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Connor Hupman and Madelyn Moore win swimming gold medals for Bermuda at Carifta

Connor Hupman picks up his gold medal at the Carifta Games (photograph by Guilden Gilbert)

Connor Hupman and Madelyn Moore have led the way on a night of medals for Bermuda at the Carifta Aquatics Championships in the Bahamas.

Hupman won gold in the 13-14 boys 50 metres backstroke and knocked 0.71sec off his previous best time when touching the wall in 28.33sec, just a tenth ahead of Ocean Van Loon of Bermuda, with Luke Higgo of the Cayman Islands finishing third in 28.85.

The 14-year-old was not the only Bermuda swimmer on the top step of the podium on Saturday night after Madelyn Moore led home a Bermuda one-two in the girls 18 and over 50 metres backstroke.

Moore, who represented the island at the Pan American Games in Chile and picked up a medal at the Central American and Caribbean Games last year, was the only swimmer to break 30 seconds in the final, winning in a time of 29.53sec.

Connor Hupman proudly displays his Carifta gold medal

Bermuda’s Logan Watson-Brown came home second in 30.01sec as the island dominated the race, with nearly a second and a half to bronze-medal winner Avi Tromp, from Aruba.

Adriana Argent picked up a silver medal in the 15-17 Girls 800 metres freestyle, clocking a time of 10:19.37

Rory Shepherd was the youngest of Bermuda’s medallists as he won bronze in the 11-12 boys 50 metre backstroke.

Shepherd knocked 0.5sec off his previous top performance to produce a personal best of 32.18 behind Harold Simmons of the Bahamas, who won in a time of 30.41, and Mihael Sobers of Barbados.

Rory Shepherd proudly displays Bermuda flag on the podium after winning bronze medal

Bermuda’s star swimmers all picked up their medals in ceremonies at the Betty Kelly Kenning Aquatic Centre in front of a vocal crowd.

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Published March 30, 2024 at 10:28 pm (Updated March 31, 2024 at 4:09 pm)

Connor Hupman and Madelyn Moore win swimming gold medals for Bermuda at Carifta

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