DAVID SCARLETT FOR the past four years, citizens across TT have had the desire to access their community pools, either for competitive or recreational swimming. However, many pool facilities in the nation have deteriorated due to mismanagement and lack of maintenance. Now, people have something positive to look forward to as the Deputy Permanent Secretary
After years of being closed to the public, the Cocoyea Community Swimming Pool at Thornhill Street, St Andrew's Park West, has been refurbished and reopened. San Fernando East MP Brian Manning spoke to the media at the facility on Wednesday, saying it had been reopened on Monday. He welcomed and encouraged constituents and the country
SPECIAL Olympics Trinidad and Tobago (SOTT) has a new home at Manny Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella. The space, which includes a conference room, three offices (national sporting director, national director and board chair), kitchen/bathroom facilities and much-needed storage was allocated to SOTT, in 2021, by SporTT. Since then, the Ministry of Sport and Community Development,
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Campbell, Carter win TTOC awards
TT’s Teniel Campbell. -
TT cyclist Teniel Campbell and swimmer Dylan Carter won the sportswoman and sportsman of the year awards respectively at the 26th Annual TT Olympic Committee (TTOC) Awards, on Tuesday. The award ceremony was held virtually because of the covid19 pandemic.
Carter competed creditably alongside the world’s top swimmers at the International Swimming League (ISL) in Hungary in October and November.
The TT swimmer represented his club team Los Angeles Current.
At the ISL Carter set personal bests and broke two national records.
Campbell, the first women’s TT cyclist to qualify for the Olympics, had a busy year compared to her fellow TT athletes.