Subirats Leads Venezuela To Victory
Craig Lord
Jul 24, 2010

2011 Best Performances (Long Course - Female)

800 METRES FREESTYLE

#CountryTimeNameIPSMeet
1GBR8:17.51Adlington, Rebecca998WORLDJUL
2DEN8:18.20Friis, Lotte996WORLDJUL
3ESP8:22.78Belmonte, Mireia982NEDLCDEC
4USA8:23.36Ziegler, Kate981WORLDJUL
5CHN8:23.96Li, Xuanxu979CHNLCAPR

Albert Subirats, with two of the best five efforts at the Central American and Caribbean Games in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, helped Venezuela win the swim meet with 14 gold medals to six for Mexico. Colombia and Jamaica both had four golds each but Colombia had the edge on the overall table with 11 medals to those four wins for Jamaican women.

Subirats had a close shave in the 100m 'fly with his teammate Octavio Alesi, 52.53 to 52.89, the best performances of the meet. Alesi also won the 50m 'fly, on 23.70 (to 23.75 for Subirats), while other world-class efforts came from George Bovell (TRI) in 22.23 over 50m free.

Among women Vanessa Garcia, for the hosts, put in the best performance, with a 55.00 in the 100m free, 0.07sec ahead of Ariana W. Vanderpool of Bahamas, while Andreina Pinto (VEN) claimed the 400m free in 4:11.36.

Central American and Caribbean Games (July 18-23)

The medal winners

MEN

  • 50 METRES FREESTYLE
  • 1      22.23      Bovell, George, 1983, TRI
  • 2      22.78      Subirats, Albert, 1986, VEN
  • 3      23.09      Gomez, Roberto, 1989, VEN
  • 100 METRES FREESTYLE
  • 1      49.70      Subirats, Albert, 1986, VEN
  • 2      49.89      Acuna, Ernesto C., 1990, VEN
  • 3      49.99      Acuna, Ernesto C., 1990, VEN
  • 200 METRES FREESTYLE
  • 1      1:49.74      Fraser, Shaune, 1988, CAY
  • 2      1:50.33      Fraser, Brett, 1990, CAY
  • 3      1:50.51      Tirabassi, Daniel, 1988, VEN
  • 400 METRES FREESTYLE
  • 1      3:55.19      Quintero, Cristian, 1990, VEN
  • 2      3:55.63      Tirabassi, Daniel, 1988, VEN
  • 800 METRES FREESTYLE
  • 1      8:10.53      Gomez, Alejandro, 1985, VEN
  • 2      8:14.49      Monasterio, Ricardo, 1978, VEN
  • 3      8:16.36      Escobar, Luis, 1984, MEX
  • 1500 METRES FREESTYLE
  • 1      15:37.59      Gomez, Alejandro, 1985, VEN
  • 2      15:42.74      Escobar, Luis, 1984, MEX
  • 50 METRES BACKSTROKE
  • 1      25.96      Pinzon, Omar, 1988, COL
  • 2      26.08      Bovell, George, 1983, TRI
  • 3      26.28      Subirats, Albert, 1986, VEN
  • 100 METRES BACKSTROKE
  • 1      55.77      Pinzon, Omar, 1988, COL
  • 2      55.81      Subirats, Albert, 1986, VEN
  • 3      56.06      Subirats, Albert, 1986, VEN
  • 200 METRES BACKSTROKE
  • 1      2:00.40      Pinzon, Omar, 1988, COL
  • 2      2:02.35      Fraser, Brett, 1990, CAY
  • 3      2:02.76      Robles, Miguel, 1988, MEX
  • 50 METRES BREASTSTROKE
  • 1      28.49      Crespo, Edgar, 1989, PAN
  • 2      28.61      Davelaar, Rodion, 1990, AHO
  • 3      28.78      Velez, Daniel, 1983, PUR
  • 100 METRES BREASTSTROKE
  • 1      1:02.07      Crespo, Edgar, 1989, PAN
  • 2      1:02.68      Oliver, David, 1985, MEX
  • 3      1:03.18      Velez, Daniel, 1983, PUR
  • 200 METRES BREASTSTROKE
  • 1      2:16.10      Oliver, David, 1985, MEX
  • 2      2:17.48      Crespo, Edgar, 1989, PAN
  • 50 METRES BUTTERFLY
  • 1      23.70      Alesi, Octavio, 1986, VEN
  • 2      23.75      Subirats, Albert, 1986, VEN
  • 3      24.30      Burrows, Elvis Vereance, 1989, BAH
  • 100 METRES BUTTERFLY
  • 1      52.53      Subirats, Albert, 1986, VEN
  • 2      52.89      Alesi, Octavio, 1986, VEN
  • 200 METRES IND. MEDLEY
  • 1      2:02.32      Ally, Bradley, 1984, BAR
  • 2      2:04.83      Enriquez, Omar, 1990, MEX
  • 400 METRES IND. MEDLEY
  • 1      4:21.49      Ally, Bradley, 1984, BAR
  • 2      4:22.05      Trujillo, Ezequiel, 1990, MEX
  • 3      4:25.39      Enriquez, Omar, 1990, MEX
  • 4x100 METRES MEDLEY RELAY
  • 1      3:44.22      Venezuela, VEN
  • 2      3:45.41      Mexico, MEX
  • 3      3:47.69      Colombia, COL
  • 4x100 METRES FREESTYLE RELAY
  • 1      3:22.35      Venezuela, VEN
  • 2      3:25.73      Trinidad & Tobago, TRI
  • 3      3:27.43      Mexico, MEX
  • 4x200 METRES FREESTYLE RELAY
  • 1      7:31.16      Colombia, COL
  • 2      7:34.47      Mexico, MEX
  • 3      7:37.90      Puerto Rico, PUR

WOMEN

  • 50 METRES FREESTYLE
  • 1      25.18      Garcia, Vanessa, 1984, PUR
  • 2      25.53      Vanderpool-W., Ariana, 1990, BAH
  • 3      25.63      Semeco, Arlene, 1984, VEN
  • 100 METRES FREESTYLE
  • 1      55.00      Garcia, Vanessa, 1984, PUR
  • 2      55.07      Vanderpool-W., Ariana, 1990, BAH
  • 3      56.21      Semeco, Arlene, 1984, VEN
  • 200 METRES FREESTYLE
  • 1      2:01.09      Pinto, Andreina, 1991, VEN
  • 400 METRES FREESTYLE
  • 1      4:11.36      Pinto, Andreina, 1991, VEN
  • 2      4:15.02      Castaneda, Patricia, 1990, MEX
  • 3      4:15.58      Benitez, Alexia, 1988, ESA
  • 800 METRES FREESTYLE
  • 1      8:40.51      Pinto, Andreina, 1991, VEN
  • 2      8:42.54      Castaneda, Patricia, 1990, MEX
  • 3      8:44.47      Benitez, Alexia, 1988, ESA
  • 1500 METRES FREESTYLE
  • 1      16:39.27      Escobar, Susana, 1987, MEX
  • 2      16:41.06      Pinto, Andreina, 1991, VEN
  • 3      16:51.33      Castaneda, Patricia, 1990, MEX
  • 50 METRES BACKSTROKE
  • 1      29.18      Morales, Gisela, 1987, GUA
  • 2      29.19      Gonzalez Ramirez, Fernanda, 1990, MEX
  • 3      29.52      Colorado, Carolina, 1987, COL
  • 100 METRES BACKSTROKE
  • 1      1:02.00      Gonzalez Ramirez, Fernanda, 1990, MEX
  • 2      1:02.32      Gonzalez Ramirez, Fernanda, 1990, MEX
  • 3      1:02.42      Morales, Gisela, 1987, GUA
  • 200 METRES BACKSTROKE
  • 1      2:12.36      Morales, Gisela, 1987, GUA
  • 2      2:14.01      Gonzalez Ramirez, Fernanda, 1990, MEX
  • 50 METRES BREASTSTROKE
  • 1      31.91      Atkinson, Alia, 1988, JAM
  • 2      32.57      Medina, Arantxa, 1994, MEX
  • 3      32.98      Casellas, Patricia, 1990, PUR
  • 100 METRES BREASTSTROKE
  • 1      1:10.25      Atkinson, Alia, 1988, JAM
  • 2      1:10.80      Medina, Arantxa, 1994, MEX
  • 3      1:10.96      Rodriguez, Byanca, 1992, MEX
  • 200 METRES BREASTSTROKE
  • 1      2:30.99      Atkinson, Alia, 1988, JAM
  • 50 METRES BUTTERFLY
  • 1      26.92      Vanderpool-W., Ariana, 1990, BAH
  • 2      27.25      Dillette, Alana, 1987, BAH
  • 3      27.32      Pinto, Jeserick, 1990, VEN
  • 100 METRES BUTTERFLY
  • 1      59.74      Vanderpool-W., Ariana, 1990, BAH
  • 2      1:00.21      Medrano, Rita, 1990, MEX
  • 3      1:01.18      Barrios, Elimar, 1990, VEN
  • 200 METRES BUTTERFLY
  • 1      2:11.25      Medrano, Rita, 1990, MEX
  • 2      2:12.14      Escobar, Prisciliana, 1985, MEX
  • 200 METRES IND. MEDLEY
  • 1      2:17.31      Atkinson, Alia, 1988, JAM
  • 2      2:17.80      Medrano, Rita, 1990, MEX
  • 3      2:18.39      Gonzalez Ramirez, Fernanda, 1990, MEX
  • 400 METRES IND. MEDLEY
  • 1      4:50.03      Escobar, Susana, 1987, MEX
  • 2      4:51.42      Medrano, Rita, 1990, MEX
  • 4x100 METRES MEDLEY RELAY
  • 1      4:09.29      Mexico, MEX
  • 2      4:16.57      Puerto Rico, PUR
  • 3      4:18.46      Bahamas, BAH
  • 4x100 METRES FREESTYLE RELAY
  • 1      3:49.69      Venezuela, VEN
  • 2      3:50.53      Puerto Rico, PUR
  • 3      3:50.62      Mexico, MEX
  • 4x200 METRES FREESTYLE RELAY
  • 1      8:20.08      Venezuela, VEN
  • 2      8:31.14      Colombia, COL
  • 3      8:36.28      Bahamas, BAH