Top national female swimmer, Ariel Rodrigues has set a new national record in the woman 100 meters backstroke on Wednesday in Brazil at the ongoing South American Junior Swimming Championship.
Rodrigues, who is the country’s lone athlete representative at the South American Junior Championships entered the race with a personal best time of 1 minute 12.39 seconds achieved at the Junior Panamerican Championships last month.
She put in a superb showing to record a time of 1 minute 11.49 seconds, a huge improvement for the young swimmer at the South American Championship which is a new personal best and national record in the event.
Rodrigues also set a new personal best in the women’s 50 meters freestyle after entering with a best time of 31.90, she finished in a time of 30.87 seconds to improve her time.
She is also set to compete in the coming days in the 50 meters freestyle with an entry time of 27.83 seconds, 50 meters backstroke with a PB of 33.12 seconds, and 100 meters freestyle in which she has a best of 1 minute 01.82 seconds.
She is accompanied by coach Christol Thom and President of GASA Yolema Phillips.
Meanwhile on the sidelines of the South American Junior Swimming Championship was the elections of the South American Swimming Confederation (CONSANAT).
Guyana Swimming Association President Yolema Phillips who is also accompanying the team was re-elected to serve as Treasurer for another term in the executive of the South American Swimming Confederation. (GASA)
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