Carib Swim Team swimmers enjoyed a fun day of raising much needed funds. The Swim-4-Fun(ds), a lap-athon style event, raised over $6,000... We had a goal of $5,000... Way to go! The event itself was very spirited and a lot of fun. Many pancakes were consumed, and we had a great DeeJay! Swimmers from all groups, including Learn-To-Swim and Masters took part, and the efforts were amazing! Swimmers were taskes with swimming as many lengths as they could in two hours, up to two hundred maximum. Swimmers have one more...

CST wishes to thank Royal West Indies Brokers, for sponsoring a sign at the pool. These gestures help out the team tremendously, and we very much appreciate them. We still have plenty of room if anybody else is interested in this publicity!

Several members of Carib Swim Team took part in Sunday's Boardwalk Triathlon, and performed admirably. Participating were Al-Sheenia Wilson, Arianna Lont, Adriaan Coppelmans, Matias Piazza, Nicolas Piazza, Taffi Illis, Abbi Illis, and Coach Eline Broer. Matias was the fastest swimmer overall in the 1.5KM swim, helping his team to a second place finish. Adriaan competed in the full traithlon, finishing 1st in the prejunior category. Way to represent CST!

IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN! Summer! See below the options we have to continue swimming in July. The summer intensive lessons! In June we will finish off the regular lessons program with an assessment test for the levels A1, A2 and A3. This will take place the week of the 12th untill the 19th during the regular class of your child. The instructor will check if your child is ready to move to the next level. Intensive lessons will start Monday June 28th and run through the whole month...

As part of a series of events that the Saint Martin Aquatics Federation is hosting to support World Aquatics Day 2021, Carib Swim Team hosted a special Bring-A-Buddy day. Although only attended by a few swimmers, all who partook had a great time, learned, and signed up for our June Intensive Lessons program. This brings CST a bit closer to our goal of having all children on the island knowing how to swim! A special thanks to our instructors who volunteered their time for the event.

Thanks to the R4CR project, we were able to renovate our pump room with new pumps and electronics. It will use far less energy, is more sustainable, and will ensure CST's future. R4CR was also responsible for the upgraded lighting in our parking lots, making everything more safe for our members. The R4CR program is a grant scheme that focuses exclusively on financing and strengthening of local Civil Society Organization (CSOs). The program is financed by the Government of the Netherlands via the St. Maarten Trust Fund. The latter is...

In the last meet before the National Championships, Carib Swim Team amassed a bunch of new personal best times, time standards and team records. Team records were set by Gigi Cai (11 years, 200 Breaststroke 3:20.83), Matias Piazza (13 years, 400 Freestyle 4:43.38 and 100 Butterfly 1:05.88), and Joey Schvartz (11 years, 400 Freestyle 5:07.07, and 200 IM 2:38.99). Joey Schvartz set a new AA time in 200 IM, and a new A time in 400 free. Matias Piazza set a new AA time in 100 free (his first time...

CST wishes to thank Berman/Keuning, Attorneys at Law, for sponsoring a sign at the pool. We still have plenty of room if anybody else is interested in this publicity!

The Sint Maarten Aquatic Federation (SMAF) in collaboration with FINA World Aquatics Day launched an island wide swim training camp on Friday May 7th, at the Carib Swim Pool in Cole Bay. The camp provided training for approximately 40 of our island’s best swimmers who are registered among the three SMAF teams. The SMAF Teams are: The Carib Swim Team, The St. Maarten Dolphin Swim Club and the St. Maarten Super Slash Swim Team. This event is the first of its kind for SMAF and will cater for children and...

Swim-4-Fun(ds) is a huge new fundraising effort. We have some exciting prizes (iPad, GoPro, Nintendo Switch, among others), and the event itself, a lap-a-thon, will be held on June 13th. It will feature a pancake breakfast for participants, and much more. The funds we raise will go toward new lane lines and other improvements for the pool. Please support us in this effort.