Local swimmer Mariel Mencía was the best female competitor in the 5th Dominican International Swim Open and the National 2019 Championship at the remodeled Santo Domingo Olympic Aquatic Center at the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center. Mencía, competing for the National District, made 724 points, followed up by Krystal Lara with 704 and Dorian McMenemy, who competed for the Province of Santo Domingo. Both Lara and McMenemy have competed internationally for the Dominican Republic, but both are products of the US swimming system.
Josué Domínguez, of Santiago, was the leading in the men. He won with 800 points followed by Fausto David Huerta of the National District, with 769 and Marc Rojas of the Province of Santo Domingo with 746 points.
Teams came from Costa Rica and Bolivia given that the event is a qualifier for the Pan Am Lima Games and the Gwangju World Masters Championship in Korea and the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2020.
Around 260 competitors participated in the competition that was held 11 to 14 April 2019 in Santo Domingo.
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Listin Diario
15 April 2019