The Guyana Athletic Swimming Association (GASA) has selected eight swimmers who will represent Guyana in the upcoming Junior South America Swim Championships (JR PANAM) in Peru from November 8th-14th.
“Guyana’s elite male Leon Seaton and Olympian Aleka Persaud are among seven other swimmers going to the high-performance competition. Senior coaches Shyka Gonsalves and Sean Baksh along with chaperone Loren Mahaica will be accompanying the athletes,” the association stated in a release.
“GASA’s secretary Yalema Phillips will be joining the team at a later date to expand her portfolio by attending the Administrative Congress offered by CONSANAT, the South American governing swim body,” GASA added.