Swimming-Shrone Austin, Viktora open championship winners |14 July 2009

Shrone Austin and Adam Viktora accumulated the highest number of points to win the women’s and men’s titles after three days of stiff competition in the Roche Caïman Olympic-size pool.

Sportswoman of the Year 2003 Shrone Austin won 11 of the 16 events she took part in to finish with 134 points – four more than her younger sister Shannon, who finished with 130 after five wins.

Shrone won the 200m freestyle (2:15.31), 400m freestyle (4:54.86), 800m freestyle (10:08.17), 50m breaststroke (40.95 seconds), 100m breaststroke (1:26.28), 200m breaststroke (3:06.47), 50m butterfly (34.11 seconds), 100m butterfly (1:12.41), 200m butterfly (2:45.84), 200m individual medley (2:45.66) and 400m individual medley (5:40.78) events, while last year’s winner Shannon, 16, triumphed in the 50m freestyle (29.89 seconds), 100m freestyle (1:03.84), 50m backstroke (38.15 seconds), 100m backstroke (1:19.57) and 200m backstroke (2:56.33).

Aurelie Fanchette was third overall with 72 points.
Like Shannon, outgoing male champion Shane Mangroo surrendered his title – to Viktora, who amassed 108 points.
The 12-year-old touched the wall first in the 400m freestyle (5:01.25), 1,500m freestyle (20:26:28), 100m backstroke (1:21.65) and 200m individual medley (2:43.53) events.

Winner of seven events – 50m freestyle (26.78 seconds), 100m freestyle (1:00.24), 200m freestyle (2:14.14), 50m backstroke (34.54 seconds), 50m butterfly (29.00 seconds), 100m butterfly (1:09.97), and 200m butterfly (2:48.56) – Mangroo finished second with 76 points and Ryan Govinden was ranked third with 61.

The other event winners were Dwayne Didon – 50m breaststroke (36.91 seconds) and 200m breaststroke (2:58.79) – Ron Roucou – 100m breaststroke (1:20.43) – and Dean Hoffman – 200m backstroke (3:18.77).

The swimmers could choose to compete in as many events they wanted. They were awarded points according to their final placings in each event, and the overall women’s and men’s winners were those with the highest accumulated points. This decision was taken at the last minute and most of the swimmers were not aware of it.

By this time, the registration forms had already been handed in for the competition, which ran from Thursday to Saturday.
Originally, it was decided that the overall winners were to be the swimmers with the highest Fina points in one event.
Therefore, most of the competitors decided to compete in events where they felt they could clock a good time to earn the highest points possible.

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Results of the top three finishers in each event:

Women’s 50m freestyle: 1st Shannon Austin (29.89 seconds), 2nd Shrone Austin (30.74 seconds), 3rd Aurelie Fanchette (32.66 seconds)
Men’s 50m freestyle: 1st Shane Mangroo (26.78 seconds), 2nd Adam Viktora (27.79 seconds), 3rd Milun Dhanjee (28.89 seconds)
Women’s 100m freestyle: 1st Shannon Austin (1:03.84), 2nd Shrone Austin (1:04.33), 3rd Aurelie Fanchette (1:14.75)
Men’s 100m freestyle: 1st Shane Mangroo (1:00.24), 2nd Adam Viktora (1:02.61), 3rd Dwayne Didon (1:05.26)
Women’s 200m freestyle: 1st Shrone Austin (2:15.31), 2nd Shannon Austin (2:19.51), 3rd Aurelie Fanchette (2:48.96)
Men’s 200m freestyle: 1st Shane Mangroo (2:14.14), 2nd Adam Viktora (2:14.42), 3rd Milun Dhanjee (2:26.57)
Women’s 400m freestyle: 1st Shrone Austin (4:54.86), 2nd Shannon Austin (5:19.39), 3rd Anisha Payet (6:45.55)
Men’s 400m freestyle: 1st Adam Viktora (5:01.25), 2nd Ryan Govinden (5:23.73), 3rd Dean Hoffman (6:09.93)
Women’s 800m freestyle: 1st Shrone Austin (10:08.17), 2nd Shannon Austin (11:18.91), 3rd Aurelie Fanchette (12:12.80)
Men’s 1,500m freestyle: 1st Adam Viktora (20:26:28), 2nd Ryan Govinden (20:33.54), 3rd Milun Dhanjee (22:27.24)
Women’s 50m breaststroke: 1st Shrone Austin (40.95 seconds), 2nd Shannon Austin (42.44 seconds), 3rd Aurelie Fanchette (45.38 seconds)
Men’s 50m breaststroke: 1st Dwayne Didon (36.91 seconds), 2nd Adam Viktora (39.11 seconds), 3rd Mose Gentile (42.76 seconds)
Women’s 100m breaststroke: 1st Shrone Austin (1:26.28), 2nd Shannon Austin (1:35.77), 3rd Clara Omath (1:42.10 seconds)
Men’s 100m breaststroke: 1st Ron Roucou (1:20.43), 2nd Dwayne Didon (1:23.74), 3rd Adam Viktora (1:29.30)
Women’s 200m breaststroke: 1st Shrone Austin (3:06.47), 2nd Shannon Austin (3:13.39), 3rd Maria Marzocchi (3:38.41)
Men’s 200m breaststroke: 1st Dwayne Didon (2:58.79), 2nd Ron Roucou (3:07.11), 3rd Adam Viktora (3:19.43)
Women’s 50m butterfly: 1st Shrone Austin (34.11 seconds), 2nd Aurelie Fanchette (37.42 seconds), 3rd Clara Omath (39.65 seconds)
Men’s 50m butterfly: 1st Shane Mangroo (29.00 seconds), 2nd Adam Viktora (30.90 seconds), 3rd Ryan Govinden (32.74 seconds)
Women’s 100m butterfly: 1st Shrone Austin (1:12.41), 2nd Shannon Austin (1:20.44), 3rd Aurelie Fanchette (1:33.98)
Men’s 100m butterfly: 1st Shane Mangroo (1:09.97), 2nd Adam Viktora (1:17.91), 3rd Ryan Govinden (1:26.53)
Women’s 200m butterfly: 1st Shrone Austin (2:45.84), 2nd Shannon Austin (2:58.79)
Men’s 200m butterfly: 1st Shane Mangroo (2:48.56), 2nd Ryan Govinden (3:06.28), 3rd Milun Dhanjee (3:31.79)
Women’s 50m backstroke: 1st Shannon Austin (38.15 seconds), 2nd Aurelie Fanchette (41.10 seconds), 3rd Anisha Payet (43.85 seconds)
Men’s 50m backstroke: 1st Shane Mangroo (34.54 seconds), 2nd Adam Viktora (38.35 seconds), 3rd Dwayne Payet (42.99 seconds)
Women’s 100m backstroke: 1st Shannon Austin (1:19.57), 2nd Shrone Austin (1:25.15), 3rd Aurelie Fanchette (1:26.47)
Men’s 100m backstroke: 1st Adam Viktora (1:21.65), 2nd Ryan Govinden (1:23.56), 3rd Dean Hoffman (1:32.73)
Women’s 200m backstroke: 1st Shannon Austin (2:56.33), 2nd Aurelie Fanchette (3:13.43), 3rd Anisha Payet (3:43.86)
Men’s 200m backstroke: 1st Dean Hoffman (3:18.77)
Women’s 200m individual medley: 1st Shrone Austin (2:45.66), 2nd Shannon Austin (2:58.36), 3rd Aurelie Fanchette (3:09.40).
Men’s 200m individual medley: 1st Adam Viktora (2:43.53), 2nd Ryan Govinden (2:52.21), 3rd Shane Mangroo (3:00.74)
Women’s 400m individual medley: 1st Shrone Austin (5:40.78), 2nd Shannon Austin (5:56.84)

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