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| Kerry Ollivierre |
SAVANETA, Aruba, June 26, 2012 –Grenadian swimmers were in fine form on Tuesday evening as they picked up three medals including one record-breaking performance at the 19th Caribbean Islands Swimming Championships (CISC) in Aruba.
Kerry Ollivierre smashed a championship record in winning the 50 metres breaststroke in the Boys’ 11-12 age category. His winning time of 33.37 seconds bettered the previous record of 33.43 set by Jamaica’s Kevaughn Campbell in 2010.
“He worked on his mistakes in the preliminary because he was ranked number one going in so he knew that he could do it,” said team manager Pamela Cherebin, who is accompanied by Carlton Simon (coach) and Susanne Paparo (chaperone) as team officials.
Also splashing unto the medals stand were Oreoluwa Cherebin and Corey Ollivierre. Cherebin picked up her third medal with a victory in the girls’ 13-14 50m breaststroke in a new national record of 35.90. Her previous personal best was 36.25 seconds.
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| Oreoluwa Cherebin (centre) |
Corey Ollivierre took silver when he tied with Alexander Rodriquez of the Dominican Republic in the Boys’ 13-14 50m breaststroke in 32.22 seconds.
“Corey went in ranking 6th and Ore 2nd, so they were pleasant surprises,” said Cherebin. “Corey went into the meet with a good attitude and was not in medal position.”
Kerry and Oreoluwa were ranked 4th and 5th places respectfully but both came out second in the 200m breaststroke.
The manager said that the team’s performance has exceeded expectations including Gabrielle Paparo and Delron Felix who had personal best times.
The national team goes into the final day of competition on Wednesday with a total of six medals including one gold and two silver medals from Oreoluwa Cherebin and one gold and one silver from Kerry Ollivierre.
Kerry, Delron and Gabrielle swim in the 50m freestyle and Oreoluwa and Corey compete in the 200m IM. Kerry will also contest the 100m breaststroke.
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