It’s seventh heaven for The Bahamas as the country won its seventh straight CARIFTA swimming title, and ninth in the last 10 CARIFTA swimming meets, on Tuesday. No other country, or territory, has won more than four in a row in th history of the championships.

The Bahamas topped the points standings and the medal chart as the 38th CARIFTA Swimming Championships wrapped up at the National Aquatics Centre in Couva, Trinidad and Tobago, on Tuesday. The open water championships are set for early Wednesday morning.

In the point standings, The Bahamas finished with 979 points. Jamaica was second with 795.50 points, and host country Trinidad and Tobago rounded out the top three nations with 735 points.

On the medal chart, The Bahamas finished with 27 gold, 23 silver and 24 bronze for 74 total medals. Trinidad and Tobago finished second with 23 gold medals, 17 silver and 17 bronze.

“I’m very proud to be a part of it,” said Team Bahamas’ Head Coach Travano McPhee. “This team is outstanding. Swimming in The Bahamas has come a long way. We are already talking about eight straight. Everything was put in place for these swimmers to do well.

“I’m just happy that we came through for the country. These kids have endured a long four days. They’ve been through a lot of training — early nights and late mornings. It’s just outstanding how they can endure and then come here and perform. I’m very proud of them.”

The Bahamas led from day one of the four-day meet and stretched its lead each day. They ended up winning by a comfortable margin.

The Bahamas won 18 more medals on the final night of competition — six gold, seven silver and five bronze.

Sienna Campbell, who lives and trains out of Orlando, Florida, won her third individual gold medal of the championships on Tuesday, taking the 11-12 girls 400 meters (m) free in 4:49.08.

“I’m very happy. That’s one of my best events so I’m glad that I was able to come out and swim well,” said Campbell. “I love being with the team and I love training with the team. I’m just happy to be a part of the team and support my fellow swimmers in any way that I can. It’s been a great experience.”

Dexter Russell finished third in the 11-12 boys version of that race.

The Bahamas got gold and bronze in the 11-12 boys 50m free.

Russell won in 26.07 seconds and his teammate Kai Bastian finished second in 26.92 seconds.

In the 13-14 boys 50m free, Alexander Murray stopped the clock in 24.97 seconds for a silver medal.

The Bahamas got gold and bronze again in the 11-12 girls 100m breaststroke.

Isabella Munroe took the title in 1:22.64 and her teammate Sienna Campbell won the bronze in 1:24.30.

The Bahamas got a pair of medals in the 13-14 girls 100m breaststroke.

Kimaya Saunders won the gold in 1:18.23 and Isabella Cuccurullo won a silver medal in 1:19.18.

The Bahamas got two more medals in the 13-14 boys 100m breaststroke.

Murray won silver in 1:11.10 and David Singh claimed a bronze in 1:11.26.

The Bahamas won a bronze in the 15-17 girls 100m breaststroke and got two more medals in the 15-17 boys version of that race.

Elyse Wood won the bronze for the girls, swimming 1:17.01, and Team Captain Caden Wells and Tristen Hepburn went 1-2 for the boys. Wells finished in 1:06.28 for the gold, and Hepburn grabbed silver in 1:06.37.

“I felt really great about that race,” said Wells. “The plan was not to kill myself in the first 50. I went out just fast enough and came home strong. We’ll take the 1-2… that makes it sweeter.

“The Bahamas came to dominate and that is what we’re doing. To be the first team to get seven in a row, that’s really impressive. This is a great team, and I’m excited for Bahamas Aquatics going forward.”

The Bahamas wasn’t done winning medals just yet.

The 11-12 girls 200m free relay team of Taylen Nicolls, Isabella Munroe, Semaiah Rolle and Sienna Campbell, in that order, swam 1:57.40 for a silver medal in that event. Jamaica won the gold in 1:55.62 and Barbados won the bronze in 1:59.85.

The Bahamas’ 11-12 boys 200m free relay team of Dexter Russell, Da’Kari Cooper, Nitayo Knowles and Kai Bastian, in that order, swam a new CARIFTA record of 1:48.78 for the gold medal. Aruba won the silver in 1:52.95 and host country Trinidad and Tobago won the bronze in 1:53.87.

The Bahamas’ 13-14 girls 200m free relay team of Tiah Seymour, DNDN McKenzie, Violet Saralegui and Saleste Gibson, in that order, won a silver medal in 1:51.44. Jamaica swam a new CARIFTA record of 1:49.08 for the gold, and Trinidad and Tobago won the bronze in 1:52.88.

In the 13-14 boys 200m free relay, The Bahamas’ team of Alexander Murray, Christon Joseph, David Singh and Trace Russell, in that order, won a silver medal in 1:41.72. Jamaica swam 1:40.12 for the gold and Aruba won the bronze in 1:44.22.

The Bahamas’ 15-17 girls 200m free relay team of Elyse Wood, Mia Patton, Tia-Isabella Adderley and Zoe Williamson, in that order, finished fifth in their race in 1:51.11, and The Bahamas’ 15-17 boys 200m free relay team of Tristen Hepburn, Donald Saunders, Ayrton Moncur and Ellie Gibson, in that order, swam 1:36.99 for a fourth place finish.

A 12-member team from The Bahamas will compete in the open water championships today, concluding the 2025 CARIFTA Aquatics Championships. The open water championships does not contribute to the overall points standings for swimming, and as a result, The Bahamas celebrates a seventh straight CARIFTA swimming title.