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The Carifta 2021 aquatic championships have been cancelled.
Officials at the Barbados Aquatic Sports Association (BASA) confirmed that the meet scheduled to be held here this year has been abandoned due to novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Earlier this year, the swimming competitions were set to take place at the Barbados Aquatic Centre, Wildey, St Michael from April 3-6 but were postponed because of a spike in coronavirus cases worldwide.
Last November, BASA was given the green light to stage the meet after restrictions were lifted and permission was granted to stage sporting activities.
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Ash fall and dust from the La Soufriere volcano in St Vincent and the Grenadines could force the Barbados Aquatic Sports Association (BASA) to spend thousands of dollars in a clean-up campaign at the Wildey, St Michael facility.
BASA president Cheryl Lady Forde said an exact figure was yet to be determined but the cost to purify the Barbados Aquatic Centre from volcanic plumes is likely to be expensive.
“I imagine it will take a lot of money but at this stage I can’t measure what it would be like. We may even have to bring in industrial cleaners to clean the interior. It is a costly exercise to put things right,” she told Sun Sport during a telephone interview.
BASA rewards top swimming achievers
Article by April 15, 2021
The Barbados Aquatic Sports Association (BASA) recently recognized their outstanding swimmers for 2020 including those who set national records.
Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, BASA was unable to have its annual awards and dinner ceremony where it recognises and rewards its top athletes, coaches, meet officials and volunteers.
The presentation held at the National Aquatic Centre showed appreciation for those who performed well in the pool.
BASA president Cheryl Lady Forde and past president Tony Selby presented the winners with their certificates.
In the 15 to 17 age group, Danielle Titus, based overseas, and Diego Dulieu, were the standouts in the female and male categories. Titus is currently based at Tulane University in New Orleans where Olympian Leah Martindale Stancil, the first Barbadian to reach an Olympic final in swimming, is the head coach.
2021 CARIFTA Aquatics in limbo The 2021 CARIFTA Aquatics Championships is in jeopardy of not taking place due to ongoing restrictions in the host nation of Barbados.
Under normal circumstances, the Bahamas Aquatics Federation would have been preparing to send a team to Bridgetown, Barbados for the 2021 CARIFTA Aquatics Championships, but in the latest update from officials in Barbados on Saturday past, there is no telling when that event will happen, as the region is still battling the COVID-19 pandemic.
There was no CARIFTA last year, due to the presence of COVID-19 and the meet has already been postponed from its original date over the Easter holiday weekend this year. Due to a spike in cases in Barbados in January, the host country placed restrictions on events in early February and organizers were forced to postpone the meet. It has been two weeks since the host venue, the Barbados Aquatic Center, reopened after closing on January 6.