The Blue Marlins Swim Club of St. Vincent and the Grenadines delivered an extraordinary performance at the Aquatics Sports Association of Trinidad & Tobago (ASATT) Invitational, held from December 11-14 at the National Aquatic Centre in Couva. Competing in a 50-meter long-course pool against 47 teams, the six-member Vincentian contingent achieved a remarkable 13th place overall finish while breaking multiple national records.
The competition witnessed historic achievements from the young athletes. Hazen Da Briel demolished his own SVG National Long Course Record in the Male 15-16 200m Individual Medley, clocking 2:24.30, and secured a bronze medal in the 200m backstroke while achieving personal bests in 10 of his 12 events.
Belle Adams continued the record-breaking trend by surpassing her own national mark in the girls 11-12 400m Individual Medley with a time of 6:32.63. Her performance earned three bronze medals across freestyle and butterfly events.
In a family triumph, Zane Dabriel broke his brother Hazen’s Male 8-and-under backstroke National Record set in 2018, while also claiming bronze in the 50m breaststroke. Caghry Williams demonstrated consistency with two silver medals and one bronze in breaststroke events, achieving personal bests in 9 of 11 races.
The entire team showed significant improvement, with Zoey May and Raya Adams delivering perfect performances by setting personal records in all their respective events.
The delegation, managed by Marcus Da Briel with chaperone Bettie Jn Baptiste-Adams, received high praise from Head Coach Tamarah St. Hilaire, who expressed immense pride in the swimmers’ development and acknowledged the supporting parents and assistant coaches Kyle Dougan and Anwar Medjehed for their contributions to the team’s success.