Cayman swimmer Sierrah Broadbelt on her blocks. Photos: Supplied

The Cayman Islands got off to a golden start, claiming 15 medals during the first day of the CARIFTA Track and Field Games and the CARIFTA Swimming Championships.

Cayman swimmers collected 14 of the 15 medals won on Saturday, 16 April, in Christ Church, Barbados.

Seven of the medals were gold.

For the 800 metres freestyle races, Lola Haworth took gold in the 13-14 division and Kyra Rabess claimed gold in the 15-17 division, ahead of Harper Barrowman, who won bronze for Cayman in the same race.

In the 200m breaststroke, Coco McGrath won gold in the 11-12, Dominic Hilton took silver in 13-14 and Kaitlyn Sullivan earned silver in the 15-17 division.

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In the 50m backstroke, siblings Luke and Lila Higgo won gold medals in their respective divisions.

Caymanian top swimmer Jillian Crooks delivered a gold in the 15-17 swim.

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Lila captured her second gold medal on the day, winning the 13-14 100m butterfly, with teammate Sierrah Broadbelt taking silver, giving Cayman the two top spots for that race.

Crooks claimed her second medal, this time a silver in the 100m fly.
For the 13-14 4×100 free relay, Broadbelt, Brianna Fischetti, Sofia Bonati and Lila won silver for Cayman and in the 15-17 division, Barrowman, Rabess, Kathryn Lambert-Wragg, and Crooks also won silver.
In the track and field competition, Cayman’s Andrew Stone was the only athlete to win a medal so far. He won gold in under-17 long jump, with a leap of 6.76 metres.
The Cayman Compass will continue to post updates for both the swimming and track and field CARIFTA competitions.

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