Double Carifta Silver for Phillip
Elinah Phillip was a double silver medalist at Carifta 2017. Photo: Provided
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, V - Elinah Phillip won two silver medals representing the Virgin Islands at the 32nd Carifta Swimming Championships held in the Bahamas from April 15-19, 2017.
Elinah competed in three events; the 50 butterfly, 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle.
She came in second in the 50 meter butterfly race on April 16, 2017 ending the race with a new personal best and national record time of 28.13s.
On April 18, Elinah took the silver medal in the 50 meter freestyle with a time of 26.67. Prior to that race, she had placed 5th in the 100 meter freestyle with a season’s best of 59.30 in the heats and a time of 59.62 in the final.
Elinah’s medal winning times rank her 3rd and 4th respectively in the Great Britain rankings for her age group to date.
The regional, meet which is the premier age group competition in the region, attracted the participation of athletes from 26 different countries.
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