Ten Bolles swimmers traveled to Trinidad & Tobago to represent their home nations at the 2025 CARIFTA Aquatics Games – the premier age-group swimming competition in the Caribbean. Participants included Liam Carrington ’26 (Trinidad & Tobago), Leah Chin ’26 (Jamaica), Jessica Denniston ’26 (Jamaica), Antoine Destang ’25 (St. Lucia), Tristan Dorville ’25 (St. Lucia), Lev Fahy ’28 (Cayman Islands), Marleigh Howes ’26 (Bermuda), Riley Miller ’26 (U.S. Virgin Islands), Christanya Shirley ’26 (Jamaica) and Heidi Stoute ’27 (Barbados).

The Bolles swimmers delivered a dominant performance across the board, winning a combined 54 medals (31 gold, 10 silver, 13 bronze) – more gold medals than any individual nation at the meet. For comparison, the team score champions Bahamas earned 27 golds to Bolles' 31.

One of the most memorable moments came in the final event of the meet when Destang and Dorville helped lead Team St. Lucia to its first-ever relay medal in the 200 free relay, earning bronze and making history for their country.

Equally unforgettable was Carrington’s performance in front of his home-nation crowd in Trinidad & Tobago. Carrington delivered a meet for the ages, winning eight individual gold medals in the 15-17 boys’ age group (50 back, 100 back, 200 back, 200 IM, 50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 400 free) and leading his team to four relay golds, totaling 12 event victories. He added a silver in the 400 IM as well. He was the meet's High Point Winner in his age group and earned the World Aquatics Award for Best Single Event Performance in the 100 free. Along the way, he broke four CARIFTA Games records (50 back/25.97, 100 back/55.32, 100 free/49.86, 200 free/1:49.49) and achieved five World Championship ‘B’ standards (50 back, 100 back, 50 free, 100 free, 200 free), qualifying him for the 2025 World Championships in Singapore. The North Carolina State University commit leaves the meet having firmly cemented himself as one of the Caribbean's all-time greats—with so much more ahead.

Fahy also earned High Point Winner in the 13-14 boys’ age group, winning three individual gold medals (50 back, 100 back, 200 back), three silver (200 IM, 100 free, 200 free) and two bronze (50 free, 400 free). He added gold as part of the Cayman Islands’ 400 medley and 800 free relays and silver in the 400 free relay.

Stoute added an impressive medal haul in the 15-17 girls’ age group with five individual gold medals (100 free, 200 free, 400 free, 800 free, 1500 free) and a bronze (50 free). She also earned gold with the Barbados 800 free relay and silver with the 400 and 200 free relays.

Additional medal winners included Chin (girls’ 15-17) with two gold (200 free relay, 400 free relay) and a bronze (800 free relay); Denniston (girls’ 13-14) with two gold (400 free relay, 200 free relay), two silver (50 back, 400 medley relay) and a bronze (800 free relay); Destang (boys’ 15-17) with one silver (100 fly) and two bronze (100 free, 200 free relay); Dorville (boys’ 15-17) with three bronze (50 fly, 50 free, 200 free relay); Miller (girls’ 15-17) with one gold (50 fly) and two bronze (50 back, 100 back) and Shirley (girls’ 15-17) with three gold (50 free, 200 free relay, 400 free relay) and a bronze (800 free relay).

The Bolles swimmers' pride in representing their home nations was matched by their camaraderie as a team. Their unity, sportsmanship and excellence in the water earned praise from coaches and spectators throughout the competition.

“As their coach, I couldn’t be more proud,” said Bolles Varsity Head Coach and Sharks Assistant Senior Coach Jake Gibbons ’15. “This group didn’t just swim fast—they represented their families, their countries, and Bolles with heart and class. It was an unforgettable week.”