Guyana’s swimming sensation, Raekwon Noel, delivered a truly historic performance at the inaugural Pan Am Aquatics Championships in Medellin, Colombia.
He secured an incredible four gold medals and set a new national record in each of his winning events.
Noel’s dominant display in the pool culminated with his fourth gold in the 400m freestyle on Friday evening.
He claimed the top spot and shattered another Guyanese national record in the process, touching the wall in an impressive 4:00.66s.
This added to his rapidly growing collection of gold medals from the championships.
Earlier in the competition, Noel showcased his versatility and speed by securing gold in the 100m and 200m butterfly events and the 100m backstroke.
Each of these victories also saw him etch his name into the national record books.
His triumph in the 100m backstroke was a stunning three-peat performance. He clocked 56.78 seconds to take gold, finishing ahead of Colombia’s Gabriel Hernandez (57.04s) and Puerto Rico’s Suil Quinoes (59.27s).
Noel commanded the final in the 200m butterfly, winning gold in 2:02.53. His powerful swim saw him outpace Puerto Rico’s Andres Brooks (2:04.04) and Mexico’s Mark Van Eybergen (2:05.69).
This time also marked a significant improvement on his national record, which he had already lowered in the preliminary heats from 2:04.21 to 2:03.33 before his gold-medal-winning swim.
His victory in the 100m butterfly also saw him set a new national record of 54.00 seconds.
Noel’s remarkable achievement of securing four gold medals and four national records at a single Pan Am Championships is a significant milestone and ensures his name will be remembered in the history of this inaugural event.
The Olympian, who is currently on scholarship at Indiana University, has undoubtedly made a بڑا statement on the regional swimming stage.
Meanwhile, fellow Guyanese swimmer Shareefah Lewis has also participated in the championships.
After finishing eighth in the 50m backstroke final, Lewis competed in the heats of the girls’ 16-18 50m butterfly on Friday, clocking 31.44 seconds to finish fifth.
She is scheduled to compete in the 50m freestyle heats on Saturday morning, hoping to make her mark in another event.
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