Barbados secured four gold medals tonight in the pool at the 2019 Central American and Caribbean Championships (CCCAN).
Olympian Alex Sobers led the charge, as he touched the wall in 3:59.74 seconds to win the mens 400 metre freestyle. Antigua’s Noah Mascoll-Gomes took the silver (4:06.58) and Axxel Salgado Salinas of Mexico secured the bronze medal (4:06.94).
The island’s top junior female swimmer Danielle Titus also produced a golden moment in the girls 15-17, 200 metre backstroke (2:19.38) edging out her fellow Bajan Danielle Treasure who took the silver (2:21.54).
Tristan Pragnell’s time of 2:09.76 was also enough to give him gold in the boys 15-17 200 metre backstroke.
Forty-year-old Nicky Neckles won Barbados’ fourth gold in the 18 and over 200 metre backstroke (2:09.08), while Luis Sebastian Weekes took bronze in the mens 18 and over 100 metre breaststroke.
Barbados also snatched a silver medal in the girls 15-17, 4×100 metre medley relay and bronze in the men’s 18 and over, 4×100 metre relay.
Barbados’ medal tally is 14. (AGB)



