Cuba wins 13 medals in regional swimming championship

CUBA sealed its participation in the 28th Central American and Caribbean Aquatic Sports Championship in Costa Rica, with five gold, four silver and four bronze medals.

With this performance, the island moved up to ninth place in the medals count. The large Venezuela delegation did excellently and is the champion in this sport, with 37-23-21 for a total of 81, followed by Trinidad & Tobago (13-6-8-27) and Guatemala (9-8-7-24).

Cuban Armando Barrera stood out in the 15-17-year-old category, with three gold medals, and a new record for the 50-meter backstroke with a time of 26.87 seconds.