More gold for Ja

SANTO DOMINGO, CANA:

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO and Jamaica evenly shared four gold medals on final night Sunday as the English-speaking Caribbean completed its best ever showing at the Central American and Caribbean (CCCAN) Swimming championship.

The Bovell brothers, George and Nicholas, added more titles for CARIFTA champions Trinidad & Tobago, while Jamaicans Janelle Atkinson and Angela Chuck posted outstanding freestyle wins.

George, Nicholas, and Atkinson all won special awards for posting the best performances in their age-group.

At the end of the six-day meet at the Olympic Centre, T&T had 13 gold, eight silver, and two bronze, Jamaica, nine gold, one silver, and seven bronze, and Barbados, four gold, two silver and three bronze - all achieving their best ever results at these biennial championships.

Nicholas Bovell, missing events Thursday and Friday after injuring his shoulder in a fall, still achieved a remarkable six gold medals after landing the boys 13-14 200 metres backstroke Sunday night.

Nicholas, winner of nine gold medals at the 1999 CCCAN championship in Colombia, sped to a new CCCAN record 59.81 seconds in his victory.

George, tuning up for next week's World Championships in Japan, won his 15-17 200 backstroke gold in 57.92 seconds.

The 18 and over girls 400 metres freestyle provided a platform for Atkinson to showcase her class in the event which gave her a splendid fourth at the Sydney Olympics.

She went an awesome one minute 01.89 seconds for the first 100 metres, and produced an unchallenged victory in 4:13.11 seconds, the 14th fastest time in the world so far this year.

Atkinson won five gold medals at the meet.

Chuck (27.17 seconds) outsped Tamara Swaby (27.55) to win the girls 18 and over 50 metres freestyle for a Jamaican one-two finish.

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