As of Thursday, October 26, 2023
#By TENAJH SWEETING
#Tribune Sports Reporter
#tsweeting@tribunemedia.net
#THE swimming contingent wrapped up competition in the pool while the tennis players got back on the courts yesterday in Santiago, Chile.
#Action resumed for the sixth consecutive day of the 19th Pan American Games at Centro Deportivo de Tenis and Centro Acuàtico in Ñuñoa.
#On the final day for the swimming discipline, individual and relay events capped off the day for the majority of the swimmers.
#Both Zaylie Thompson and Emmanuel Gadson competed in the heats of the 200m individual medley. Gadson finished second out of three competitors in heat one. He earned a time of 2:15.56 in the event. Out of 25 competitors, he finished ranked number 24.
#Meanwhile, Thompson finished heat three of the race in sixth place. She touched the wall at 2:30.53 to complete the race. The event had 24 competitors and she was ranked 23rd.
#Jack Barr swam with a lone competitor in the men’s 1,500m freestyle final. He finished behind Peru’s Rafael Leon de Ponce with a time of 17:38.10. Barr ranked last out of the 18 competitors in the event.
#After earning The Bahamas’ first medal of the Pan American Games, Lamar Taylor joined Luke Thompson, Gadson and Mark-Anthony Thompson in the men’s 4x100m medley relay. The quartet finished sixth in heat two, notching 3:53.92 in the race. Out of 11 relay teams, The Bahamas was ranked 10th.
#Z Thompson along with Victoria Russell, Katelyn Cabral, and Ariel Weech teamed up in the women’s 4x100m medley relay. They finished last in heat one clocking 4:34.03 in the team event. Collectively, the four members ranked 13th overall.
#The nine swimmers were coached by Sara Knowles.
#Sydney Clarke, the lone female tennis player, and Justin Roberts teamed up for the mixed doubles matchups yesterday. The tandem competed against Paraguay’s Leyla Britez and Martin Vergara. Ultimately, the mixed duo fell in consecutive sets 2-0 against their opponents.
#The match between the teams lasted 1 hour and 6 minutes on court two. The initial set was tightly contested but Paraguay came out victorious 6-4. The following set the result was a bit different with Britez and Vergara winning this time 6-2.
#The Bahamas won 79 per cent of the first serves in the contest going 42-for-54. On the opposite side of the court, Paraguay averaged 63 per cent on 27-for-43. However, they came up big on points won on first serves with 81 per cent compared to 50 per cent averaged by Clarke and Roberts.
#Collectively, the two competitors were ranked ninth in the mixed doubles.
#Tennis competition will wrap up on Sunday.
#The Bahamas Olympic Committee (BOC) selected a 20-member team to represent the country at the Pan Am Games. Over 6,800 athletes from 41 countries are vying for a chance to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. The event will conclude November 5.