The Bells are Ringing.
Tornadoes Swim Club are the winners of this year's staging of the Christmas Open, and we placed 4th in the Christmas Breezer. Congrats all around to coaches swimmers and parents for this awesome achievement.
For the past four days our tent was festive as we cheered on our swimmers at each of eight session as all our swimmers were winners.
National and Meet records came tumbling down as our swimmers put out their best in individual and relay events. Swimmers also enjoyed the success of personal bests in their events. Coaches were beaming with pride as their efforts, early mornings, late evenings, day in and out were coming into a fruition.
We shared the meet with our guests from Cayman, Seven Mile Swimmers, who fitted right in with their orange and blue team colours. Everyday they shared their appreciation for our hospitality. They even had sorrel and christmas cake. Also sharing our great hospitality was Brady Lewison from Canada and Nicholas Haughton home from Howard University.
What a jubilant way to end 2018. Congrats to all our Tornadoes members.
Tornadoes GREATNESS
AFTER a one-year-hiatus, the Aquatic Sports Association of Jamaica (ASAJ) Walter Lowi Memorial Swim Classic returned with a bang, as Jamaica's young sensations took to the return with great relish, establishing approximately 33 meet records at the National Aquatic Centre on Saturday.
The one-day event, which comprises only events over 50-metre and 100-metre distances, saw Y Speedos Swim Club maintaining their unbeaten run for this year by amassing 710 points to take top honours.
The dethroned Tornadoes Swim Club ended second with 575 points, while Swimaz Aquatics ended third with 252. Marlins Swim Club (208 points) and Aquamarine Ripples (168 points) completed the top five.
Young Christanya Shirley of the Marlins Swim Club was once again among the standout performers of the meet with another great showing in the girls' 9-10 age group.
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Our first ever Health and Wellness Fair was a huge success as our main objective of bringing health and wellness to our club was met.
Thanks to our executive, Tana Roomes and Kamilah Hylton the event was planned to include - for our swimmers and parents - health and fitness checks, aerobic workout, vendors, Ramson breakfast and lecture talk series.
Despite the late start Shani Shirley made sure we (parents and swimmers, and sighted in the crowd were past Tornado parents and a government minister) worked every muscle in her intense aerobic session.
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Sunday September 30th 2018 had in the forecast; rain and thunderstorms but what the organizers of the Lifespan 007 Open Water event in Orcabessa did not forecast was a tornado.
Over 30 swimmers young and old donned their swimsuits, coloured caps, on their "vasalined" and "numbered" bodies and certainly whipped up a whirlwind, storm, lightning, typhoon, hurricane, and cyclone on the 1K, 2K and 5K course.
There were many winners, to name a few, Alexa Critchlow, Daniel Mair, Kadian Ingleton, Lisa Griffiths and our awesome master swimmer who completed the 5K course Elizabeth Butler. (Liz came to Jamaica just to swim this race). This is Tornadoes GREATNESS.
The team of Daniel, Joshua, Khiara and Sabrina won the 5x250m relay event that had 5 teams from Tornadoes.
Congrats to all our swimmers who participated in this year's swim we are looking forward to more swimmers next year.
