A new national age group and championship record by Sabrina Lyn was the highlight for Jamaica in the morning session on day one of the 2019 CARIFTA Swimming Championship in Barbados.
Lyn, who entered as the top overall seed, swam a blistering 1:03.47 in the heats of the girls 13-14 100m butterfly.
Her effort saw her making the PAN AM Games B standard (1:03.47) and bettered her old national record and personal best (1:03.82) as well as the previous championship record (1:03.50) that was set in 2016 by Bermuda’s Emma Harvey.
Joining her in the final was compatriot Zanetta Alvaranga (1:05.77) who qualified with the second fastest time.
Jamaica will occupy 18 lanes in individual finals on Saturday.
| Event | Age group | Name | Time | Rankings |
| 200 metre breaststroke | 11-12 | Kokolo Foster | 3:00.69 | 1st |
| 200 metre breaststroke | 11-12 | Emma Marston | 3:16.11 | 8th |
| 200 metre breaststroke | 15-17 | Naomi Eaton | 3:06.27 | 8th |
| 50 metre backstroke | 11-12 | Giani Francis | 32.74 | 2nd |
| 50 metre backstroke | 11-12 | Leanna Wainwright | 33.98 | 3rd |
| 50 metre backstroke | 13-14 | Zaneta Alvaranga | 32.56 | 5th |
| 50 metre backstroke | 13-14 | Nathaniel Thomas | 28.26 | 1st |
| 50 metre backstroke | 15-17 | Brianna Anderson | 30.66 | 1st |
| 50 metre backstroke | 15-17 | Simone Vale | 32.46 | 8th |
| 100 metre butterfly | 11-12 | Giani Francis | 1:12.29 | 5th |
| 100 metre butterfly | 11-12 | Saidah Brown | 1:11.03 | 4th |
| 100 metre butterfly | 11-12 | Brady Macpherson Lewison | 1:06.22 | 3rd |
| 100 metre butterfly | 13-14 | Sabrina Lyn | 1:03.47 | 1st |
| 100 metre butterfly | 13-14 | Zaneta Alvaranga | 1:05.77 | 2nd |
| 100 metre butterfly | 13-14 | Nathaniel Thomas | 1:00.08 | 2nd |
| 100 metre butterfly | 15-17 | Emily MacDonald | 1:05.12 | 1st |
| 100 metre butterfly | 15-17 | Simone Vale | 1:09.02 | 8th |
| 100 metre butterfly | 15-17 | Nicholas Vale | 57.95 | 2nd |