Topic: Steve Broadbelt
Ocean Frontiers dive operation celebrating 30th anniversary
Thirty years ago this week, a trio of business partners started a dive company in East End, with a single boat, and big dreams.
International Scuba Hall of Fame celebrates all-female inductees
The International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame added, for the first time, an all-female cohort of inductees at its annual awards ceremony.
Cayman swimmers bring 34-medal haul home from CARIFTA
Cayman’s top age-group swimmers won 34 medals at CARIFTA 2025 over Easter weekend, as a new-look team put together a strong four days of racing across the pool and ocean in Trinidad.
New aquatics centre could help find the next Jordan Crooks
Cayman’s new aquatics centre will create an abundance of opportunities for the entire country as well as nurture local talent to follow in the footsteps of Jordan Crooks, swimming’s national association has said.
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.
CIASA president: Aquatic centre to bring forth more Caymanians in swimming
Steve Broadbelt, president of the Cayman Islands Aquatic Sports Association has taken a stance that Caymanians will be prioritised moving forward in the sport of swimming.
Athletes set for PanAm Games in Chile
A team of seven Cayman Islands’ athletes across four different sports is preparing to impress at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.
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Cayman’s long battle for 50m pool edges nearer the finish
The Cayman Islands swimming community’s decades-long push for an Olympic-sized 50-metre pool is “getting very close” to a done deal, according to Cayman Islands Aquatic Sports Association president Steve Broadbelt.
CIASA president looks to push swimming through schools
With local swimmers continuing to break through globally, Steve Broadbelt, president of the Cayman Islands Aquatic Sports Association, is looking to maintain the momentum.
CIASA president outlines plans up to 2025
Steve Broadbelt, the new president of the Cayman Islands Aquatic Sports Association, has outlined plans for developing swimming over the next four years.
Mixing it up: East End stony coral antibiotic efforts get a boost
Divers tackling stony coral tissue loss disease in East End have received a helping hand in the form of a powerful food mixer that can be used to combine underwater epoxy with the antibiotic used to stop the spread of the disease on infected corals.
Stony coral disease threatening rare pillar coral
Pillar coral, which is considered a vulnerable species, is at particular risk from stony coral tissue loss disease due to its rarity locally.
Divers prepare to go back underwater
Dive sites across Grand Cayman will be open for the first time in almost three months on Sunday, and the island’s dive operators are gearing up to welcome back customers.
Coral spawning provides an underwater spectacle
Illuminated by the moody glow of a dozen torchlights, a group of divers hovers over the reef.
Underwater ‘train wreck’ could be relic of phosphate mining
The discovery of old-fashioned train wheel-sets in shallow water off East End may be linked to the bygone era of phosphate mining in the Cayman Islands, historians believe.
Divers discover ‘train wreck’ off East End
Dive shop owner Steve Broadbelt thought he had seen it all. That was until he stumbled across a train wreck in the shallow waters off East End.
Gold rush in Barbados for Cayman swimmers
Away from the main CARIFTA spotlight Cayman’s swimmers are quietly accumulating medals.
CUC Sea Swim scheduled for this weekend
The 29th annual CUC Sea Swim is set for Saturday at Governors Beach.
Cullers call for lionfish import ban
Some lionfish cullers are calling for a ban on the import of the invasive fish to force restaurants in the Cayman Islands to buy local.
Dive pioneers join scuba Hall of Fame
The inventors of one of the first diving regulators and the man who led the first explorations beneath the North Pole were among the pioneers honored at the International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Friday.
Four Cayman dive pioneers among Scuba Diving Hall of Fame honorees
Four pioneers of the Cayman Islands scuba diving industry will be honored at this year’s International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame ceremony, along with eight individuals from overseas who will be inducted into the Hall of Fame.
