At the 2024 Arena Thailand Age Group Swimming Championships Kaheem Lozer continued to make his progression up the all time Jamaican rankings in the butterfly events and challenge the national records. Lozer is World Aquatics scholarship recipient training at the Thanyapura Health & Sports Resort in Thailand since 2023. His efforts in being conditioned in world class facilities continue to bear fruit.
In the 50 metre butterfly Kaheem ,a graduate of the Wolmer’s Boys School holds the distinction of being the fastest swimmer in Jamaican school boy history with his 2022 mark of 25.57.He also took the CCCAN 15-17 title in a time of 25.47 in Puerto Rico. Now in the senior ranks he is aiming for faster standards and national records. At the Championships he took a big step in achieving those goals. In the heats of the 19 and over category he had a big time drop from 25.47 to 25.03. That enabled him to get into the medal race. There he was just off his newly minted and earned the Bronze in 25.04. The Gold and Silver went to the Bangkok elite swimmers in times of 24.73 and 24.98 respectively.
What is the impact of of this swim?
Kaheem is now the fourth fastest swimmer in Jamaican history. He has now put up his hand as a swimmer that will be looking to challenge the national mark of 24.21 set by Jamaican standout Justin Plaschka. That national record was set in 2016 in Gold medal winning effort at the now defunct Caribbean Islands Swimming Championships.
Kaheem who is also a World Junior representative would also battle his way to a medal in the 100 metre butterfly.His best in the event was from 2021 at 57.60. But this is a different Kaheem and he showed that new gear of speed in the heats. He swam to his first sub 57 second clocking with a swim of 56.82. In the final he would take Bronze just off the producing his first sub 56 swim with a time of 56.20. The Gold and Silver positions were earned in times of 53.67 and 56.09. Lozer has been working on his last half speed which is seen in the analysis of his PBs.
BUTTERFLY BESTS BY LOZER
Lozer has now moved from 10th to seventh in the all time Jamaican rankings.
There would be more time drops in other events. Unable to contest the medal final due to the two foreigners per race rule he still lowered his time standards. His fastest in the 100 metre freestyle was 54.73.It now stands at 53.84. The 50 metre freestyle saw him dropping from 24.71 to 24.56. In the 50 metre backstroke he was just off his PB of 28.70 with a 29.01.
With this very positive progress Kaheem can put an even keener focus on not just getting faster but attacking the butterfly national records.
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