Danielle Treasure earned a B qualification ticket to the Pan American Juniors to be held in September in Cali, Colombia, with a golden swim in the 100 metres freestyle for 15-17 girls, when the National Long Course Swimming Championships continued on Thursday at the Aquatic Centre. Treasure, 17, who earned a similar B qualification in the 200 free on Wednesday, was pushed to the line by Adara Stoddard of High …
Plans to enhance swimming numbers
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By Jonteau Coppin
President of the Barbados Amateur Swimming Association (BASA) Cheryl Lady Forde says that population size is the reason for the island’s low swimming representation in recent Olympic squads. In the last three Olympic teams Barbados have had a total of seven swimmers competing, one of whom was triathlon athlete Jason Wilson in 2016.
Speaking with
Barbados TODAY in a phone interview, she stated that the pool of available swimmers played a big part with respect to representation.
“Obviously, you have to look at the general population of Barbados in comparison to several of the competitors. Then you must look at the number of swimmers actively swimming in a training programme. Right now, our membership is three hundred swimmers using the swimming pool. Now you are not going to have three hundred swimmers at the elite level. We have two dozen swimmers you would consider senior and then of course the more
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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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.