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"Allan-Burch and Blackburn step up Olympic bids"

Bermuda swimmers Roy-Allan Burch and Lisa Blackburn have been stepping up their London Games bids at a training base in Colorado Springs in the US. Both Burch and Blackburn received special invites to workout at the Olympic Training Centre, usually r...
Jan 19, 2012
Swimming

"Patterson, Yearwoodjoin the BOA elite"

Swimmers Nick Patterson and Ashley Yearwood have been added to Bermuda Olympic Association’s elite athletes list and will receive financial backing to help them reach their full potential. The talented teenagers, both aged 17, have been named as ‘C’ ...
Jan 13, 2012
Swimming

"Allan-Burch eyes anotherevent for London Games"

Olympian Roy Allan-Burch has backed himself to qualify for more events as he steps up his training for next year’s London Olympics. And he’ll have plenty of chances to do just that. Allan-Burch has already qualified for the 50 metre freestyle, his si...
Dec 21, 2011
Swimming

"Allan-Burch flies back for fund-raiser"

Roy Allan-Burch will take part in this Sunday’s inaugural Bermuda Masters National Age Group Swimming Championships at the BASA pool in order to help raise funds for his qualification attempt to compete at next year’s London Olympics. But another Oly...
Dec 15, 2011
Swimming

"Bermudian swimmer Blackburn sets world record"

Lisa Blackburn is the fastest woman in the world and she didn't even know it. The Bermuda swimmer stormed into the world record books yesterday after smashing the 100m breaststroke time at the USA Winter National Swim Championships, but wasn't aware ...
Dec 03, 2011
Politics

"National Sports Centre ‘on time and within budget’ Blakeney"

Work on the new aquatic centre at the National Sports Centre is proceeding on time and within budget, Government has announced. Sport Minister, Glenn Blakeney, updated the House of Assembly on progress being made and said that $8 million had been spe...
Nov 28, 2011
Swimming

"Record holder Burch to return for Age Championships"

By Derek deChabert Roy-Allan Burch will fly back to Bermuda next month to compete in the National Age Championships as he prepares for next year’s Olympic Games. For the first-time, the Bermuda Aquatic Swimming Association (BASA) will stage the Natio...
Nov 23, 2011
Other

"In the swim of things for St Baldrick’s"

Shaving your head isn’t the only way to raise cash for annual cancer fundraiser St Baldrick’s. So proves a group of businessmen who swam in the ‘Round the Sound’ race to generate interest and support for the cause. Erik Soria, Britten West, Sergey ...
Oct 31, 2011
Other

"Burch qualifies for Pan Am Games final"

Roy Allan Burch posted the second fastest time by a Bermudian swimmer at the Pan Am Games in Guadalajara, Mexico today. Burch came to within seven hundredths of a second of his own national record (22.69) en route to qualifying for tonight’s men’s 50...
Oct 20, 2011
Swimming

"Burch optimistic ahead of star-studded race"

Unlike team-mates Kiera Aitken and Lisa Blackburn, Roy Allan Burch doesn’t have the added burden of qualifying for next year’s Olympics at the ongoing Pan Am Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. Burch booked his ticket for the upcoming Olympics at last summ...
Oct 20, 2011
Swimming

"Burch posts second fastest time of season"

Swimming coach Ben Smith said he was encouraged by Roy Allan-Burch’s performance in the men’s 100 metre freestyle at the Pan Am Games earlier this week. The Olympic swimmer failed to reach the 100 metres freestyle final. But if it was any consolation...
Oct 18, 2011
Swimming

"Aitken in ‘B’ final"

Kiera Aitken wasn’t at her best in yesterday’s heats but still managed to qualify for last night’s 100 metre backstroke ‘B’ finals at the Pan Am Games in Mexico. Aitken was due to swim last night at the Scotiabank Aquatics Centre. Her team-mate, Roy...
Oct 17, 2011
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