Indies Test skipper Richie Richardson of Antigua has agreed to come to Bermuda as guest player for the annual cricket testimonial at Lord's on September 23.

His decision to play in the match this year was welcomed yesterday by testimonial committee spokesman St. Clair (Brinky) Tucker who has worked hard to make up for the absence of a foreign-based player last year when no replacement could found for Richardson.

Richardson himself had been a replacement for Desmond Haynes, another former West Indies Test player. Haynes was involved in the wedding of Test bowler Malcolm Marshall who was to pass away shortly afterwards.

"Naturally we are delighted to have somebody of Richardson's stature come here to help us celebrate the event,'' said Tucker.

The honourees this year are Woodgate Simmons, Sinclair Andy Smith and Custerfield Crockwell. The main benefactor is Sidney (Cowboy) Hall, a former St. David's captain SWIM RECORDS TUMBLE SW Swim records tumble Records tumbled when more than 130 swimmers from Bermuda, Great Britain and North Carolina, USA, battled it out for honours at the Harbour Club Summer Inivitational Championships.

The four-day competition was held at the Bermuda Amateur Swimming Association pool in Pembroke.

Competition was fierce and as well as new records there were a great number of personal bests achieved during the meeting.

Three new age group records were set. Graham Smith, of Harbour, set a time of two minutes 25.36 seconds in the men's 200m breaststroke -- smashing his own former 15-18 year age group record by a massive 6.40 seconds.

Roy-Allen Burch, of Sharks, improved on Geri Mewett's 1989 record in the boys' 13-14 year 100m freestyle, setting a new benchmark of 56.40 seconds. And Catriona Brewin, of Dolphins, broke Jennie Smatt's 17-year-old record in the girls eight and under 25m breaststroke with a time of 22.28 seconds.

Four swimmers won every event they entered -- Julie Smith and Bryttany Curran, of the Raleigh Swimming Assocation, won six gold medals, as did Nicholas Thomson of Sharks and Harbour's Graham Smith.

Stephanie Myles of Dolphins took five golds while Kathryn Stokes from Great Britain, Anastasia Lau of Dolphins and Steffan Adderley of Harbour won four.

Kiera Aitken of Dolphins, Roy-Allen Burch of Sharks, Stephen Kenny of Dolphins and Carworth Furbert of Sharks each won three golds.