impressive collection of five medals between December 10-13. The young athlete, representing the Bolles School Sharks, demonstrated exceptional versatility and competitive excellence throughout the four-day competition.
Carrington’s most remarkable achievement came in the men’s 200-meter freestyle event, where he captured gold with a dominant performance clocking 1:32.88 in the A final. This standout victory highlighted his individual prowess and technical mastery in the pool.
The talented swimmer commenced his medal campaign with a bronze in the 200m medley relay, collaborating with teammates Krish Jain, George Dovellos, and Lucas Young to achieve a time of 1:27.29. Later that same day, Carrington contributed significantly to Bolles’ gold medal victory in the 800m freestyle relay, partnering with Dovellos, Camp Hartman, and Noah Stotler to record a winning time of 6:26.74. His remarkable 1:33.80 split time emerged as the fastest individual performance in the entire event.
Carrington’s success continued on December 11 when he secured another gold medal as part of the triumphant 400m medley relay team, joining forces with Jain, Prakhanthi Rai, and Dovellos to finish in 3:09.79. Additionally, he demonstrated his consistency by placing fourth in the highly competitive 200m individual medley A final with a time of 1:44.52.
On December 12, the Trinidad and Tobago athlete expanded his medal collection with a silver in the 200m freestyle relay, as the Bolles quartet completed the event in 1:20.02. With events remaining including the 100m freestyle and 200m backstroke, Carrington positioned himself to potentially augment his already impressive medal tally as the championships progressed.