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June 30, 2023
Taylor wraps up meet with a bronze at CAC Games

For a second consecutive night, Bahamian swimmer Lamar Taylor left the Complejo Acuático Merliot with a medal at the 24th edition of the Central America and Caribbean (CAC) Games. This time it was a bronze medal that he won in the 50m freestyle race last night.

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June 29, 2023
With all of the Independence Holiday celebrations coming up, don’t Rely on SPF Makeup or Umbrellas for Protection from the Sun’s Harmful Rays, Says Expert from Cleveland Clinic

Let’s be clear right from the start: No matter what color your skin is, if you’re exposed to the sun, there’s a possibility that you can get skin cancer. Everyone, including those with darker skin, needs to wear sunscreen every day. Putting on broad-spectrum sunscreen that blocks both UVA and UVB rays can help decrease your risk of skin cancer. Sunscreen also helps prevent hyperpigmentation ...

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January 08, 2016
Vanderpool-Wallace set for Pro Series action

Bahamian Swimming sensation Arianna Vanderpool Wallace will look to add to her early season success this weekend when she takes on some of the best swimmers in the United States at the 2016 Arena Pro Swim Series in Austin Texas.

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June 23, 2023
Swimmers awarded for individual performances at nationals

It was a grueling four-day meet at the 51st Bahamas National Swimming Championships, and there were some outstanding swimmers who were able to take home the high point award trophy for amassing the highest individual points in their age category at the meet, that got underway on Thursday, June 15 and wrapped up on Sunday, June 18 at the Betty Kelly-Kenning Aquatic Center.

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June 25, 2021
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.

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March 06, 2018
Two Bahamian Beaches Make List of Ten in USA Today's Reader's Choice Awards, Bahamas Only Country with 2 Beaches in Top 5

When it comes to best of the best it is hard to do better than the beaches of The Bahamas. Two beaches, the pink sand beaches of Harbour Island and Tropic of Cancer beach in Exuma...

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April 09, 2018
12 Year Old Bitten By A Shark

A 12-year-old boy on vacation in South Florida was left bloody and bruised after he was bitten by a shark during a visit to the Bahamas.

Shane McConnell, who traveled to the U.S. from Scotland with his family, shared the ordeal with 7News on Saturday from Fort Lauderdale.

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June 21, 2023
Taylor leads top swims at nationals

Bahamian swimmer Lamar Taylor broke a 14-year-old national record in the men's 50 meters (m) freestyle at the 51st Bahamas Aquatics Federation's National Swimming Championships at the Betty Kelly-Kenning National Swim Complex over the weekend, highlighting some very strong individual performances at the four-day meet.

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June 20, 2023
GB student captures Bahamas Primary School Student of the Year

After the initial shock and emotion wore off, 11-year-old Matteo Davies of Freeport was thrilled to embrace the title of Bahamas Primary School Student of the Year.

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June 15, 2023
Bahamas Games set to unite people through sports and culture

With just under three weeks remaining to the start of the sixth edition of the Bahamas Games, here is an outlook on how significant sports is to the nation.

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