EL SALVADOR – Penn State swimmers Emma and Jack Harvey represented Bermuda at the Central American and Caribbean Games in El Salvador on June 24-28.
Emma recorded six top-five finishes, four personal bests and three national records. She won medals in the 50 Backstroke and 50 Butterfly.
Jack earned three top-eight finishes. He also set Bermuda national records in the 50 Backstroke (26.57) and 200 Backstroke (2:04.86).
The duo helped Bermuda to national records in two relays.
Full meet coverage and results can be found here.
On Saturday, Emma earned the silver medal in the 50 Backstroke with a time of 29.01. He entered the race as the top seed in the A final after posting a 28.75 in the prelims. Her prelim time is a Bermuda national record.
Emma and Jack combined to help Bermuda to a sixth-place finish in the 4x100 mixed medley relay with an overall time of 4:03.43. Emma had a 1:01.13 split, while Jack had a 56.67 split. The mixed medley relay time is a Bermuda national record.
In the 100 Freestyle, Jack posted a time of 52.75 in the prelims.
On Sunday, Emma claimed fourth in the 100 Back with a pace of 1:02.74. He was the fifth seed in the A final after registering a time of 1:04.26 in the prelims.
On Monday, Emma set a personal best and placed fifth in the 100 Freestyle with a time of 56.88.
Jack took sixth in the 100 Backstroke, recording a time of 58.35.
On Tuesday, Emma broke a Bermuda national record and posted a personal-best 1:00.65 in the 100 Butterfly, finishing fourth in the race. He entered the A final as the No. 5 seed after notching a 1:02.40 in the prelims.
Jack finished eighth in the 200 Backstroke with a pace of 2:06.37 after posting the event's fourth-best time in the prelims. His prelim time (2:04.86) is a Bermuda national record.
In the 4x100 Mixed Free Relay, Emma and Jack combined to help the team to a seventh-place finish with a time of 3:45.16. The mixed free relay time is also a Bermuda national record.
On Wednesday, Jack picked up his third Top 8 finish of the weekend with a 26.70 in the 50 Backstroke, placing eighth. His time of 26.57 in the prelims is a Bermuda national record.
On Thursday, her final day of competition, Emma picked up the bronze medal in the 50 Butterfly with a 27.11, a Bermuda national record. She posted a personal-best 26.04 in the 50 Freestyle to place fifth.
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