IT was a slow final night in the pool for hosts Jamaica at the 28th Carifta Swimming and Water Polo Championships where they failed to secure gold, but picked up three more medals, enough to equal last year’s tally of 32 up to press time.

Two silver medals by Annabella Lyn and Zara Bailey, plus a bronze by Sean- Douglas Gooden put Jamaica on the brink of surpassing last year’s figure.

Lyn got second in the girls’ 11-12 400m freestyle behind Aruba’s Florence Kock with Alice Marsau of Guadeloupe third.

Lyn led from the start of the eight-lap event and was caught approximately 25 metres from home in a bold effort.

Bailey failed to add to her five gold medals, but increased her tally to nine medals with a silver in the girls’ 15-17 100m breaststroke behind Alezandria Donahue of T&T, with Suriname’s Evita Leter third.

Gooden finished third in the boys’ 11-12 100m breaststroke behind Luis Weekes of Barbados. Despite the Jamaicans sparingly making it to the finals, they are expected to surpass the 32 medals of last year, though they look set to finish fifth.

At the end of day three, Aruba had jumped to the top of the medals table with 40 medals, inclusive of 20 gold.

Trinidad and Tobago were second with 35 medals, with 18 gold, nine silver and eight bronze. Barbados picked up five gold and were third with 33 medals, including 18 gold, and surging.

Guadeloupe were fourth with the highest number of 45 medals, but just 11 gold, ahead of Jamaica with 32 medals, inclusive of 10 gold.

In the points table, host Jamaica started the day in fourth spot with 430 points behind Guadeloupe on 568, Trinidad on 512, and Aruba with 488 points.

The Bahamas were fifth, and Barbados sixth, and looking set to surpass Jamaica, having rattled up several gold medals up to press time.

The competition continues this morning starting at 9:00 with the Open Water event at Discovery Bay in St Ann’s.