Topic: Swimming
Fast times in Cable and Wireless race
Perfect conditions set the stage for blistering times in the water during last Saturday's Cable & Wireless 800m sea swim. swim enthusiasts took part in the 19th annual running of the event
Cayman team at Commonwealth Games
The Cayman Islands team to the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games was formally received into the Games Village on this week. Alden Mclaughlin, Minister of Sports, was present at the flag raising ceremony.
C&W Sea Swim set
The Cayman Islands Amateur Swimming Association's Open Water season kicks off this weekend, with the 19th Annual Cable & Wireless 800 Meter sea swim being held Saturday, 11 March 2006.
Swimmers ready for Barbados competition
A score of swimmers took to the waters of Seven Mile Beach early Saturday, 25 February, in a quest for support in their journey to represent Cayman at the CARIFTA Swim Champs in April in Barbados.
Cayman swimmers to travel
This weekend Stingray Swim Club will be attending its first away meet for 2006, the Walter Rodgers Age Group Swimming Championships in Jamaica.
Swimmers get back in the water
As 9 year-old Hayleigh Smith was being photographed with older sister Teagan, a fellow competitor, she was heard giggling. Asked why she said "I just love swimming".
SOCI elects new chairman
Heading the Special Olympics Cayman Islands (SOCI) group of volunteers for this new year is Shari Bovell, currently Principal of the Lighthouse School. who has been a SOCI volunteer for the last 14 years and National Director during some of these years-
CI Government officially hires Ross
The Cayman Islands government has officially hired long-time assistant and long-time interim coach Dominc Ross as Head Swimming Coach for the Department of Youth, Sports and Recreation.
CUC Sea Swim targets global crisis
A large field of 82 swimmers took to the beautiful waters off 7-mile beach to participate in the 17th annual CUC 800m sea swim, as part of over 250,000 swim events being held all over the world in support of the World Swim for Malaria on Saturday, December 3rd.
CUC Swim to help fight malaria
Swimmers of all abilities in the Cayman Islands are invited to participate in a combined sporting and fundraising event this Saturday, December 3rd, as part of the 17th Annual CUC 800m sea swim.
Big show at Lions Aquatic Center
The Stingray Swim Club staged its biggest swim meet in years and the weather, which had looked so ominous all week, stayed fine over all three days of competition. The Mike Lockwood Memorial Meet, traditionally staged during Pirates Week -
Big swim meet set for this weekend
The Mike Lockwood Memorial Swim Meet being held this weekend at the Lions Aquatic Centre will feature three visiting swim teams with 73 swimmers from Jamaica.
Mr. Dinwiddy
Despite a number of challenges presented by events during his term in office, outgoing Governor Bruce Dinwiddy said his experiences here were very rewarding.
PW 5k Sea Swim Saturday
The Cayman Islands Amateur Swimming Association is celebrating the silver anniversary of the Texaco Pirates' Week 5k Sea Swim this Saturday, October 29th, 2005 at 8:00am at the Courtyard Marriott beach.
Cayman Airways Swim Meet set for this weekend
The Cayman Airways Sprint Meet will be held this Saturday, Oct 15, the Lions Aquatic Center.
Long distance swim set for Saturday
The first long distance swim on the Cayman Islands Amateur Swimming Association's ("CIASA") Open Water Calendar is set for this Saturday, the 8th of October with the demanding CIASA 2-mile sea swim.
CUC sponsors Primary School Football League
This is what all football dreams are made of opportunity to play at the pinnacle of the footballing world. Would it not be wonderful to watch one of Caymans native sons -
Sea swim dedicated to late David Foster
Cayman Islands' swimmers were out in force on Saturday, September 17th, as a record 139 swim enthusiasts came out to Governor's Beach to participate in the 21st Annual Foster's Food Fair 800m sea swim.
Foster’s Food Fair 800m Sea Swim set for Saturday
After having been cancelled twice in July due to Hurricanes Dennis and Emily, the 21st Annual Foster's Food Fair 800m Sea Swim has been rescheduled for this Saturday, September 17th. race will start at 4pm at Governor's Beach, and finishes at Public Beach on West Bay Road.
Stingray Swim Club registration
The Stingray Swim Club will hold registration for the 2005-2006 swim year on Monday, September 12th through Friday, September 16th from 4:00-5:30PM at the Lions Pool.
Ross keeps CI swimming on course
Competitive swimming in the Cayman Islands has been hit with rough seas over the last several months, to say the least. First, Hurricane Ivan struck, then national coach Dave Kelsheimer departed.
Cayman swimming sets high standards
The Cayman Islands National Senior Swimming Team sponsored by Walkers made history at the 2005 Caribbean Swimming Championships (CCCAN) in Santo Domingo, DR.
Dolphin debate re-opens
Local campaign group Keep Dolphins Free in the Cayman Islands is still pushing against any captive dolphin facilities in Cayman in a fresh move this week with the new Government.
Fraser drops times at Worlds
Shaune Fraser stepped into the spotlight of the 2005 Montreal World Swim Championships and produced dramatic results. Still developing at just 17 years-old, he lowered his personal best times by several seconds and set three Cayman Islands National Records.
Cayman swimmers take aim at the world
While Cayman Islands top swimmers set six new Cayman Islands national records this past few weeks, financial support provided from one of Cayman's leading legal firms, Walkers, will now allow Cayman's top swimmers to take on the world in the premier 2005 international competitions -
Foster’s Food Fair 800m
The Open Water Committee of the Cayman Islands Amateur Swimming Association and Foster's Food Fair have postponed the 21st Annual Foster's Food Fair 800m sea swim.
Camps help fill summer days
With summer holidays just around the corner, sport could be the answer to the problem of finding something for the kids to do to stop them getting bored.
McLean elected president of CIOC
Olympic Sailor Donald McLean was elected President of the Cayman Islands Olympic Committee recently.
Swimmers burn up pool
"Get back in the water" was the invitation from Stingray Swim Club last Saturday and the people responded with 93 young swimmers registered to take part. It was called the KPMG Burner and the sun did its part blazing down on a series...
Swimmers take flag to Curaco
Minister of Sports Dr. Frank McField presented Cayman's national swim team captain, Michael Lockwood Jr...
Action in Lions Pool
There was a real buzz of excitement in the Cayman Water Company CARIFTA Trials Meet, held recently at the Lions Pool.
Fraser hot
Cayman Islands Olympian Shaune Fraser currently is ranked #1 in the USA in the 200m Freestyle (short course yards - SCY) for boys aged 15-16 years.
Swimmers overseas prepare for CARIFTA
Cayman age-group swimmers, both local and overseas, are preparing for CARIFTA in Curacao March 30th.
Cayman aims to make big splash at CARIFTA
"The sport of swimming has shown the resilience and fortitude that Caymanians are so well known for in the way it has re-established itself rapidly post-Ivan," said a Cayman Islands Amateur Swim Association spokesperson.
‘A gift from Allah’
MALAYSIA (AP) - Lying prone on the bobbing wooden plank, Ari Afrizal looked left and saw the fiery red sun dipping into the watery horizon. Weakly, he turned his face the other way and saw a pearly white full moon rising in the east.
Cayman will compete in CARIFTA
The Cayman Islands Amateur Swim Association (CIASA) recently reaffirmed that Cayman will be sending a team to the CARIFTA Swim Championships.
Brac swim programme thrives
The swim programme on Cayman Brac was up and running within a week of Hurricane Ivan and offered some serious stress release for the children who came to the island to escape the aftereffects of the storm.
