Members of CST's Senior and Age Group 1 groups attended their first open water practice of the year at Divi Little Bay Beach. The session was a tough one, but Brandon, Joey, Arianna, Gigi, Louise, and Simon made their way nicely!

Carib Swim Team's annual raffle fundraiser exceeded their $2,000 goal, brining in $2,048. The money this year is pinpointed toward purchasing equipment to grow open water competitions in Sint Maarten. Several swimmers sold all 50 of their tickets, including Gigi Cai, Natalia Mullet, Abhiram Lulla, Jaylyn Martiens, Sacha Tobias, Yuyu Cai, Arianna Lont, Charlotte Challenger, and Denecia Prince. Way to go swimmers! We would like to thank the many donors who made the fundraiser possible. We had some great prizes donated by Port de Plaisance, Oyster Bay Resort, Great Bay...

Joey finished his competitive year at the 2nd French Youth Championships in Rennes, France, and performed very admirably. He went 7-for-7 best times, with two new 'AAA' times. He is still at the bottom of his age group, so this qualifies him for CCCAN next year. The meet brings together the top swimmers from France, as well as Martinique, Saint Martin, Tahiti, Réunion island, Corsica and Guyane. Over 700 swimmers competed. Several of his swims were top eight for his age (born 2009). He finished 7th in the 100 breast,...

Taffi and Abbi Illis just finished their meet in Abu Dhabi with incredible results. Abbi swam her fastest time ever in 100 free, finishing in 1:14.97. Taffi swam 50 fly in her best time of 31.99, as well as 50 free in 29.11. Both of Taffi's swims were new 18/over team records! Way to represent CST and Sint Maarten Swimming ladies!

Carib Swim Team celebrated the Holidays on Friday with a special fun practice that included all groups. There were special games and relays, pizza and cake, and much more. The evening concluded with the drawing of prizes for our annual raffle fundraiser, with Yuyu winning just about everything. A full list of donors and prize winners will be released soon!

Carib Swim Team assistant coach and head instructor was recently certified Level 3 by the American Swimming Coaches Association. This certification reflects Eline's ongoing academic training specific to swimming, and the in-pool success of her swimmers, as well as her level of experience. Congratulations Eline! We are proud to have you as part of our staff!

Carib Swim Team’s annual Holiday Bash meet was held on Sunday 12th December, and was the first meet in several months attended by all three teams in Sint Maarten. As the last meet of the year (for most swimmers), it was the last chance for CST swimmers to break team records for their current age… and five swimmers came through big time! Aiyana Bourne (10) set the team record in her first ever 800 free (13:11.53), and smashed a team record from 2006 in 400 free (6:16.17). Matias Piazza (13)...

62 students passed their swimming exam on Saturday! Congrats to all, super well done!!! All teachers are proud of you! A special congrats goes out to Daphne Vliegen, Rylan Benjamin and Bronson Kokkelmans for passing their diploma 3 exam! Can’t wait to see you on the swim team!

In the first full team travel meet since the COVID Pandemic began, Carib Swim Team brought home 42 medals, and many other top eight finishes. Thirteen swimmers from CST traveled to Curacao for the Siegfried Francisco Invitational Swim Meet from December 3 - 5, to compete against teams from Aruba, Bonaire, Panama, and of course Curacao. It was the first long course (50 Meter pool) meet for many of the swimmers, but they stepped up with aplomb. In total, 11 of the 13 swimmers came home with 9 gold medals,...

Taffi Illis and sister Abbi Illis are traveling to Dubai for the FINA World Championships. This is Taffi's second world champs in a row. Taffi's quote from FaceBook: "Ready for Round 2! I qualified for World Championships again! I'm set to compete in Dubai next week and I'm beyond excited to represent Sint Maarten for the second time on a global level. From Cole Bay to Dubai! Good luck to both Illis girls! CST has you in their minds and in their hearts.