Our senior boys, Nathaniel Thomas, Rin Gyles, Nelson Denny and Zachary Jackson-Blaine have traveled to Fort Lauderdale, Florida to participate in the Piranhas Senior Invitational, hosted by the Plantation Swim Team this weekend (March 3-6, 2022). Our senior boys, Nathaniel Thomas, Rin Gyles, Nelson Denny and Zachary Jackson-Blaine have traveled to Fort Lauderdale, Florida to participate in the Piranhas Senior Invitational, hosted by the Plantation Swim Team this weekend (March 3-6, 2022).
Our boys begin competition today (Thursday) in two relay events - the men's 200m medley and free relay.
Individual events begin on Friday and they will compete in the following events in a prelim and finals style meet. Prelims begin at 8:30am and finals at 5pm each day. They will compete in the free, fly and backstroke events at 50m, 100m and 200m as they prepare and use this as a last chance to qualify for the Carifta Games in April 2022 to be held in Barbados over the Easter weekend.
Also in attendance will be Sabrina Lyn, swimming for her high school Bolles in relays and individual events. Brady Lewison and swimmers from Speedos and Kaizen will also be in the pool.
Coach Wendy is with her Tornadoes team and is looking forward to great times in the pool.
Jamaican swimmer Sabrina Lyn got her long course season underway at the 2022 Speedo Sectionals in Orlando with a new personal best in the women’s 50-metre butterfly on the opening night of action on Thursday.
Competing for the world-renowned Bolles Sharks, Lyn touched the wall in 28.54 to place sixth overall to better her previous best of 28.66 she achieved when taking gold in the 13-14 age group at the Central American and Caribbean Swimming Federation (CCCAN) Swimming Championships in 2018.
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We started 2022 with the right attitude as we participated in the YSpeedos Karl Dalhouse Meet Feb 4th-6th 2022. Congratulations are in order for all our swimmers and parents!
High point winners:
- 8 & under Victoria Denny
- 9-10 Kai Lawson & Joel Sinclair
- 15-24 Nelson Denny
Record breakers:
- Kia Alert 10 & under 100m breaststroke,
- Nathaniel Thomas 15-24 100m
- backstroke (Nelson collected on Nathaniel's behalf)
Kabiki earned the Matthew Hylton trophy for being the winner of the 13-14 boys 200m breaststroke.
You see them every day. They are everywhere. At every pool. Every swim meet. Every school swimming practice.
There they are. Sitting at the side of the pool. Watching every lap. Counting every breath. Analyzing every stroke. Studying every move you make.
Coaches? No.
Swimming media? Uh-uh.
Officials? No way.
Who are these people who go to the pool and watch you swim laps day after day after day? Who are these folk sitting there in the wind and rain for hours and hours watching you practice? Who are these strange humans who love nothing more than getting out of bed at 4 a.m. just to sit in the cold and watch you train?
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