Topic: Flowers Sea Swim
Cayman’s Swim Free programme gets worldwide recognition
Cayman’s Swim Free programme got worldwide recognition after it was featured at the World Convention on Drowning Prevention in Egypt.
Governor Jane Owen completes her first Flowers Sea Swim
Governor Jane Owen, 62, completed the 33rd annual Flowers Sea Swim at the weekend, the first time she had attempted the mile-long open-water swim.
33rd annual Flowers Sea Swim makes a splash
The Flowers One Mile Sea Swim once again proved to be a resounding success, bringing together more than 700 swimmers for a day of...
Flowers Sea Swim returns with full roster
The highly anticipated Flowers Sea Swim is fast approaching, promising another exciting year of open water competition and community spirit for its 33rd edition.
Cayman’s...
Swim Free programme celebrates a year of ‘success stories’
Among the activities at this year’s Flowers Sea Swim was a mini swim involving 32 Caymanian children who swam their first event in open water, a product of the Swim Free programme, which was launched nearly one year ago.
Through generations, Flowers family continues sea swim tradition
This year's Flowers Sea Swim was special in many ways, but to 10-year-old Alexandra Burke, it marked a personal victory.
Photo special: More than 750 turn out for Flowers Sea Swim
Participants in what has become one of the most highly anticipated athletic events of the year, the Flowers Sea Swim, did so for a reason.
Flowers Sea Swim ready to take off with nearly 700 participants
The recent weather will not have an impact on the 32nd annual Flowers Sea Swim this Saturday, which will welcome hundreds of swimmers for the famous one-mile race in the water along Seven Mile Beach.
New Swim Free programme bringing a pool to schools
The Flowers family's love of the sea is well-known having hosted the Cayman Islands' signature swimming event - Flowers Sea Swim for more than three decades and now they are taking that passion for the ocean to local schools through an innovative initiative.
Vin Diesel: Flowers Sea Swim ‘an incredible event’
On Seven Mile Beach on Saturday were the 635 swimmers who took part in the Flowers Sea Swim and the hundreds who showed up to support them, including movie star Vin Diesel who proved to be a cheerleader for his daughter and for the event itself.
Alexander Meyer wins star-studded Flowers Sea Swim
The 31st annual Flowers Sea Swim, held Saturday, 17 June, featured multiple Olympians and celebrities, including Hania Sinclair - the eldest child of movie star Vin Diesel, who was also in attendance.
31st annual Flowers Sea Swim welcomes elite athletes
After celebrating 30 years of the Flowers Sea Swim in 2022, organisers are hoping to surpass last year's event, when hundreds take to the water for the mega one-mile competition.
Mandatory swimming classes added to government school curriculum
Students in Reception through Year 2 attending government schools will have a mandatory swimming class added to their curriculum next year.
History-maker Oly Rush dives back in at the Flowers Sea Swim
After completing his 37-hour swim around Grand Cayman to raise awareness of plastic pollution in the islands, 37-year-old Oly Rush hit the water again - this time for a much shorter open-water endeavour.
Governor happy to finish the Flowers Sea Swim
Finishing two places ahead of the last swimmer to cross the finish line during the Flowers Sea Swim on Saturday, Governor Martyn Roper completed the mile-long event in just over an hour.
Swimming the Flowers Sea Swim eight months pregnant
Heather Harvey (née Roffey), who became the first female swimmer to represent the Cayman Islands at the Olympic Games, made history yet again – this time becoming the first person to swim the Flowers Sea Swim, eight months pregnant.
The Flowers Sea Swim caps off its 30th annual event
Almost 500 swimmers churned up the water off Seven Mile Beach between The Westin and Coral Beach on Saturday, 11 June, for the 30th annual Flowers Sea Swim.
Flowers swim a favourite among Olympians
Throughout the 30 illustrious years of the Flowers Sea Swim, thousands of swimmers have hit the waters off Seven Mile Beach, including several Caymanians who have represented Cayman at the Olympic Games.
Hundreds turn out for the 29th annual Flowers Sea Swim
About 400 swimmers took to the water off Seven Mile Beach to race one mile between the Westin hotel and Coral Beach for the 29th annual Flowers Sea Swim on Saturday, 19 June.
Flowers Sea Swim takes to the waves for 29th time
For nearly 30 years, swimmers have taken to the water surrounding Grand Cayman to participate in the Flowers Sea Swim.
On Saturday at 2:30pm, they...
Denim & Diamonds dinner to support NCVO
The National Children's Voluntary Organisation (NCVO) is the chosen charity to benefit from the proceeds of the Flowers Sea Swim happening on Saturday, 19...
Flowers Sea Swim plunges ahead
You can’t keep a good man down, as they say, and Frank Flowers is one such man.
The local businessman and his family have organised...
Scaled-down Flowers Sea Swim planned for October
The annual Flowers Sea Swim is back on, albeit in a significantly scaled-down version.
Flowers Sea Swim presents cheque to Special Olympics
Two Cayman institutions came together on Friday, when the proprietors of the Flowers Sea Swim presented a cheque for $74,000 to Special Olympics Cayman Islands.
Double amputee among fastest finishers in sea swim
Of the 900-plus swimmers that competed in the Flowers Sea Swim on Saturday, few can claim to have come as far or surmounted as many challenges as Jessica Long.
Hundreds turn out for Flowers swim
Around 900 swimmers of all shapes, sizes and ambitions, took to the waters off Seven Mile Beach Saturday for the latest instalment of one of Cayman’s favourite sporting events.
Meyer takes Flowers Sea Swim title as Caymanians shine
Former world champion Alex Meyer pipped Cayman’s own swimming star Shaune Fraser to take victory at the annual Flowers Sea Swim on Saturday.
Flowers Sea Swim: Hundreds take to the open water this weekend
Can it really be that time again? Yes, indeed – the Flowers Sea Swim is celebrating 27 years this Saturday along Seven Mile Beach, when swimmers of all ages and nationalities take to the open water in a flurry of arms and legs.
Flowers goes green with Sea Swim shirts
This year’s participation jersey is, for the first time, being made of material developed from re-purposed plastic.
Flowers Swim makes 10-best world list
The Flowers Sea Swim was recently named one of 10 notable destination swims by Swimming World magazine, an international publication that covers swimming, diving, water polo and other aquatic sports.
EDITORIAL – ‘Raise the Roof’ to help stop domestic abuse
The Crisis Centre is composed of stalwart advocates for a vulnerable population that finds it difficult, or unsafe, to speak out publicly about their experiences.
26th annual Flowers Sea Swim attracts nearly 800 competitors
Nearly 800 swimmers churned up the water off Seven Mile Beach between The Ritz-Carlton and the Royal Palms resorts on Saturday for the 26th annual Flowers Sea Swim.
Kelsey Grammer gets serious for a cause
Kelsey Grammer is mostly known for his work as a comic actor. But Thursday night, he moved a crowd of about 300 people at the Grand Cayman Marriott Beach Resort with a tale of sadness.
Weekender Spotlight
It’s all about the fathers this weekend. Weekender Editor Vicki Wheaton shares the best spots to spoil your dad this Father’s Day, including the Marriott's night market. On Saturday, don’t miss the annual Flowers Sea Swim on Seven Mile Beach.
Flowers Sea Swim takes to the water this weekend
As if we needed any more of a reason to dip our toes into the tropical waters of this island paradise, the Flowers Sea Swim returns on Saturday for its 26th anniversary.
‘Frasier’ star Kelsey Grammer guest speaker at charity dinner
The five-time Emmy Award-winning star of “Frasier” is coming to Cayman. Kelsey Grammer will be the celebrity guest speaker at the annual charity dinner at the Flowers Sea Swim to raise funds for the Cayman Islands Crisis Centre.
Flowers Sea Swim photo booth winner
The Cayman Compass would like to congratulate Rolan Ramos on being a Pinnacle Media contest winner.
Wilimovsky, Twichell sweep sea swim races
Jordan Wilimovsky and Ashley Twichell each swept their events at the UANA-Flowers sea swims on Saturday and Monday. Wilimovsky, the winner of the Flowers one-mile swim on Saturday, was also the fastest male swimmer in the UANA men’s 10K on Monday in 2:06:04. UANA is the Amateur Swimming Union of the Americas.
Flowers Sea Swim 2017 Photo Contest
Enter to win the Flowers Sea Swim 2017 Photo Contest!
VIDEO: Flowers Sea Swim 2017
Flowers Sea Swim 2017
25th annual Sea Swim draws thousands
The normally placid scene of Seven Mile Beach was transformed to a carnival Saturday, when thousands of participants and spectators flooded the area for the 25th edition of the Flowers Sea Swim.
Prominent swimmers join masses for Flowers Sea Swim
Swimmers of global distinction were among the 1,000-plus field in Saturday’s Flowers Sea Swim. Olympians Allison Schmitt and Megan Jendrick took part, along with Penny Pelfrey, who set a world record by swimming from Little Cayman to Grand Cayman.
New starting point for Saturday’s Flowers Sea Swim
There’s been a change in the starting point for the Flowers Sea Swim. Saturday’s one-mile open water swim will now start at the Royal Palms and finish at the Westin Grand Cayman. The swim was previously intended to start at the Kimpton Seafire but was changed on Friday.
EDITORIAL – Flowers Sea Swim: Cayman’s ‘splashiest’ charitable event
Over its 25-year history, the Flowers Sea Swim has grown from a back-page notice in tiny type, to a front-page headline-grabbing annual athletic tradition.
Flowers Sea Swim to take over 7 Mile Beach
Recreational and Olympic swimmers will share the same strip of water Saturday, when the 25th Flowers Sea Swim takes place at Seven Mile Beach.
Registration deadline approaches for Flowers Sea Swim
As if we needed any further excuse for diving into Seven Mile’s crystalline waters, the Flowers Sea Swim returns for its 25th anniversary on June 10.
2016’s social whirlwind
For such a small island, Cayman has an action-packed annual community social calendar. This year was a busy one. From fun runs to music events to glitzy galas, there was something for everyone in 2016. Here’s a roundup of some of the year’s notable events.
Flowers Sea Swim donation to help add 1,000 people to bone marrow registry
The Flowers Group donated US$75,000 to the Cayman Islands Cancer Society on Thursday. The money was raised at the annual Flowers Sea Swim, held on June 11.
Newly trained lifeguards help keep swimmers safe
A squad of newly trained lifeguards from the Cayman International School could be used to help make Cayman’s public beaches safer, their instructor believes.
Disabled swimmer shows ‘true grit’
Of the nearly 1,000 swimmers to cross the finish line at the Flower’s Sea Swim on Saturday, few can have displayed more courage and tenacity than Nikki Christian and Scott Ruby.
Record field for Flowers swim
After missing out on victory by an arms-length in 2015, American swimmer Chip Peterson did not take any chances this time, storming to victory in the Flowers Sea Swim.
Flowers swimmers take to water this weekend
The Flowers Sea Swim has been around for many years now – a humble acorn that became the mighty tree. Swimmers from all over the world fly here to compete and bask in the hospitality for which the Cayman Islands are famous.
Business in Brief: Small business workshop on fraud risk and prevention
Harneys hires litigation partner in Hong Kong; RE/MAX to sponsor Flowers Sea Swim for five years; Appleby adds investment funds partner and more.
Eve Flowers passes away
Eve Flowers, community volunteer and organizer of the popular Flowers Sea Swim Eve, passed away Wednesday after a year-long battle with leukemia. She was 62.
