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Oly Rush eyes record 100-mile swim around the Sister Islands

Notable long-distance swimmer Oly Rush, who is considering taking on another extraordinary challenge, may find himself back in Cayman circumnavigating the Sister Islands.
Cayman Special Olympics athletes’ Anechell Newman and Shanike Ebanks competed at the 2024 Caribbean Regional Beach Games. – Photos: Supplied

Cayman Special Olympians earn medals at regional games

Some inspirational Cayman athletes attended the 2024 Special Olympics Caribbean Regional Beach Games, earning medals in two separate sports.

Oly Rush on Sydne Didier’s epic swim: ‘Amazing’

Weeks after Sydne Didier journeyed 24 miles around Little Cayman, Oly Rush, someone who understands what it takes to accomplish such a feat, showed...

Conquering jellyfish and sharks: Historic swim around Little Cayman highlights urgency of climate change

After swimming 24 miles, nearing dehydration in the waters off Little Cayman, Sydne Didier said the experience was all worth it.

Rabess shines in collegiate open-water competition

Caymanian swimmer Kyra Rabess, a freshman at the University of Northern Colorado, has already started to make a name for herself after winning the collegiate category at Horsetooth Open Water Swim on 10 Sept.

Hilton seizes CARIFTA open water title

Dominic Hilton outpaced a field of 85 swimmers on Monday, 10 April., along Caracas Bay in Curaçao, to take the CARIFTA Open Water 5K race.

Rabess wins 5K open-water swim in record time

Kyra Rabess took first place in record time at the annual CIASA National 5K Open Water Swimming Championships, held on Saturday, 19 Feb.

Bailey wins CUC Sea Swim second straight year

For the second year in a row Jake Bailey, of Stingray Swim Club, took first at the annual 800 metre CUC Sea Swim, besting...

CIASA holds open-water 5K, set for pool events

The Cayman Islands Aquatic Sports Association is gearing up for its National Swimming Championships in the pool this week, after earlier this month holding the CIASA 5K open-water race, which attracted 18 swimmers.

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