National records fall in swimming at UANA meet Bahamian swimmers turned in national record performances and swam personal best times at the recently concluded UANA Tokyo Qualifier at the Orlando Health National Training Center in Clermont, Florida, this past weekend.
In what was the first international swim meet for a team of Bahamian swimmers, the athletes didn’t disappoint as they turned in national record performances and personal best times at the recently concluded UANA (Swimming Union of the Americas) Tokyo Qualifier at the Orlando Health National Training Center in Clermont, Florida, this past weekend.
DaVante Carey broke the 100 meters (m) and the 200m backstroke national records in this his first long course meet of the season. Marvin Johnson went on to break the 100m and 200m freestyle national records in the 13-14 boys age category. Izaak Bastian was able to snag a silver medal for his performance in the 50m breaststroke and a bronze in the 100m breast.
Competitive swimming returns Grand Bahamian Nigel Forbes swam away with two 13-14 boys age category national records at the Bahamas Aquatics Federation’s end-of-year time trials this past weekend. ALCINDOR BONAMY
The Bahamas Aquatics Federation (BAF) hosted its end-of-year time trials meet this past weekend where a number of records were broken and UANA and CARIFTA standards were achieved as swimmers put on a show at the Betty Kelly-Kenning National Aquatics Center.
It has been over nine months since the BAF hosted a meet. Their last meet was the last chance meet held March 6-7 at the same location. The meet this past weekend was the first swim meet where all the clubs were invited to swim since March.