On Day 1 of the OECS Swim Championships 2025 being held in Saint Vincent & the Grenadines yesterday, Saint Lucia’s Sapphire Parks and Antoine Destang laid down their markers as standout performers setting new National and OECS records.
In the evening session Sapphire Parks broke a 19-year-old record in the 11–12 Girls 100m Backstroke, improving Saint Lucian Siona Huxley’s 1:10.83 to 1:09.56. Antoine Destang would soon follow, setting a new OECS record in the 15–17 Boys 100m Backstroke, lowering Grenadian Zackary Gresham’s 58.36 to 55.63!
A total of 32 medals were hauled in by team Saint Lucia on Day 1.
In the Friday morning session:
Boys 8 & Under 100m Free
Keyanno Elibox – 1st Place
400m Free
11–12 Girls – Sapphire Parks – 1st Place
15–17 Girls – Fayth Lubrun – 3rd Place
18 & Over Girls – Mikaili Charlemagne – 1st Place
18 & Over Girls – Naekeisha Louis – 3rd Place
9–10 Boys – Miles Andrew – 2nd Place
13–14 Boys – Noah Dorville – 2nd Place
15–17 Boys – Antoine Destang – 1st Place
In the Evening Session:
Breaststroke
8 & Under 25m
Keyanno Elibox – 1st
Andrew Charlemagne – 2nd
9–10 50m
Miles Andrew – 2nd
11–12 50m
Sapphire Parks – 1st
Maya Andrew – 3rd
13–14 100m
Noah Dorville – 2nd
15–17 100m
Antoine Destang – 1st
Ethan Hazell – 3rd
18 & Over 100m
Naekeisha Louis – 2nd
Mikaili Charlemagne – 3rd
Backstroke
25m Girls
Hillarie Edward – 3rd
25m Boys
Andrew Charlemagne – 1st
Keyanno Elibox – 2nd
9–10 Boys 50m
Miles Andrew – 1st
11–12 Girls 100m
Sapphire Parks – 1st
Aniyah George – 2nd
13–14 Boys 100m
Jayden Xu – 1st
15–17 Boys 100m
Antoine Destang – 1st
18 & Over Girls 100m
Mikaili Charlemagne – 1st
18 & Over Boys 100m
Jordan Augier – 3rd
Relays – 200m Medley Relay
10 & Under Boys – 1st Place
11–14 Girls – 3rd Place
11–14 Boys – 3rd Place
15 & Over Girls – 2nd Place
At the End of Day 1, Saint Lucia holds 2nd place with 401 points, just 11 points behind Grenada
