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BFA names team for Gold Cup qualifiers
BFA names team for Gold Cup qualifiers
Not even the rain was going to stop day one of the highly competitive and anticipated Bahamas Aquatics Federation's 49th Rev National Swimming Championships, that got underway yesterday at the Betty Kelly-Kenning Swim Complex.
Swimming nationals set to get underway tomorrow
Swimming nationals set to get underway tomorrow
After a one-year hiatus due to the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, the Bahamas Aquatics Federation (BAF) will get the 49th REV Bahamas National Swimming Championships underway at the Betty Kelly-Kenning National Swim Complex tomorrow.
Mantas experience action in Houston
Mantas experience action in Houston
After being unable to play competitively for the past 16 months, several 16-and-under and 18-and-under water polo players from the Mantas Swim and Water Polo Club were in action in the 2021 Southwest Zone National Junior Olympic Qualifiers at the CFISFD Natatorium in Houston, Texas, over the weekend.
Dyah Neilson enjoys the best of both worlds
Dyah Neilson enjoys the best of both worlds
Some artists live to paint. Dyah Neilson lives amidst her paintings. To get to a drawer for a t-shirt, she has to shuffle past art supplies before she juggles canvases leaning up against the dresser. To climb into bed, she crawls over works in progress.
Swimmers turn in strong performances at Mako Aquatics Meet
The Oak Tree Medical Mako Aquatics Invite was the final local club meet of the season, and swimmers performed at a high level at the Betty Kelly-Kenning National Swim Complex on Friday and Saturday.
Evans qualifies for the Olympics
Evans qualifies for the Olympics
Less than a week after coming close to swimming the 'A' standard for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games in the 400 meters (m) freestyle, Bahamian swimmer Joanna Evans was able to go a bit faster in her next race and go under the standard.
Evans, Bastian leading the way
Evans, Bastian leading the way
The 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games is just a couple months away and athletes are still trying to qualify for spots on Team Bahamas to represent the country at the world’s greatest sports spectacle. No Bahamian swimmer has met the Olympic ‘A’ standards as yet, and Olympian Joanna Evans and Izaak Bastian are the two frontrunners to represent the country in swimming at the Olympics.
Evans falls just short of Olympic 'A' standard
Evans falls just short of Olympic 'A' standard
Multiple national record holder in swimming Joanna Evans was in action at the 2021 TYR Pro Swim Series and fell short of attaining the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics ‘A’ standard in the 800 meters (m) freestyle over the weekend.
Swimmers get back in the pool
Swimmers get back in the pool
After being postponed for a week, the Milo Butler Blue Waves Swim Club Spring Invitational took place over the weekend as swimmers were back in action at the Betty Kelly-Kenning National Swim Complex for the first time since March 6.
CARIFTA aquatics canceled for second year in a row
CARIFTA aquatics canceled for second year in a row
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).