Day 3 Wrap of the Trinbago 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games
New Zealand’s swimmers have continued their medal winning ways at the Commonwealth Youth Games, picking up two bronze medals on the penultimate day of competition.
Christchurch swimmer Hope Chimel swum a solid 200m backstroke final to comfortably place third at Trinbago 2023.
Chimel posted a time of 2:17.78s for bronze behind Scotland’s Holly McGill and Australia’s Zoe Ammundsen.
“I’m still shaking, it hasn’t quite sunk in yet,” said Chimel.
“I stuck to my plan and raced really hard. I tried to keep up with others and really pushed it on that last lap. I was in shock when I realised I won bronze, it’s so cool.”
Amelia Bray claimed her second medal of the meet, placing third in the 100m Butterfly. Bray touched the wall in 1:01.32s for bronze, behind Australia’s Mikayla Bird who took gold and Lille McPherson in silver.
The medal joins the silver Bray won earlier in the week in the 50m Butterfly.
Three other Kiwis were also in action in the finals. Kevin Zhang placed fourth in the 100m Breaststroke to just miss out on a medal.
Hanna Abdou placed seventh in her 400m Freestyle final, with Caleb Carlisle sixth in the 100m Butterfly.
The Mixed 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay team rounded out the evening with another fourth placing.
The New Zealand swimming team has now won five medals across the three days of competition. The athletes are back in the pool tomorrow for the final day of racing and will be looking to add to their haul.
The full New Zealand Team schedule and results are available here.
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New Zealand Swimming Team for Trinbago 2023:
Hanna Abdou (Wharenui - Christchurch, 16)
Women's 200m Freestyle
Women’s 400m Freestyle
Women's 800m Freestyle
Mixed 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay
Danielle Asiata (Howick Pakuranga - Auckland, 16)
Women’s 200m Individual Medley
Women's 400m Individual Medley
Women's 200 Freestyle
Mixed 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay
Amelia Bray (TBSS Central City - Auckland, 16)
Women’s 50m Butterfly
Women's 100m Butterfly
Women's 50m Freestyle
Women's 100m Freestyle
Mixed 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay
Mixed 4 x 100m Medley Relay
Caleb Carlisle (Napier Aquahawks - Napier, 17)
Men’s 50m Breaststroke
Men's 50m Butterfly
Men's 100m Butterfly
Mixed 4 x 100m Medley Relay
Hope Chmiel (Vikings - Christchurch, 17)
Women’s 200m Backstroke
Women's 200m Individual Medley
Mixed 4 x 100m Medley Relay
Jasper Cornish (Coast - Auckland, 16)
Men’s 50m Freestyle
Men’s 50m Backstroke
Men's 100m Backstroke
Larn Hamblyn-Ough (Coast - Auckland, 17)
Men’s 200m Butterfly
Men's 400m Freestyle
Men’s 1500m Freestyle
Mixed 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay
Harrison Klouwens (TBSS Central City - Auckland, 17)
Men’s 50m Freestyle
Men's 100m Freestyle
Mixed 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay
Charlotte Parmenter (Jasi - Christchurch, 15)
Women’s 50m Freestyle
Women's 100m Freestyle
Women's 100m Backstroke
Women's 50m Butterfly
Mixed 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay
Kevin Zhang (Roskill - Auckland, 16)
Men’s 100m Freestyle
Men’s 200m Freestyle
Men’s 100m Breaststroke
Men’s 200m Individual Medley
Mixed 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay
Mixed 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay
Mixed 4 x 100m Medley Relay
