The Bahamas Aquatics Federation has ratified a four-member team to represent The Bahamas at the World Aquatics (formerly FINA – International Swimming Federation) Championships 2023 in Fukuoka, Japan, set for July 14-30. At those global aquatics championships, The Bahamas will be taking part in the swimming portion of the meet, set for July 19-22 at the
2021 CARIFTA Aquatics in limbo The 2021 CARIFTA Aquatics Championships is in jeopardy of not taking place due to ongoing restrictions in the host nation of Barbados.
Under normal circumstances, the Bahamas Aquatics Federation would have been preparing to send a team to Bridgetown, Barbados for the 2021 CARIFTA Aquatics Championships, but in the latest update from officials in Barbados on Saturday past, there is no telling when that event will happen, as the region is still battling the COVID-19 pandemic.
There was no CARIFTA last year, due to the presence of COVID-19 and the meet has already been postponed from its original date over the Easter holiday weekend this year. Due to a spike in cases in Barbados in January, the host country placed restrictions on events in early February and organizers were forced to postpone the meet. It has been two weeks since the host venue, the Barbados Aquatic Center, reopened after closing on January 6.