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Sampson captures OECS swim bronze

Competing at the 25th OECS Swim Meet in Antigua last weekend November 7-8, 2015 Virgin Islands’ Khadija Sampson picked up a bronze medal in the under 8 girls 100m Freestyle, with a time of 1 minute 30.77 seconds. Photo: Provided
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Competing at the 25th OECS Swim Meet in Antigua last weekend November 5-7, 2015, Virgin Islands’ Khadija Sampson picked up a bronze medal in the under 8 girls 100m freestyle with a time of 1 minute 30.77 seconds.

Sampson also finished 5th in the 25m butterfly with a time of 21.54, 7th in the backstroke, 5th in the 50m freestyle in a time of 41.18. and 10th in the 25 m breastroke, before finishing up 6th with a time of 18.73 in the 25m freestyle.

Other results

In other results for the VI team, Giselle Archibald Bowers came home 10th in the U12 400m freestyle and 10th in the 200, one place ahead of team mate Kassia Nichols.

In the breaststroke, Archibald Bowers again pipped Nichols, as the pair came home 9th and 10th.

In the 50m freestyle, Archibald Bowers came home 6th in a time of 32.39 and Nichols 12thIn the 200m individual medley, the pair finished 9th and 10th.

Archibald Bowers then came 6th in the 50m backstroke with a time of 38.90, with Nichols 11th.

The pair were 8th and 12th in the 100m freestyle respectively. They finished 10th and 11th in the 100m breastroke and 7th and 12th in the 50m butterfly.

Arianna Angus finished 16th in the u10 200m , 12th in the 50m butterfly, 16th in the 50m free and 14th in the 100 individual medley, and 16th in the 100m freestyle.

Jaden Marshall and Keon Sampson finished 11th and 12th respectively in the Boys u12, 200m and 11th and 12th in the 50m breaststroke. They finished the same way in the 50m free and also the 50m backstroke, as well as in the 50m butterfly before Marshall ended up 10th in the 100m breaststroke.

Further 11th and 12th place finishes came in the 100m freestyle.

In the U10 Boys, Kurt Salapare finished 12th in the 50m Backstroke, 13th in the 50m freestyle and 12th in the 100m individual medley, 13th in the 50m breaststroke and 13th in the 100m freestyle.

Overall, the [British] Virgin Islands finished 5th behind St Vincent, Antigua & Barbuda, defending champions St Lucia and eventual champions Grenada.

4 Responses to “Sampson captures OECS swim bronze”

  • ccc (12/11/2015, 10:02) Like (8) Dislike (0) Reply
    Kudos
  • Binocs (12/11/2015, 16:33) Like (8) Dislike (1) Reply
    I'm so proud of my God child , but it's so sad that she's representing the BVI under Guyanese status and was born here the government of the BVI could do better her mother have to go true so much with this child for her to travel to the U.S. For swimming to representing BVI , now to see her make history for the BVI and not even a well done from the minister of sports sad, but it's all because her parents not from here, ok so now that's she putting the BVI on the map and making the BVI shine they all of a sudden ownering her as the youngest (bvi islander) to ever get a medal at the OECS championship , I'm from here and it's sad to know that everything is about who u for and last name matters so sad God knows.
  • Easy (12/11/2015, 18:29) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    Congrats!!!! Great job!! Make the BVI proud
  • Voter Too (13/11/2015, 08:12) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    Congrats Khadija. Keep it up and dont look back and keep making yourself, your family and the BVI proud.


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