Jamaica’s Zara Bailey continued her splendid form, winning her third individual gold and fifth overall, after capturing the girls’ 15-17 200m individual medley by a city block, but had to share the spotlight with Aruba’s Mikel Schreuder who, up to press time, had seven gold.

English-born Bailey, 17, stopped the clock at 2:22.42 minutes and was way ahead of Rebecca Marshall of Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) (2:28.24) and Laura Morley of The Bahamas (2:31.63) and, although clearly exhausted, was extremely happy.

“I am glad to get gold. However, I was expecting a faster time, but I am very tired. (I’m) not used to the hot weather and I am feeling it,” she told the Jamaica Observer, as she rushed to prepare for another race.

That race was the 100m freestyle which Bailey finished third in 1:00.16 minutes, behind the Ponson sisters, Ally (58.28) and Gaby (58.39).

“I am loving it, and I need to come to Jamaica more often,” said Bailey, who took her tally of medals to seven, including five gold and two bronze.

The tall Schreuder of Aruba, looking very much like a Dutchman, was unstoppable, winning the boys’ 13-14, 200m individual medley in record time of 2:13.56, smashing the previous best of 2:14.79 for his fourth individual gold.

A few minutes later he was at it again, smashing another record by lowering the 50m breaststroke of 31.40 seconds to 31.36, making it seven gold for the championship to date.

Bahamas’s Albury Higgs captured two more gold taking her tally to four by winning the girls’ 13-14, 200m individual medley in 2:33.61 minutes, and the 50m breaststroke in 35.54 seconds for her fourth gold of the championships.

Up to press time, Jamaica increased its gold medal tally to 10 with seven silver and 11 bronze for 28 medals overall to be fourth in the medal table behind Aruba with 16 gold and 34 medals; T&T with 14 gold and 29 medal and Barbados with 11 gold and 23 medal. Guadeloupe has the most medals of 36, but just has seven gold and are in fifth spot.