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  • 9 months ago
Well swimmer Nikoli Blackman continues to thrill fans in the pool at the National Long Course Championships taking place at the National Aquatic Center. He was in winners row in the Boys 100 meter freestyle on Friday. However, he had to share the spotlight with the likes of Marena Martinez, Toni Rae Yates and Zachary Anthony who also recorded wins in their respective races.
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00:00Swimmer Zarek Wilson holds the record in the boys' 10 and under long course freestyle.
00:05His record stands at 2 minutes 16.40 seconds.
00:09Will it be broken this day? That was not the case.
00:12Wyatt Harrison won the race at the National Aquatic Center in 2 minutes 35.59 seconds.
00:19He finished comfortably ahead of Ethan Bernard and Liam Lee McBurney.
00:24Moving on to the female 11 and over 200 meter medley B final.
00:29Rezan Piggott had a fun swim.
00:31She enjoyed the different strokes on her way to winning in a time of 3 minutes 1.98 seconds.
00:38Real Anatole Morgan claimed the second spot and Janai Lewis took third.
00:43In the A final, Krifter champion Marina Martinez of Marlins continues her hot streak with a time of 2 minutes 38.05 seconds.
00:52She had to work for it after being just ahead in the backstroke.
00:55However, she began to pull away in the breaststroke and extended her lead even further in the freestyle.
01:02Zahara Antony fell back in the freestyle with a time of 2 minutes 42.14 seconds.
01:07Third spot went to Zara Peresiko, also of Marlins, in 2 minutes 44.16 seconds.
01:14Tony Ray Yates also had a good showing as she won the 100 meter freestyle and the 100 meter butterfly races.
01:21In the boys' 11 and over 200 meter long course IM, Anthony was the favorite and he did not disappoint.
01:28The Marlins' swimmer won in 2 minutes 15.42 seconds.
01:31He had to battle to keep off Isaiah Alexander who finished in 2 minutes 16.11 seconds.
01:37Marcus Alexander took third spot, also of Marlins.
01:41Then came the turn of University of Tennessee athlete Nikolai Blackmon to dominate the waters.
01:47He won the boys' 11 and over freestyle in 49.53 seconds.
01:53Matthew Matamoro came second and even Gillard Bruce third.
01:57Both athletes improved on their times in the event.
02:00And the other big fish, Alabama sophomore Zarek Wilson, swimming unattached in the boys' 11 and over 100 meter butterfly,
02:24was the eventual winner ahead of Kader Lyons and Anthony Zachary.
02:29Sergio Dufort, TV6 Sport.
02:30The Marlins' 11 and over 200 meters in the boys' 11 and over 200 meters.
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