Jamaica’s World Junior Championships History

As a number of Jamaican swimmers get set to take part in the 7th World Junior Championships in Budapest Hungary we look at other swimmers who have donned the Black, Green and Gold . Jamaica never made their appearance until the 2nd World Championships when the country sent two locally based swimmers Stefan Brown and Kendese Nangle to represent the island . At those Championships in Monterey Mexico which ran from July 8 to 12 in 2008.

Nangle’s best performance was in the 50 metre backstroke where she was 31st in 31.92. Brown’s best showing was in the 200 metre butterfly placing 39th in 2:26.81.At the 2008 CARIFTA Games in Aruba in March of that year she was in great form winning Gold and setting new championship marks in the 50 metre events for the butterfly and backstroke.