Broadbelt most decorated female swimmer at CARIFTA 2023

Dramatically adding to Cayman’s record-setting CARIFTA championships, swimmer Sierrah Broadbelt has won more individual gold medals than every other athlete at this year’s competition.

She notched a staggering eight gold medals in Curaçao, also making Broadbelt the top female gold-medal winner in history for the Cayman Islands, surpassing Kaitlyn Elphinstone’s seven gold medals collected at the 2000 event.

In addition, Broadbelt, 14, earned the most gold medals among the hundreds of individual male and female competitors at the 2023 championships.

She brought home a total of 11 medals – eight gold, one silver and two bronze.

“I’m happy that I kept my medal streak,” Broadbelt told the Compass, referring to winning medals in every individual race in which she competed.

Her performance also earned the young swimmer high point honours in the female 13-14 age category with 78 points.

Broadbelt credited her coach, Darren Mew, noting her success wouldn’t be possible without him.

“I thank you so much for being my coach,” she said. “You helped me so much and look [at] where I am now. I wouldn’t be here if you weren’t my coach and to the people at home, I thank you for supporting me.”

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