Bahamas top Carifta Aquatic Championships

FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique:

The Bahamas delivered yet another commanding performance in the pool to capture their eighth consecutive Carifta Aquatics Championships title on Tuesday.

The defending champions staved off an early challenge from Jamaica in the opening days of competition to capture their 10th title in 11 years after totalling 795 points.

Jamaica were a distant second on 754.50 points, just ahead of third-placed Trinidad and Tobago on 747 points. Barbados (638.50) and Cayman Islands (547.50) finished fourth and fifth, respectively, with the host nation accumulating 489 points to be sixth.

Interestingly, The Bahamas ended the meet with 55 medals (21 gold, 13 silver, 21 bronze), the second-most behind Trinidad and Tobago, who captured 59 medals comprising 20 gold, 19 silver and 20 bronze.

Jamaica, meanwhile, took home 50 medals (15 gold, 14 silver, 21 bronze).

Despite capturing the fourth-most medals (47), Barbados finished atop the medal standings with 23 gold medals, along with 13 silver and 11 bronze.