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Barbados performed exceptionally well at the recently concluded Annual XXVI Goodwill Swim Meet, in Trinidad and Tobago placing third in the regional competition. ....
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Plans to enhance swimming numbers Article by 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 the ....
CARIFTA aquatics cancelled for second year in a row Spread the love For the second year in a row, the fiercely competitive CARIFTA Aquatics Championships has been put off. The announcement was made on Saturday in a communication from the host, the Barbados Aquatic Sports Association (BASA). The Bahamas was set to take part in the swimming portion of the championships. The original date was set for April 3-7 at the Barbados Aquatics Center in Wildey, Barbados, but that was pushed back with no definitive date in sight. The Bahamas Aquatics Federation was set to send a strong swim team to defend their three-peat and get a chance to claim its sixth title in the last seven CARIFTA meets. Now, they will have to wait until 2022 for a chance to accomplish that. ....