GASA impressed with Stephenson’s clean sweep

By Stabroek News On In Sports |
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Dr. Frank Anthony (centre) poses with the CARIFTA swim team coach Stephanie Fraser (left), Jessica Stephenson (second left), Britany van Lange (second right) and President of GASA Alex Graham.
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Dr. Frank Anthony (centre) poses with the CARIFTA swim team coach Stephanie Fraser (left), Jessica Stephenson (second left), Britany van Lange (second right) and President of GASA Alex Graham.

Jessica Stephenson achieved a quite historic feat for herself and the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA) when she participated in the 2011 CARIFTA Swimming Championships which ended recently in Barbados.

Competing in the girls’ 15-17 years events, the Trinidad-based Stephenson made a clean sweep of the breaststroke events claiming gold medals in the 200m, 100m and 50m.

Stephenson has so far acquired a total of