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Star Diving Camp Back For The Summer
Olympian Katura Horton-Perinchief will hold her Star Diving Summer Camp at the Aquatics Facility, National Sports Centre, from July 1 to August 16. Since launching the camp in 2014 after the facility opened, Horton-Perinchief has imparted her knowledge and shared her passion for diving with local boys and girls aged 5 to 13. Participants must be able... Read more of this article
National Sports Centre Reopens With Restrictions
The National Sports Centre will reopen today [June 16] with Covid-19 related restrictions in place. Craig Tyrrell, the NSC’s SVP Operations Manager, said: “There are a number of changes we have put in place to ensure the health and wellbeing of all users of the facility. All groups are required to manage their own activities, following the guidelines... Read more of this article
US Swim Coach Gives Bermuda 100 Percent
The Head Coach of a US school’s swimming team has praised Bermuda and the facilities on offer on the Island saying they “met his expectations 100 percent”. Garret Orr, the Head Swim Coach of Ramapo College of New Jersey, one of four US National Collegiate Athletic Association [NCAA] teams who are this week using the facilities at the National... Read more of this article
Sports Centre Pool To Close For Maintenance
The swimming pool at the National Sports Centre will be closed later this month for maintenance. Amy Fox, the NSC’s Aquatics and Fitness Manager, said the pool will be shut from August 20 to September 3 for the work to be carried out. It will re-open on September 4. “We are sorry if this inconveniences anyone but it is a necessary measure to make... Read more of this article
NSC Aquatic & Fitness Centre Offers 15% Off
If you are interested in giving a fitness themed gift for Valentines Day, the National Sports Centre is taking 15 percent off the cost of all aquatics and fitness annual memberships. Amy Fox, the NSC’s Aquatics and Fitness Manager, said the deal was only available in February and added: “We have some great facilities here. People know about the... Read more of this article
NSC Offers Aquatic & Fitness Centre Discounts
Help is at hand for people trying to fulfill their get fit New Year’s resolutions, as the National Sports Centre [here] is offering discounts for Aquatic and Fitness Centre passes. Amy Fox, the NSC’s Aquatics and Fitness Manager said: “We’ve all done it – made that resolution to get fitter in the New Year, so we are lending a helping hand... Read more of this article
Overseas Swimmers Praise Bermuda Facilities
Olympic gold medalists visiting the island for training have praised facilities in Bermuda and said they would recommend them to other overseas teams for training. About 70 swimmers from Indiana University and 30 from Germantown Academy, in the US, have been holding a winter training camp at the National Sports Centre [NSC]. They finish today [Jan 5]... Read more of this article
Photos: Overseas Swimmers At Aquatics Center
The National Sports Center [NSC] is playing host to two winter training camps with overseas swimmers from separate organizations taking part, with the Bermuda Tourism Authority [BTA] sports tourism partnership welcoming swimmers from the Indiana University and Germantown Academy. About 70 swimmers from Indiana University and 30 from Germantown Academy... Read more of this article
Visiting High School & Collegiate Swimmers
The National Sports Centre [NSC] is preparing for a winter training camp of 100 visiting swimmers, representing the largest contingent at the pool to utilise the Bermuda Tourism Authority [BTA] sports tourism partnership. About 70 swimmers from Indiana University and 30 from Germantown Academy will train simultaneously at the aquatics and fitness centre... Read more of this article
Sports Centre To Host 100 Visiting Swimmers
The National Sports Centre [NSC] is preparing for a winter training camp of 100 visiting swimmers, which represents the largest contingent at the pool to utilise the Bermuda Tourism Authority [BTA] sports tourism partnership which began two years ago. About 70 swimmers from Indiana University and 30 from Germantown Academy will train simultaneously... Read more of this article
Aquatics Centre Records Its Busiest Ever Season
The pool at the National Sports Centre is making a huge splash – recording its busiest year since it opened. Bookings are already being taken for next year as demand continues to surge, according to Amy Fox, the Aquatics and Fitness Manager. Ms Fox said: “Basically we’ve just been crazy busy over the last few months. I’ve been working here for... Read more of this article
Canadian U/18 Swim Team To Train In Bermuda
Canada has joined a growing list of national swimming programmes to choose Bermuda’s National Sports Centre [NSC] as a training venue this year, the Bermuda Tourism Authority said today. “The Swimming Canada Under-18 team arrived Sunday, May 15, and will be on the island training and competing through Sunday, May 22, 2016. The Danish national... Read more of this article
Parents Raise Funds For Student Swim Lessons
Parents of Purvis Primary School pupils raised $9,000 to cover the costs of the entire school spending this week swimming at the National Sports Centre, with the costs including the hire of transport as well as the hire of the pool. Desmond Mello, a PE teacher at Purvis, said: “The parents fundraised this money, that was the only way we could do this... Read more of this article
Elite Olympic Swimmers To Train In Bermuda
SwimMac Carolina is bringing some of the world’s most accomplished swimmers to the island for spring training at the National Sports Centre [NSC] pool. American Olympic gold medallist Cullen Jones, Zimbabwean Olympic gold medallist Kirsty Coventry, Bahamian Olympian Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace, and Bermuda’s own Olympian Roy Allan-Burch are among... Read more of this article
Danish Swim Coach Praises Bermuda Facilities
The coach of the visiting Danish National Swimming team has praised Bermuda’s swimming facilities, saying he would “recommend them to anyone.” Nick Juba, the Danish national swimming team head coach, has been on the island with members of his team for training at the National Aquatics Centre in preparation for the Olympics in Brazil later... Read more of this article
BTA: Showcase Island As Training Destination
The Bermuda Tourism Authority [BTA] and National Sports Centre [NSC] have formalised a new sports tourism partnership that is bearing fruit for the local tourism economy, particularly between September and March, the BTA said today. “The BTA and NSC are working collaboratively to recruit sports teams to Bermuda. To incentivise teams to choose... Read more of this article
