Courtesy of a clean finish, America’s Daniel Carr found a way to out-touch Brazil’s Guilherme Guido (53.54) for the victory, shaving nearly half a second from his time in prelims. The Cal Berkeley youngster is quickly becoming one of America’s marquee backstrokers, winning the gold in last night’s 200 backstroke as well. Trinidad and Tobego put its first athlete on the podium after a breakout performance from Dylan Carter, whose 54.42 stole the bronze from America’s Nicholas Alexander (54.76) in lane three.
Canada’s Javier Acevedo put forth an impressive showing of his own, as the North American fended off Paraguay’s Charles Hockin (55.62) and Colombia’s Omar Pinson (55.83) to climb in the rankings with a time of 55.14. Jack Stewart Kirby from Barbados sent the meet into its distance events, as he surged to a 56.38 finish to round off the heat.
