Topic: Swimming
Ebanks is a knockout coach now
Kendall “The Flash” Ebanks, one of Cayman’s boxing prospects hoping to earn an Olympic place for the Rio Games in 2016, now has a new role as an instructor.
Diver fights off reef shark
A lionfish culler filmed himself fighting off an aggressive reef shark in a dramatic encounter in Grand Cayman’s waters that has been broadcast around the world.
CARIFTA team announced for Aruba
Local swimming is gearing up for its next major international meet.
Diver films scary shark encounter
A SCUBA diver was forced to fend off a reef shark while culling lionfish in Grand Cayman.
Young athletes get heart health checks
A heart health clinic has given 41 young athletes the green light to represent the Cayman Islands in sports, including football, swimming, cricket, netball, basketball and athletics.
Stingrays were fastest
Stingray Swim Club grabbed the attention of the Cayman Islands Amateur Swimming Association Selection Committee and of club rivals Camana Bay Aquatic Club and Team TI at the recent CIASA National Swimming Championships when they walked away with five new CIASA records, plus 12 new national records and seven new Stingray Club records.
Local photographer snaps up international award
A series of breathtaking images, including several shot in the Cayman Islands, earned local snapper Ellen Cuylaerts the title of ‘world champion’ in a global underwater photography competition.
CARIFTA hopefuls smash records
The inaugural Cayman Islands Amateur Swimming Association National Swimming Championships saw many records tumble as CARIFTA hopefuls sprinted to qualifying times.
Brac planners back three marina projects
Plans for three separate marinas have been recommended for approval by Cayman Brac’s Development Control Board.
Montana breaks Butler’s record
Many local records were washed away at one of Cayman’s biggest swimming spectacles.
Camana Bay hosts top swimmers
The Cayman Islands Amateur Swimming Association continues to raise the standard for organized sport in the Cayman Islands.
Welcoming 'the Y' to Grand Cayman
The YMCA's debut could prove to be a landmark moment for community service in the Cayman Islands.
Island Heritage meet produces record times in the pool
The Island Heritage Sprint Plus swim attracted over 150 swimmers from Cayman’s local clubs.
Sprinters pool together for fast meet
Island Heritage is once again sponsoring a meet at the Lions Aquatic Centre.
Mercuryman tested their mettle
Completing a half-iron triathlon is the toughest sporting challenge in the Cayman Islands, yet around 100 did so and in horrendous conditions many finished with smiles on their faces.
Search for missing diver abandoned
The search for missing diver David Byles was called off on Wednesday as police accepted his body would not be found.
Missing scuba diver feared dead
Advanced technical divers joined the search for David Byles on Tuesday as police acknowledged the grim reality that the missing tourist was extremely unlikely to be found alive.
Olympians plunged into all events
Cayman’s swimming programs emerged as winners with celebrity swimmers arriving for the second annual Splash, Dash and Dine
Olympians Ruta Meilutyte and Neil Walker, along with acclaimed international coaches Jon Rudd and Dave Kelsheimer and hundreds of members of Cayman’s swim community took part.
Stingrays did not float
Stingray’s overseas members - Matthew and Chris Courtis, Alex McCallum and Lara and Geoff Butler – headed back to their schools and swim programs in Canada and England probably fitter and stronger than when they arrived.
Search launched for missing diver
Update: Divers involved in the search for 57-year-old David Byles have recovered his dive vest and air tank from the sea.
McCallum and Butler in tandem
Two of Cayman’s top swimmers, Alex McCallum and Lara Butler, are studying for degrees at the University of Loughborough in England and hoping to make the Commonwealth Games team this summer. Both 19-year-olds started in the local swimming program as small children and have progressed admirably over the years.
Olympic champ here to inspire
The swimming community comes together for its main fundraising events this weekend and an Olympic champion is over to help boost coffers.
Floating dock offers eco-friendly pier solution
A newly developed floating pier, pioneered in Norway, has been put forward as a potential solution to the economic and environmental challenges of building cruise berthing facilities in Grand Cayman.
Stingrays got all dressed up
Stingray swimmers ended 2013 with speed, fun and continued hard work - characteristics its members and coach are so well known for.
Champs galore as events pile up
It was another fantastic year of sporting achievement in the Cayman Islands, with many established events attracting some of the biggest names in their respective disciplines.
Olympians will dip in for Marriott dinner
The swimming association is looking forward to its main fundraising event next month.
KPMG is generously supporting the Splash, Dash and Dine event on Jan. 9-11 with the Olympic gold medal winner and world record holder Ruta Meilutyt and her coach Jon Rudd.
Lockwood saw records tumble
The Pirates Week Mike Lockwood Memorial Swim Meet was another well attended and fun event, spread over four days.
Brunemann returned and went one better this time
Another Pirates Week tradition was carried out, the KPMG sponsored Pirates Week 33rd Annual 5k Sea Swim - and it was a huge success.
Concern over flood threat to George Town
George Town will remain the preferred location for Cayman’s new cruise dock unless it proves environmentally impossible, Tourism Minister Moses Kirkconnell insisted, amid suggestions that government should consider other sites.
Cayman’s underwater wonders captured in winning images
A stunning image of an underwater photographer framed by a colorful ribbon of reef was the winning entry in the Cayman Islands Tourism Association’s...
Time to walk the plank?
The country’s so-called “national festival” hobbled through its 36th year with all of the energy of a rheumatic pirate with a splintered peg leg.
Initial port project report outlines environmental risks
The threat of erosion on Seven Mile Beach has been highlighted as one of potential environmental impacts of the multi-million dollar project to build new cruise piers in George Town.
‘Breathtaking’ honeymoon story
Less than a year after a double lung transplant saved his life, Keith Childerhose and his wife Sarah Taylor enjoyed a honeymoon in the Cayman Islands.
Diet can get pounds off, but attitude keeps them off
Diet can get pounds off, but attitude can go a long way to keep them off.
Waterproofing Cayman
Writer says Cayman should commit to teaching every resident how to swim.
KPMG can account for another Pirates Week 5K
KPMG is lending its name and support to the 33rd Annual Pirates Week 5K Sea Swim, helping the continuity of one of the cornerstone sporting events of Pirates Week and Cayman swimming.
Super-fit comeback after cancer
It’s the busiest time of the year for weekend warriors with the Cayman triathlon on Sunday and the local marathon exactly a month later but for one super athlete he is grateful just to be alive and putting himself through all the pain.
How Cayman ‘discovered’ Stingray City
Our article discusses how Stingray City was founded. It is an excerpt from Ron Kipp’s new book, “From ‘Big Blue’ to the Deep Blue,” to be published next month.
Fraser inspires next generation to make a splash
Brett Fraser is in strict training in New York for his next big meet in a few weeks where the weather seems to turn chillier every day.
Call for lifeguards on Cayman beaches
The Red Cross believes lifeguarding at busy tourist spots, like Seven Mile Beach, would save lives and send a positive image to safety conscious tourists.
Cayman may host big swims
A big swim and coaching clinic in the days leading up to it are the exciting events for swimming enthusiasts next month.
Locals share experiences at gender abuse march
BPW Silent Witness March supprt and honor those who have suffered as a result of dometic violence and bullying
Family’s grief after death of athlete
The 20-year-old man who drowned off West Bay Beach on Sunday was a promising athlete and a competent swimmer.
Baraud gets bold for Olympians
Funds for Olympic athletes will be raised with another fun-filled event this weekend.
Fraser nipped ahead of posse
The 25th Annual CUC Sea Swim took place in amazing open water conditions sea as calm as glas, a favorable current and world class competition to challenge the local favorites.
Hotel pool drowning was misadventure
A Coroner's jury determined that Vicente Sinchi died by misadventure after hearing details of his drowning in a resort swimming pool.
Young man dies in sea incident
Update: The man who died Sunday after getting into difficulty in the
water off Public Beach was identified as Damian Rose of West Bay.
Athletes’ funding cut by $50k
The Cayman Islands government is slashing funding for its Elite Athlete Program by nearly $50,000, according to budget documents tabled in the Legislative Assembly.
Shepheard goes east to pool skills
Parents of sporty kids in the east of the Cayman Islands now have a closer option if they want to introduce their little ones to swimming.
CUC swim attracts electric fast world beaters again
The 25th annual CUC 800 meters swim starts at Public Beach and ends at Governor’s Beach this weekend.
Chefs have all the ingredients for Games
The Cayman Islands Olympic Committee has elected Chef De Missions for the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games and the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games.
Stingrays aim to pool $20k in quick splash
Stingray Cayman’s swimmers take to the pool at the Lions Aquatic Center trying to raise an ambitious $20,000 for club funds next week.
The Iranian ‘moderate’
WASHINGTON – The search, now 30 years old, for Iranian “moderates” goes on.
Weathers can build on pool of local talent for medal surge
Bailey Weathers is the new technical director of swimming in the Cayman Islands and, although he has only been here a few weeks, his initial impression is that there is a considerable pool of talent.
Bodden eager to house hoopsters
One of the lingering issues in local basketball is the lack of a central public venue.
Courtis hopes to soar at Oxford
Matthew Courtis was first featured in these pages six years ago, aged 12, as an exceptional sailor and since then he has established himself as a talented swimmer and promising triathlete capable of challenging Cayman’s best.
Dive legend promotes marine safety and conservation
Diving pioneer Dan Orr will be seen on local TV and cinema screens later this year campaigning for safety and conservation.
Treasure Island kids pooled resources to come of age quickly
The Treasure Island Swim School specializes in coaching toddler and the smallest children and although only a couple of years old, the school evidently had some growing spurts this summer.
Foster’s swim attracts strong showing
The overcast clouds threatened but did not burst until later thankfully as the first open water sea swim of the new season went off without a hitch.
Swim coaches perfect strokes at clinic
A pair of local swim coaches earned world-class training.
Bolt getting homy
Usain Bolt is enjoying his post-season break by renovating his house in Jamaica.
Foster’s swim ensures family fun
The open water sea swim starts again with the Foster’s Food Fair IGA 800 meters event.
Cayman thankful for Bermuda’s support
Cayman residents remain pleased after an epic medal haul at the 2013 NatWest Island Games.
Morritt's on a roll with construction
David Morritt wants everyone to know: “Morritt’s cannot build fast enough.”
Weathers breezes in
The Cayman Islands Amateur Swimming Association has finally appointed a new technical director after an extensive search.
Coaches raise their levels
Cayman’s proud record of teaching kids to swim at an early age is set to continue through the work of former technical director Ian Armiger who helped raise standards amongst local coaches.
Flowers organizers: Nyad possible for ’14
The organizers of the annual Flowers One Mile Swim could include ultra-distance swimmer Diana Nyad in one of their events next year.
Hutton joins expanding pool
It’s set to be another busy swim season for the Camana Bay Aquatic Club. Not only has the competitive swim club added a new training group and expanded its swim school due to growing demand – the club also welcomes new head coach Brad Hutton.
U15s show the path for net gains
The success of the Cayman Islands hosting a regional football tournament has motivated other sports.
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Collin confident baskets will be plentiful for locals
Heading into this month, there was growing concern over basketball’s present standing in the Cayman Islands.
Murray plans ultra local race
Local ultra-distance runner James Murray has got such a busy schedule ahead of him it sounds exhausting just reading it.
