This weekend’s Tornadoes Swim Club Invitational meet is being hailed as an important tool in the development of the sport in Jamaica as some of the island’s best swimmers get set to match their strokes with overseas competitors from four countries.
The 25th instalment of the event, which gets underway tomorrow and runs through to Sunday at the National Aquatics Centre, will feature swimmers from Egypt, the Cayman Islands, Morocco, and Mexico in what noted club Coach Wendy Lee, who is also a part of the national programme, is expecting to help guarantee world-class performances over the three days of competition.
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The club launches the 25th staging of their Invitational Swim Meet today Wednesday, May 11th at 10am at the National Aquatics Center. The club's executive have been working hard to stage this FINA approved meet that has attracted swimmers from the USA and Caribbean who are trying to make times to qualify for World Championships in Budapest this year. All local club swimmers and coaches are eager to get into the pool after the success of Carifta to keep swimming at the fore.
Arush Rochlani was among the standout swimmers for Tornadoes at the Jupiter Dragon swim meet in Florida, on the weekend.
Arush Rochlani was among the standout swimmers for Tornadoes at the Jupiter Dragon swim meet in Florida, on the weekend. Rochlani won four gold, a silver and two bronze in the boys under-10 category.
He posted 5:35.59 to win the 400 metre freestyle, he picked up the top spot in the 50 metre freestyle with a time of 32.80 seconds.
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A group of twenty age group swimmers from our 10 and Unders to our 15 and Overs, accompanied by parents and coaches Miguel Jonas and Wendy Lee traveled to participate in the Jupiter Dragons Spring Invitational Meet April 22nd - 24th, 2022 in Florida this past weekend.
Congrats to all our swimmers who participated had PBs and had podium finishes. Special congrats to the following swimmers:
- Jordan Kennedy who placed 3rd in Boys 10 and Over 50m back,
- Kai Lawson who placed 1st in Girls 10 and Under 50m free and 50m back, 2nd in 400m free and 100m back, and 3rd in 100m free and 50m fly,
- Arush Rochlani who placed 1st in Boys 10 and Under 50m free, 100m free, 400m free, and 200m IM, 2nd in the 50m fly, and 3rd in 100m fly and 100m breast.
- Michael Smith who placed in Boys 10 and Under 2nd in 50m free, 100m free, 50m back, and 3rd in the 50m fly.
- Emmanuelle Spence who placed 2nd in Girls 10 and Under 50m back, 100m free and 100m breast, and 3rd in 50m breast, 400m free, and 200m IM.
- Oshay Campbell who place 2nd in Boys 13 and Over 50m back.
It was a great weekend of swimming as many swimmers placed in the top 10 of their events. Even more, fun was had at the team brunch at Guanabanas and activity at Urban Air (put these on your next Florida trip list - it's Tornadoes tested and approved). Well done team Tornadoes.
In the picture Emmanuelle Spence, Arush Roshlani and Kai Lawson