Five artistic swimmers will make their way to Santiago, Chile, to compete for the Cayman Islands at the 2026 PanAm Aquatics Artistic Swimming Championships.
The championships, to be held on 8-11 April, will see the Cayman delegation span multiple age divisions, ranging from the 12-and-under category to the senior level.
In the 12-and-under division, Emilia Cecere and Nina Bell are set to perform their ‘Snake’ routine.
“Coming off of the debut in Tampa earlier this year, the routine has increased in difficulty, and the athletes are looking forward to swimming the high energy routine on the regional stage,” said Alissa Moberg, secretary of the Cayman Aquatics and Cayman Artistic Swimming committee chair.
The youth category will feature veteran Nicole Kazakova, who will be performing her ‘Fire Dance’ solo, which was debuted last year in Ontario, Canada.
“With a declared difficulty level of over 30, she will be battling for a top 10 finish with the best in the region,” said Moberg.
At the senior level, Cayman has entered both Technical and Free programmes with athletes Amber Barnes and Sarah Trott, respectively.
“Trott is a veteran of the sport and returning to … the event hoping to repeat her bronze medal from 2024. Barnes is recently out of competitive retirement and looking forward to representing Cayman. Her routine has been crafted with the help of Aruban world medallist Kyra Hoevertsz and former Olympian and USA coach Tammy McGregor,” said Moberg.
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