T&T swimmer Dylan Carter ended in the sixth spot in the men’s 100 metres butterfly A-final when the 2019 USA Swimming Long Course Pro Series concluded at the Greensboro Aquatic Centre, North Carolina, USA, on Saturday night.
Competing in a very strong field, Carter got home in 53.85 seconds, ahead of Grand Canyon University's Daniil Antipov (54.50) and Gamecock Aquatic's Nathan Lile (55.02).
The winner was Guatemalan Luis Martinez in 52.46 seconds, while 17-year-old Luca Urlando of Drat Swimming took silver in 52.49 with Towson University's Jac Saunderson, third in 53.50 followed by HPC Vancouver's Josiah Binnema (53.61), and Tennessee Aquatic's Ryan Coetzee's (53.73).
In the morning heats, Carter also finished as the sixth fastest overall in 54.22 seconds to beat ntipov (54.41) and Lile’s (54.73) to the wall.
Martinez was the top qualifier in 52.54, ahead of Urlando (53.21), Saunderson (53.76), Binnema (53.83) and Coetzee (54.18).
Carter also competed in the men's 100 metres backstroke but when he touched the wall in 56.64 seconds for 12th spot and a place in the B-final, which he opted out of.
