Delroy Tyrrell secured a second-place finish in his men’s 50-metre butterfly heat, but Guyana’s three swimmers were unable to advance during Tuesday’s programme at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in the UK.
Tyrrell clocked 26.00 seconds from lane six to finish behind Sri Lanka’s Muhammad Mohamed Fidhyan, who won Heat Two in 25.25 seconds. Neither swimmer qualified for the next round.
Guyana’s Chase Thompson also contested the race and placed seventh in 30.35 seconds.
In the women’s 50m freestyle, Aleka Persaud recorded 28.13 seconds to finish seventh in Heat Four.
Persaud was only 0.63 seconds behind heat winner Emma Bourgaize of Guernsey, who stopped the clock at 27.50. Bourgaize also failed to progress.
Sharmeen Mohammad Mharvin of Brunei placed second in 27.63, followed by Belize’s Davia Richardson in 27.68 and Barbados’ Toria Alleyne in 27.69.
Guyana also had two competitors in the men’s 400m heats, but Revon Williams and Simeon Adams were eliminated in the opening round.
Adams finished fifth in Heat Four with a season-best time of 47.35 seconds. Jamaica’s Zandrion Barnes won the race in a season-best 45.13, while Australia’s Reece Holder, Trinidad and Tobago’s Jaden Marchan and Zambia’s Kennedy Luchembe also qualified.
Williams crossed the line sixth in Heat One in 48.25 seconds. Nigeria’s Edidiong Okon Udo won that heat in 45.73, ahead of Barbados’ Desean Boyce in 46.55.
Attention will now turn to the men’s 200m heats on Wednesday, when Guyana’s Shamar Horatio, Jackson Clarke and Noelex Holder are expected to compete.
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