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Elinah Phillips sets new OECS record at championships!

File - Sisters Elinah and Amara Phillips walked away with eight medals for the BVI.
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Elinah Phillips beat the time set by Tuesday Watts in 2002 in winning the Gold Medal in the 9-10 yr old Girls 50m Free style Event at the 21st OECS Swimming Championships which was held in St Lucia from November 4 - 6, 2011.
Her winning time was 31.19 seconds beating the old mark by 0.64 seconds.

All in all after the first two days of events Elinah and sister Amarah have shared 8 Medals including 4 Gold, 2 Silver and 2 Bronze.

Amarah won Gold in both the 11-12 yr old Girls 50 metre Freestyle and 50 metre Breaststroke. Her winning times 30.87 seconds and 39.52 respectively. She added a silver in the 100 metre Fly stroke in a time of 1:21.87 and Bronze in the 200 metre Freestyle in a time of 2:38.81.

Elinah added to her record breaking swim with Gold in the 50 metre Backstroke with a time of 37.71 and won the 200 metre Freestyle Bronze in a time of 2:49.25.

After the first two days, encompassing 64 Events Team BVI were placed 5th overall, behind Grenada in 1st, St Lucia in 2nd and Antigua in 3rd.

A full report of results and Final standings will be published later today.

9 Responses to “Elinah Phillips sets new OECS record at championships!”

  • ... (07/11/2011, 07:07) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    OUTSTANDING.
  • Alison (07/11/2011, 07:43) Like (0) Dislike (1) Reply
    Wow, thats superb racing - well done girls!
  • Assembly Buddy (07/11/2011, 07:44) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Congratulations to Elinah and Amarah!! We are very proud of you and I know you're proud of yourselves. Again congratulationz!!
  • Queen Mary (07/11/2011, 08:20) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    big ups to the phillips girls we ae proud!
  • congrats (07/11/2011, 08:31) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    I do not follow swimming but would like to congratulate these two young ladies on their achievments. Keep up the training, the good work and continue to be positive.
  • Power to the Youths (07/11/2011, 10:40) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Congratulations are in order to this young lady and all the other swimmers. Continue to excel and make the BVI proud !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • FED UP (07/11/2011, 11:05) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Congratulations to the Phillips girls. Big up to Amara. Keep up the good work girls
  • Ms. B (07/11/2011, 14:19) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Well done girls!!!
  • Good News (08/11/2011, 15:38) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    So this means that some of the fastest and best swimmers in the OECS live in the BVI, well done team BVI, well done.


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