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Article by May 7, 2021
National triathlon women’s champion Chara Hinds has earned an athletic scholarship to Delaware State University (DSU) where she will represent the Hornets women’s triathlon team while pursuing her studies in engineering.
The Harrison College student who leaves in August to begin her newest chapter as a student-athlete at the tertiary level, said all her have sacrifices paid off. She added she never envisioned acquiring a scholarship through sports.
“Initially, no, but if you would have asked me this maybe two years ago, I wouldn’t have thought so when I was just swimming. But working with Darren Treasure in the Junior Emerging Athletes Program (JEAP) and the other coaches, I made so many improvements,” Hind said.
CARIFTA aquatics cancelled for second year in a row
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For the second year in a row, the fiercely competitive CARIFTA Aquatics Championships has been put off. The announcement was made on Saturday in a communication from the host, the Barbados Aquatic Sports Association (BASA).
The Bahamas was set to take part in the swimming portion of the championships. The original date was set for April 3-7 at the Barbados Aquatics Center in Wildey, Barbados, but that was pushed back with no definitive date in sight. The Bahamas Aquatics Federation was set to send a strong swim team to defend their three-peat and get a chance to claim its sixth title in the last seven CARIFTA meets. Now, they will have to wait until 2022 for a chance to accomplish that.
(UPDATE) ASATT president Lindsay Gillette agrees with decision to cancel Carifta meet in Barbados
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In this April 24 file photo, members of the TT swimteam who bagged 24 medals at the Carifta games pose for a group photo when they arrived at the Piarco International Airport Photo by Sureash Cholai
PRESIDENT of the Amateur Swimming Association of TT Lindsay Gillette agrees with the decision by the Barbados Aquatic Sports Association (BASA) to not host the 2021 Carifta Aquatic Sport Championship because of the covid19 pandemic.
A letter, signed by BASA president Cheryl Lady Forde dated May 1 to Carifta federations, pointed to spikes in covid19 cases in “many of our neighbouring states” and the “rescheduling of the Caribbean Examination Council’s examinations” as factors making it challenging “to identify a date that would be suitable to host the competition.”
Barbados unable to host 2021 CARIFTA Swimming Champs
Monday 3 May 2021
THE Barbados Aquatic Sports Association (BASA) said that Barbados will not be able to host the 2021 CARIFTA Swimming Championships because of the covid19 pandemic.
A letter signed by BASA president Cheryl Lady Forde dated May 1 to CARIFTA federations, said, “After careful consideration and consultation with the Ministry of Health and the Covid19 Monitoring Unit, BASA is unable at this time to give any indication as to when Barbados will be allowed to host sporting competitions. In addition the Aquatic Centre has been closed for the last three weeks due to heavy ash fall from the La Soufriere Volcano (in St Vincent) and will now reopen on May 3. It has been a difficult time for all sporting federations.”