Topic: Olympics
50 years ago: Family Fair Day features champion banana eater likened to a vacuum...
The top story in the Tuesday,18 May, 1976 issue of the Caymanian Compass was a ‘Family Fair Day’ to celebrate Commonwealth Day.
The official opening address was by Acting Governor Desmond Watler. Approximately 400 people attended the opening, with participation growing to thousands during the day’s activities, the Compass reported.
International Olympic Committee announces new policy protecting biological females
The International Olympic Committee announces a new policy designed to protect the female category in Olympic sport.
50 years ago: Financial privacy, Turtle Farm pays debts and first invite to the...
The main story on the front page of the 1 April 1976 issue of the Caymanian Compass was about four Jamaican nationals being charged...
Wheaton’s Way: The thrill of victory, and …
Like many others, I’m sure, I’ve been watching the Winter Olympics from the comfort of my couch.
Even as I considered picking up a snowboard...
British sprinter shares her journey at Special Olympics Cayman Islands opener
Special Olympics Cayman Islands has officially kicked off its 2025-26 season with an inaugural season opener event, featuring British Olympian Laviai Nielsen.
Cayman squash players eye Olympic berth at LA Games
The news that squash will join the racquet sports of tennis and badminton at the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028 has left Cayman's players 'excited' for the opportunity.
Davontè Howell looks ahead to quicker times and university success
Davontè Howell is looking to build on his Olympic performance in Paris, as he sets new goals for the upcoming track season.
California dreaming: Cayman’s early contenders for 2028 Olympics
The talent pool for sports within the Cayman Islands is deep and wide, with many, across several disciplines, having the potential to compete on the world stage and, by extension, the Olympic Games in four years’ time, set for Los Angeles in 2028.
‘Olympic opportunity’ for Caymanian doctors in Paris
Caymanian doctors Kristina Bramwell and Carl Brown have described being part of Team Cayman at the 2024 Olympics in Paris was an honour they will never forget.
Past Cayman Olympians: ‘We are proud of Jordan Crooks’
As the Paris Games wind down, members of the small but notable group of previous Cayman Olympians took time to express their pride in swimmer Jordan Crooks' performance.
Webster ready to set her final sail on at Olympic Games
After a valiant effort over four days, Charlotte Webster will sail her final two races to conclude team Cayman's competition at the global spectacle.
Sprinter Davontè Howell impresses on Olympic debut
Caymanian track hopeful Davontè Howell closed out his Olympic campaign on Saturday after missing a semi-final placement by .18 seconds.
Olympics: Howell wins 100m prelim and advances to the next round
Cayman is off to a good start once again at the Olympics, this time with track star Davontè Howell who has advanced to the next round of the 100-metre sprint after winning his preliminary round Saturday morning.
Half-century of Olympic hopes and dreams
With the Cayman Islands competing in the Olympic Games since the 1970s, Jordan Crooks taking part in an Olympic swimming final at the 2024 Games was an accomplishment a half century in the making.
Emotional scenes as Cayman reacts to Jordan Crooks’ historic swim
Thunderous cheers and screams of delight echoed in Constitution Hall as Jordan Crooks competed in Cayman's first Olympic swimming final on Friday afternoon.
Crooks a split-second from glory in valiant Olympic effort
It was razor thin margin between a podium place and the 50 metre freestyle blocks for Jordan Crooks as he swam a historic race, becoming the first Caymanian swimmer in an Olympic final on Friday.
Charlotte Webster improving through Olympic sailing events
Caymanian sailor Charlotte Webster continues to improve her position as she races in the Bay of Marseille, France.
As Jordan Crooks goes for Olympic gold, Cayman shares messages of love and support
Across the Cayman Islands and beyond, sports stars, fans, politicians, officials and Olympic legends sent out heartfelt messages of support for Jordan Crooks as he bids to make Cayman sporting history in Paris Friday.
Webster and Crooks keep things moving for Cayman in Paris
Cayman has been held spellbound as four of its best athletes compete at the world’s biggest sporting event in Paris, France, with Jordan Crooks swimming his way into the 50m freestyle final.
Webster begins Olympic sailing campaign
Charlotte Webster made her Olympic sailing debut in the Bay of Marseille, France, on Thursday, 1 Aug, finishing 41st in her first of 10 races in the women’s dinghy event.
Olympics: Crooks advances to 50m freestyle semi-final with record swim
In a new national record time of 21.51 seconds, swimmer Jordan Crooks has advanced to the semi-finals of the men's 50-metre freestyle at the Olympic Games.
Charlotte Webster ready to set sail at Olympics
Charlotte Webster, who is fewer than 24 hours away from making her Olympic sailing debut in the Bay of Marseille, France, is not lacking confidence as she prepares for that big moment.
Olympics: Crooks finishes 13th overall in the 100m free
Jordan Crooks finished 13th overall with a time of 48.10 seconds, after competing in the 100-metre freestyle semi-final at the Olympics.
"Not exactly what I...
Olympics: Jordan Crooks fifth fastest swimmer heading into 100m free semis
Jordan Crooks has qualified for the 100 metre freestyle semi-finals at the Olympic Games after a splendid swim in heat 10, to begin competition for team Cayman in Paris.
As Cayman swimmers chase Olympic glory, here’s how to watch
Cayman's swimmers, Jordan and Jillian Crooks, kick off the islands' Olympic campaign in what will be an early start for those watching back home. Here's how, when and where to watch.
Team Cayman brings the style as Olympics opens on rainy night in Paris
Clad in striking blue blazers and beaming from ear-to-ear as the Cayman flag fluttered in the breeze, the islands' newest generation of Olympians lit up a rainy night in Paris on Friday.
Unusual sports could bring success at major events, say pioneers
As the Olympics approaches, the pipe dream of the nation winning its first medal is starting to feel possible with swimmer Jordan Crooks, who many consider to be the country’s greatest chance of attaining that feat first.
Caymanian track star to fulfil boyhood Olympic aspirations
“In 2024, you are going to be there,” Davontè Howell’s father, Dave, told his son eight years prior to him getting the call to represent Cayman at the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris.
Sprinter, sailor and swimming siblings confirmed as Cayman’s Olympic team
Cayman will send four of its brightest young talents to the Olympics with swimming super star Jordan Crooks representing the island’s best hope for a medal in a generation.
Cayman Islands Olympic pioneers: Craig Merren
Throughout June, the Cayman Compass will be publishing a series on Caymanians who first represented their beloved isles on the grandest stage of sports...
Crooks focused and ready to swim his best at Olympics
With just under two months before the start of the Summer Olympics in Paris, swimmer Jordan Crooks is in the final phase of his...
Caymanian sprinter seeks comeback ahead of Olympics
Caymanian runner Jamal Walton, whose track career had seemingly vanished over the past two years, is back in training, having rediscovered his competitive spirit just months before the Olympic Games.
Athletes fighting to represent Cayman in Paris
With the 2024 Paris Olympics just a few months away, Caymanian athletes will be fine-tuning their preparations as they try to meet the qualifying standards for the world’s biggest sporting event.
‘Dope Olympics’: Cayman swimming legend explains why he’s backing controversial concept
Cayman Islands swimmer Brett Fraser is part of a team of sportsmen, scientists, doctors and entrepreneurs promoting the Enhanced Games - a new competition where athletes are free to take performance-enhancing drugs.
Minister: No Olympics for Cayman unless proven safe
Minister of Sports Juliana O’Connor-Connolly said Friday that she does not support a Cayman Islands Olympic team travelling to Tokyo, Japan, amid the current coronavirus crisis.
COVID-19 ushers in season of uncertainty for Hyman
Caymanian sprinter Kemar Hyman continues to train in hopes of competing at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Cayman’s 100-metre record holder, however,...
Fraser bidding for his third Olympics
Caymanian Olympic swimmer Brett Fraser has his sights set on the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, in July. The 2011 Pan American Games gold medalist has been preparing for this year’s Olympics since early 2019.
Competition under way at Special Olympics World Games
Cayman athletes have picked up a slew of medals over the first few days of competition at the Special Olympics World Games in Abu Dhabi.
Cayman’s Brandy Barnes meets her match in India
Cayman’s Brandy Barnes attended the Women’s World Boxing Championships in Delhi, India, this month as part of her development plan toward qualification for the 2020 Olympics.
Logic wins World Cup rights, sparking debate over limited access
The bulk of the coverage of the football World Cup – one of the most viewed sporting events in the world – will not be available to almost half of the Cayman Islands population after cable company Logic secured exclusive rights to the competition.
Cayman sprinter Jamal Walton makes a run for the ages
Cayman sprinter Jamal Walton outran his competitors and the history book when he won the 400 meters at the Pan American Junior Championships last week and logged the fastest time by a high school student in 35 years.
Olympian visits Stingray Swim Club
It takes more than finely honed strokes to make it to top of the swimming world. Nicolas Nilo Caesar Oliveira, a three-time Olympian and six-time participant in the World Championships, visited the Cayman Islands last weekend to impart wisdom and a road map to the top of his discipline during clinics with the Stingray Swim Club.
Olympic long jump medalist coming to Cayman
Olympic gold medalist and Olympic record-holding long jumper Robert “Bob” Beamon is coming to Cayman this week for Special Olympics Cayman Islands’ signature fundraising golf tournament and awards evening.
Stingray Swim Club celebrates 20 years
Stingray Swim Club turns 20 this year and is marking the event with a celebratory gala recognizing its swimmers, families, friends and supporters – past and present.
Cayman volunteer’s Olympics experience
I really hope the world and the media really applaud and celebrate Rio. They have overcome tremendous challenges to make these Games happen.
Forbes short of semifinals
Cayman’s Ron Forbes ran the men’s 110m hurdles in 14.67 seconds in the Olympics qualifying heat Monday night, but he did not qualify for the semifinals.
Jamaicans outrun the world
The nation that produced the once-in-a-lifetime sprinter in Usain Bolt also brought to the forefront Elaine Thompson, the sprinter who denied her friend and training partner, Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce, a record third straight title in the 100 meters.
Cayman’s youngest Olympian battled winds in Rio
After five days of battling the winds in Rio’s harbor, Cayman’s Olympic sailor Florence Allan finished the week in 36th place. Allan said she enjoyed competing against the best in the world even though the weather got the better of her.
In 100m, Hyman doesn’t make semis
Cayman sprinter Kemar Hyman’s 100m time of 10.34 seconds on Saturday fell short of qualifying for the semifinals Sunday at the Olympic Games in Rio.
Rio 2016: Latest on Cayman athletes
Cayman sprinter Kemar Hyman did not make it to the semifinals of the 100 meter sprint in the Olympic Games in Rio.
Forbes going for Olympic glory after miracle comeback
Olympic hopeful Ronald Forbes was unable to walk two months ago. After a “miracle” comeback, he will step into the Maracana Stadium in Rio on Monday believing he has a genuine shot at glory in the 110-meter hurdles.
Rest day for Cayman sailor
Thursday was a rest day for Cayman’s Olympic sailor Florence Allan, who has been battling through this week’s preliminary Laser Radial races.
Cayman sailor completes second day
Teenage sailor Florence Allan moved to 35th in the overall standings at the Rio Olympics after an improved day on the water Tuesday.
Allan sails in Rio
Florence Allan, Cayman’s youngest Olympian this year, has completed the first two of ten races in the Women’s laser radial sailing competition. She will race again twice on Tuesday in the choppy Rio harbor.
Cayman athletes take on Rio
Cayman’s Olympic athletes, led by flag-bearer Ronald Forbes, joined thousands of athletes from around the world Friday in the parade of nations at the 2016 Summer Games opening ceremony in the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Cayman’s Allan ready to set sail
The youngest athlete representing the Cayman Islands in Rio this year will compete Monday in the “Laser Radial” race.
Cayman’s athletes in Olympics parade
Cayman’s Olympic athletes, led by flag-bearer Ronald Forbes and wearing custom-designed “turtle ranger” outfits, joined the parade of nations through Brazil’s famous Maracana Stadium...
Postcard from Rio: Swimmer Lara Butler on her days in the Olympic village so...
Some of Cayman's Olympic athletes are sending "Postcard from Rio" to the Cayman Compass with thoughts and pictures of their experiences at the games. Swimmer Lara Butler sent this first installment.
EDITORIAL – The heart of a nation at the Olympics
Dr. Binoy Chattuparambil, the esteemed cardiac surgeon currently practicing at Health City Cayman Islands, tells us that the human heart is distinguishable neither by race nor gender nor country of origin. Through the eyes of a skilled physician, all hearts look similar and function exactly the same.
Cayman’s Olympians ready for world spotlight
Cayman’s Olympic athletes, led by flag-bearer Ronald Forbes, will don traditional thatch hats as they join the parade of nations through Brazil’s famous Maracana Stadium Friday night for the opening ceremony of the Rio Games.
Butler siblings take the plunge in Rio
The Cayman Islands has two talented swimmers competing in the Summer Games in Rio – and the pair happen to be brother and sister.
Olympic spirit shines at Camana Bay
Watch, play and celebrate the Games at Camana Bay with a series of events running throughout the two weeks of the Summer Olympics.
Glastris: The Olympics need a permanent home
Those of us who enjoy experiencing the “thrill of victory and the agony of defeat” of the Olympic Games could probably do without one particular emotion: the fear that the games, which begin Friday in Rio de Janeiro, will be an operational disaster.
Kids invited to celebrate Olympic rugby opener
To celebrate rugby being introduced back into the Olympic Games, the men’s and women’s Cayman Rugby 7s squads are inviting kids ages 5-17 to come out to the South Sound Rugby Club at 7:45 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 6, for an hour of games and fun followed by the viewing of the first Olympic rugby game, which will feature Spain and France at 9 a.m.
Five Cayman athletes ready for Rio
Swimming siblings Geoffrey and Lara Butler have been selected to represent the Cayman Islands at the Summer Olympics, rounding out a five-athlete team that will compete in Rio de Janeiro next month on the biggest stage in sport.
EDITORIAL – 2016 Olympics: Let the Games begin! (almost)
We salute our Olympic athletes, we support them, and we know they’ll make us proud.
Teen Olympic sailor checks out Rio
For 18-year-old Florence Allan, the dream of competing at the Olympics is two weeks away from becoming a reality.
Documentary featuring Fraser brothers to screen at CayFilm festival
“The Black Line,” a documentary featuring Cayman Olympic swimmers, brothers Brett and Shaune Fraser, will be screened this weekend at the CayFilm International Film Festival. Shaune Fraser is also the film’s co-executive producer.
Sailing club sends off future Olympian
Local sailing star Florence Allan heads to Brazil Monday to continue training for the 2015 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Olympic medalists and sports psychologist to speak at seminar
The 3rd Annual Youth and Junior Athletes Symposium returns to Cayman this month, and the featured presenters include Olympic Medalists Gregory Haughton and Juliette Campbell, and sports psychologist Nicholas Powell.
Bolt from the blue
The world’s fastest man Usain Bolt touched down in the Cayman Islands Thursday, ready for his first race of the season as he warms up for the Rio Olympics.
