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Joshua
Changar and Joseph Ryan were crowned age-group champions as
local swim club Tidal Wave Aquatics gave an outstanding performance
at the 25th annual Martin Luther King Jr, Swim Classic which
was held from January 13-15 at the Nassau County Aquatic Centre,
East Meadow Long Island.
Changar dominated the 9-10 age-group and was the overall age
group champion after he won gold five gold medals and three
silvers.
His gold medal performances came in the in the 200-yard freestyle,
100- yard and 200-yard individual medley, 50 -yard and 100-yard
breaststroke while silver medals came via the 50-yard and
100-yard freestyle and 50-yard butterfly.
In the Open Male category, Ryan was the overall champion,
placing first in the 200-yard and 400-yard individual medley,
100-yard butterfly while he grabbed silver in the 100-yard
and 200-yard breaststroke, 100-yard freestyle and bronze in
the 50-yard freestyle.
Orlando Thom also won gold in his five events - the 100-yard
and 200-yard backstrokes, 100-yard and 200-yard breaststroke
and 50-yard freestyle.
Thom and Ryan combined with Anthony and David Edwards to win
gold from 11 other teams in the 400-yard freestyle and medley
relays. Edwards got another medal, this time a bronze from
the 100-yard backstroke.
Other impressive swims came from Jonathan Fabio, Christopher
Buffong and Donna-Marie Wickham.
Fresh from breaking the national Short Course Eight &
Under-50 metres freestyle record in December, Fabio moved
up into the 9-10 age group.
He was first in the 50-yard freestyle, 50-yard backstroke,
50-yard butterfly; second in the 50-yard breaststroke, 100-yard
and 200-yard individual medley; third in the 100 and 200-yard
freestyle.
Fabio and Changar also combined with Gabriel Garrett and Micah
Billouin for a second place finish in the 10 & Under 200-yard
freestyle relay.
In the 13-14 male category, Buffong was first in the 200-yard
individual medley while Wickham topped the field in the 100-yard
backstroke.
Wickham was also second in the 200-yard backstroke and 50-yard
freestyle in the Open Female category and formed part of a
400-yard medley relay team that also comprised Jhenille London,
Raenelle Carrillo and Quitara La Guerre to place third in
the women 400 yard medley relay.
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