The Islamic Solidarity Games being held in Baku, Azerbaijan is in full swing and while there has not been much success for the Guyanese contingent thus far, Andrew Fowler could count himself fortunate.
In a time zone that is nine hours ahead of Guyana in addition to the chilly weather, Fowler swam a new Personal Best (PB) of 25.32s in the semi-final of the 50M Freestyle but did not qualify for the final; Fowler qualified for the semi-final in a time of 25.51s.
Earlando McRae (left) and Andrew Fowler during a warm-up session
However, teammate Earlando McRae did not had garner the same results in his 50M Breaststroke where he clocked a time of 34.31s which was not enough for him to qualify for the semi-finals.
Coach of the contingent Stephanie Fraser told Guyana Times Sport on Monday that McRae was not in the best of condition but him along with Fowler gave the best account of themselves.
“Earlando’s race was brought forward; he had to head to the call room immediately after warm up and he is not in the best of condition since he was not training regularly; all in all, they both tried their best on their first day”.
She added, “Earlando realises that he did not put in the required amount of training, especially after not swimming for such a long period.” This morning McRae is due to swim in the 50M Backstroke and the 100M Freestyle along with Fowler. Freestyle along with Fowler.
