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Cullen Jones is on a mission to change the perception that black people cannot become world-class swimmers.
As a two-times Olympic gold medal-winner in the 4x100 metres freestyle relay, Jones’s achievements in the sport have already gone some way to ...
DATE: Apr 01, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Swimming
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AUTHOR:
Stephen Wright
Emma Harvey continued her superb showing at the Carifta Swimming Championships in Martinique yesterday.
Harvey, 14, added to the two gold medals she won on Tuesday, the opening day of the competition, with two more first-place finishes to take her ta...
DATE: Mar 24, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Swimming
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AUTHOR:
Stephen Wright
SwimMac Carolina are bringing some of the world’s most accomplished swimmers to the island for spring training at the Aquatics Centre at the National Sports Centre pool.
American Olympic gold medallist Cullen Jones, Zimbabwean Olympic gold medallis...
DATE: Mar 24, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Swimming
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AUTHOR:
Stephen Wright
Emma Harvey made a scintillating start to the Carifta Swimming Championships after winning two gold medals on the opening day of the competition in Martinique yesterday.
Harvey, competing in the 13 to 14 age category, won the 50 metres backstroke fin...
DATE: Mar 23, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Swimming
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AUTHOR:
Stephen Wright
The coach of the Denmark swim team has praised Bermuda’s facilities saying he would “recommend them to anyone”.
Nick Juba, the Denmark head coach, has been on the island with members of his team for training at the Aquatics Centre at the National Spo...
DATE: Feb 12, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Swimming
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AUTHOR:
Stephen Wright
Lisa Blackburn, the Bermuda swimmer, has achieved a Masters world record in the 40-44 age group in the 100 metres individual medley in the Rowdy Gaines Classic in Orlando.
The 44-year-old posted a winning personal-best time of 1min 4.19sec, shatterin...
DATE: Oct 11, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Swimming
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AUTHOR:
Stephen Wright
Lisa Blackburn was thrilled with her medal-laden performance at last weekend’s US Masters Swimming Summer National Championships in Cleveland, Ohio.
Blackburn, who represented the Island at last month’s Pan Am Games in Toronto, claimed gold medals in...
DATE: Aug 13, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Swimming
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AUTHOR:
Stephen Wright
Julian Fletcher is still striving for an Olympic qualifying time after a below-par performance at the World Swimming Championships in Kazan, Russia.
Fletcher, who competed at last month’s Pan Am Games in Toronto, finished 52nd out of 76 swimmers in t...
DATE: Aug 07, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Swimming
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AUTHOR:
Stephen Wright
Sean O’Connell, the first and only man to swim non-stop around Bermuda, was surprised to learn his unusual feat had been ranked by the 24-Hour Club — a list recognising open-water swims lasting at least 24 hours.
The former Bermuda College maths lect...
DATE: Jun 10, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Swimming
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AUTHOR:
Stephen Wright
The Bermuda Amateur Swimming Association’s Long Course National Championships got under way yesterday at the Aquatic Centre, National Sports Centre.
Sanctioned by Fina, the world governing body for aquatics, the meet’s results will be recognised for ...
DATE: May 29, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Swimming
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AUTHOR:
Stephen Wright