The Blue Marlins Swim Club attended the 33rd annual Sonia O’Neal Memorial (Aquatic Centre) International Invitational Swimming Championships, held from the 22nd -25th May 2025. The Club was represented by a small contingent of seven swimmers: Raya Adams, Zane Da Briel, Zoey May, Skylar Byron, Belle Adams, Tayeah St. Hilaire and Hazen Da Briel.
This was a Long Course Metres (LCM) swim meet, meaning that it took place in a 50 metre pool.
Three SVG National LCM records were broken by Hazen:
The 200m freestyle in a time of 2:07.75
The 400m freestyle in 4:39.26. Both freestyle records were previously held by Cruz Halbich.
He also broke Bryson George’s 5 year old 400m Individual Medley record which previously stood at 2:32.73, in a time of 2:24.85.
The swimmers amassed a total of 12 medals:
Zane captured bronze in the boys 8 and under 50m breast stroke.
May copped a bronze in the girls 9-10 50m breast stroke.
Belle got 3 silver ( 50m butterfly, 100m freestyle and 50m freestyle) and 2 bronze (200m Individual Medley and 200m freestyle). She also captured the second place girls 11-12 age group high points trophy.
Along with his record breaking performance, Hazen brought home 3 silver (200m freestyle, 200m Individual Medley and 200m butterfly) and 2 bronze (200m backstroke and 400m Individual Medley) in the boys 15 and over age category.
All swimmers had personal best times, which indicates growth and progression in the sport.
