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Danielle Treasure earned a B qualification ticket to the Pan American Juniors to be held in September in Cali, Colombia, with a golden swim in the 100 metres freestyle for 15-17 girls, when the National Long Course Swimming Championships continued on Thursday at the Aquatic Centre. Treasure, 17, who earned a similar B qualification in the 200 free on Wednesday, was pushed to the line by Adara Stoddard of High … ....
Plans to enhance swimming numbers Article by By Jonteau Coppin President of the Barbados Amateur Swimming Association (BASA) Cheryl Lady Forde says that population size is the reason for the island’s low swimming representation in recent Olympic squads. In the last three Olympic teams Barbados have had a total of seven swimmers competing, one of whom was triathlon athlete Jason Wilson in 2016. Speaking with Barbados TODAY in a phone interview, she stated that the pool of available swimmers played a big part with respect to representation. “Obviously, you have to look at the general population of Barbados in comparison to several of the competitors. Then you must look at the number of swimmers actively swimming in a training programme. Right now, our membership is three hundred swimmers using the swimming pool. Now you are not going to have three hundred swimmers at the elite level. We have two dozen swimmers you would consider senior and the ....
January 13, 2021 As they say, every dark cloud has a silver lining and for Pirates Swim Club the Coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19) has resulted in some positive lessons to be taken away from the entire experience, says president René Dulieu. As the world grapples with this deadly virus, Dulieu said while the club was greatly affected, it also shows that nothing should be taken for granted. “Firstly, I think that all of the team really got to realize how close they all were and how they missed each other over the lockdown period. Secondly, we all learned other ways to stay in shape besides swimming (such as skipping, jogging, ‘land training’ and weight training) and how these exercises can positively influence and complement the swimming programs to make us even stronger in the water,” Dulieu told ....