Amarah Phillip takes the dive in lane 2 for the 50m Butterfly
Swimming wrapped up for the BVI team on Sunday with some very credible performances all round.
Amarah Phillip had personal bests in all her 3 three races. In the 50m Freestyle, Amarah placed 42nd overall with a time of 28.95 improving on her previous personal best which was 29.18. In the 50m Butterfly, she placed 38th overall with a time of 30.94 shaving a couple of seconds off her previous Personal Best of 32.10. In the 100m Butterfly, she placed 26th overall with a time of 1.09.16, a remarkable improvement on her previous Personal Best of 1.16.35.
Elinah Phillip was right on her personal bests in both her races placing 30th overall in the 50m Freestyle with a time of 27.57 (Personal Best – 27.54), and placing 31st in the 100m Freestyle with a time of 1.00.82 (Personal Best – 1.00.72).
Both girls exhibited talented performances in the field of strong competitors and show promise for Gold Coast 2018.
Joe Chapman bows out of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games after reaching the Men’s Squash Semi-Finals
In squash, Joe Chapman won his match in Round of 64 in three straight sets to play in Round of 32 which he lost 1-3. Joe won his match in the Men’s Classic Plate Quarter Finals, 3 -1 and went on to play in semi-finals on Sunday but lost by 1-3 against Scotland’s Kevin Moran to bring his 2014 Commonwealth Games to a close. This latter was a good match and Joe had the honour of playing on the show court in front of 3,000 fervent Scottish squash fans and on live TV.
The all round good performances from Joe secure him a top 20 squash finish and and credit him as the highest- ranking finisher of all players from the Caribbean.
Karene King in the 100m heats
Athletics kicked off in the Commonwealth Games with Karene King finishing the 100m to place 5th in her heat and 27th overall – just three places out of qualifying in a time of 11.93. Karene will run again on Wednesday, July 30th in the 200m.
Ashley Kelly makes it to the 400m semi finals
Ashley Kelly flew out the blocks determined to qualify for the semi-finals and came in 4th with a time of 54.26 (Personal Best – 52.71) qualifying 20th overall. She went on to finish 8th in her 400m semi final with a time of 54.35. With 24 competitors in the semis, Ashley ranked 22nd overall.
Eldred Henry throws the Shot Put a distance of 17.08
Eldred Henry threw the Shot Put 17.08 and was just four places away from making the final. Eldred will compete in the Discus Throw on Wednesday, July 30.
Tahesia Harrigan-Scott withdrew from the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games for personal reasons which arose at the last minute.
Official results and schedules of the XX Commonwealth Games are posted on the Glasgow 2014 website and can be found on http://results.glasgow2014.com/. Photos of the athletes in action and updates are also posted on the BVI Olympic Committee page on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BVIOlympicCommittee.
