The Bahamas competed in swimming and judo on the first day of competition at the 20th Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, and unfortunately, none of the five athletes in action advanced.
In judo, the brother and sister duo of D'Arcy and Cynthia Rahming came in ready to take on their challengers at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre. D'Arcy competed first, in the men's 66 kilogram (kg) class, and fell to Joe Mahit from Vanuatu in the round of 32. Mahit managed to score a yuko just eight seconds into the fight, and he ended the match on an Ippon seoi-nage, which is basically a hand throwing technique. Both are throwing techniques. The match lasted just 55 seconds.
In the women's 57 kg. call, Cynthia took on Kristy Powell, of Wales, in the round of 16.
After two minutes of back and forth action, Powell was able to defeat Rahming by Ippon 2:23 into the fight. Both D'Arcy and Cynthia are eliminated from the remainder of the competition.
The swimmers would be the next Bahamian athletes to compete in Glasgow; they competed at the Tollcross Swimming Centre.
Vereance Burrows managed to finish fifth in heat seven of the men's 50 meters (m) fly in 24.83 seconds, to advance to the semis. In the semi-finals, he matched his national record time of 24.74 seconds, but it was only good enough for eighth place, therefore failing to make the final. Burrows will compete in the men's 50m freestyle on Monday.
Dustin Tynes competed in the second heat of the men's 200m breast, and finished in sixth place in his heat in 2:22.90. He finished 15th overall and failed to make it to the final. Tynes will have another chance today when he competes in the men's 100m breaststroke. He will also take part in the men's 50m breast on Sunday.
The final swimmer to take to the waters for The Bahamas on Wednesday was Joanna Evans. She competed in the women's 200m freestyle, and finished in sixth place in a time of 2:04. Evans failed to make the semi-finals, but she will be competing in the women's 800m free on Sunday, as well the women's 400m freestyle on Tuesday.
Today will be another active one for the swimmers. Flag bearer for The Bahamas Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace and Ariel Weech will both compete in heat seven of the women's 50m free. Vanderpool-Wallace will be in lane three, and Weech will swim out of lane seven. That heat is set for 11:05 a.m. this morning, 6:05 a.m. here in The Bahamas.
Carl Hield will be the first boxer to see action for The Bahamas. He will compete in the men's 69 kg. class, in the round of 32, against Mbachi Kaonga, of Zambia. That match is set for 7:05 p.m., 2:05 p.m. local time.

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