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Our National 5K Open Water swim took place on Saturday February 3rd, with a low of 21C at 6:00am and flat calm seas, it made the perfect conditions for these fast young swimmers. With 24 finishers, it was a great day out for all! Congratulations to our top 3 men, Dominic, Connor and Will. And top 3 ladies, Riley, Teagan and Maria! https://www.gomotionapp.com/reczzciasa/UserFiles/Image/QuickUpload/5k-ow-2024_001314.pdf
Three Cayman swimmers will dare to be great in Doha, Qatar next month, as they represent their country at the 21st World Aquatics Championships (long course). James Allison, Jillian Crooks and Harper Barrowman will take on the world’s top swimmers from 11-17 Feb., with hopes of producing personal bests or qualifying times for major meets, including the Summer Olympics. https://www.caymancompass.com/2024/01/24/cayman-trio-seek-world-championship-glory/
A dramatic finish between Connor Macdonald and Will Sellars resulted in the two swimmers sharing gold at the CUC Sea Swim on Saturday, 13 Jan. The annual swim, which celebrated its 35th anniversary, hosted 105 participants in the 800 metre – the highest number since the 2015 event. As if the occasion wasn’t special already, Macdonald and Sellars’ efforts made it that much more exciting as spectators along Governors Beach cheered on the duo as they crossed the line at exactly 10:45.80 – resulting in the two swimmers sharing the...
Swimmers have secured some best times and B final placements in the Centro Acuático pool – getting things started for team Cayman at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, taking place from 21 Oct.-5 Nov. Cayman’s aquatics athletes finished their events in Chile on Wednesday, 25 Oct., but the 345 team still has competitors in athletics, sailing, and golf waiting in the wings to impress. The swimmers got off to a fast start on 21 Oct., with Sierrah Broadbelt earning a B final placement in the 200-metre butterfly...
Dominic Hilton, of Seven Mile Swimmers, took first place at the annual Foster’s Sea Swim, besting 113 other competitors. In the open water 800-metre event, held along Seven Mile Beach on Saturday, 14 Oct., Hilton clocked 9:19.33. Hilton, a 2023 CARIFTA 5K open water gold medallist and 2023 silver medallist at the Flowers One-Mile Sea Swim, was followed by teammates Jordan Lisle and Harper Barrowman. https://www.caymancompass.com/2023/10/18/hilton-wins-39th-annual-fosters-sea-swim/
A team of seven Cayman Islands’ athletes across four different sports is preparing to impress at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile. The event, scheduled to take place from 21 Oct.-5 Nov., will feature local competitors in aquatics, athletics, sailing and golf. Rasheem Brown will be the sole track-and-field representative, competing in the 110 metre hurdles, while Charlotte Webster will hit the sea for sailing and Justin Hastings will be on the links for golf. Swimmers James Allison, Sierrah Broadbelt, Harper Barrowman and Kyra Rabess will be vying...
Dominic Hilton, of Seven Mile Swimmers, took first place at the annual Foster’s Sea Swim, besting 113 other competitors. In the open water 800-metre event, held along Seven Mile Beach on Saturday, 14 Oct., Hilton clocked 9:19.33. Hilton, a 2023 CARIFTA 5K open water gold medallist and 2023 silver medallist at the Flowers One-Mile Sea Swim, was followed by teammates Jordan Lisle and Harper Barrowman. Lisle finished in a time of 9:31.95 – 2.91 seconds ahead of Barrowman, who is considered to be the fastest Caymanian female open water swimmer....
Caymanian swimmer Sierrah Broadbelt is off to a good start with her new school, Mount Kelly, after dominating during the Exeter October Meet, held from 8-9 Oct., at the Plymouth Life Centre – where she claimed her first Cayman senior short course national record. View Full Article: Broadbelt makes big splash in debut for UK school
James Allison took silver in the 200-metre freestyle, in a history-making swim that earned Cayman its first-ever medal at the Youth Commonwealth Games. Allison took to the National Aquatic Centre pool in Trinidad for his 200m free final on Sunday, 6 Aug, and finished second, clocking 1.50.97, behind hometown boy Nikoli Blackman, who came in at 1:49.94. Jillian Crooks added to the first-day medal count for Cayman – winning bronze in her 100m backstroke in a personal best time and national record of 1.02.10. Crooks, also competed in the 50m...
