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Short Course Record Breakers & Champions

Short Course Record Breakers & Champions

A number of swimming records were broken at the Bermuda Short Course National Championships which was recently held at the National Sports Center. Brandon Adkins is now the national open and 17/18 age group short course record holder in the 200m freestyle after clocking 1.50.30, breaking Jesse Washington’s record time of 1:52.40 set back in March... Read more of this article

BASA National Championships Day Two Results

BASA National Championships Day Two Results

The Bermuda Short Course National Championships continued at the National Sports Center, with Brandon Adkins breaking two national records. Adkins broke the boys 15 & over 400 SC meter freestyle record touching the wall in a time of 1:50.30, breaking Elijah Daley’s record time of 1:52.46 set back in November 2023, and also broke the boys 15 &... Read more of this article

Harvey & Moore Compete At Tyr Pro Swim Meet

Harvey & Moore Compete At Tyr Pro Swim Meet

Madelyn Moore and Jack Harvey competed in the 2024 Tyr Pro Swim Series in Westmont, Illinois, with Harvey breaking two records. Competing in the men’s 100m backstroke preliminaries, Harvey finished ninth overall to advance to the B final with a time of 56.20, breaking his own boys’ 100m open backstroke record of 57.23 set during the 2022... Read more of this article

Emma Harvey Breaks National Record

Emma Harvey Breaks National Record

Bermuda swimmer Emma Harvey broke her national record in the women’s 100 metres backstroke at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar, today [February 12]. Harvey placed seventh in heat five in 1min 01.88sec, shaving 0.11 off her previous best. She narrowly missed out on a place in the semi-finals, finishing nineteenth out of 56 swimmers. The... Read more of this article

Caitlyn Bobb Breaks 500M School Record

Caitlyn Bobb Breaks 500M School Record

Caitlyn Bobb shattered her school’s 500m record at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational at the Liberty University Indoor Track Complex. She competes for the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and their report said, “Junior Caitlyn Bobb produced the meet’s biggest highlight as she broke the school record in the 500 meters. Bobb’s... Read more of this article

Sakari Famous Breaks Indoor National Record

Sakari Famous Breaks Indoor National Record

[Written by Stephen Wright] Sakari Famous showed she is back to her best after breaking her national indoor record in the high jump at the McNeese State Indoor Meet in Lake Charles, Louisiana, on Friday [January 26]. The Bermudian, who also broke her school record, cleared the mark at 1.81 metres to win her event and beat her previous indoor best of... Read more of this article

Sancho Smith Breaks 600m School Record

Sancho Smith Breaks 600m School Record

Sancho Smith and his Clayton State University track & field teammates competed at the KMS Invitational at the CrossPlex in Birmingham, with Smith making an excellent showing for his team. He emerged victorious in the 600m run, shattering his previous school record with a time of 1:22.23, with the university’s report noting that the “time... Read more of this article

Elijah Daley Wins 3 Medals & Sets New Record

Elijah Daley Wins 3 Medals & Sets New Record

Elijah Daley recently competed in the A/B Meet invitational swim meet held at the Etobicoke Olympium, where he achieved three medals and set a new Bermuda Short Course Age Group Record. Daley surpassed the previous Bermuda 17-18 Boy’s 100m Breaststroke Record, held by Sam Williamson since December 3rd, 2022, by recording a personal best time of... Read more of this article

Bermuda Swimmers Break Record In Pro Series

Bermuda Swimmers Break Record In Pro Series

Bermuda swimmers have taken to the pool to begin competing in the 2024 TYR Pro Swim Series in Knoxville. Emma Harvey and Madelyn Moore competed in the women’s 100 long course meter freestyle preliminaries. Harvey finished 22nd advancing to the C final in a time of 56.06 breaking the national record time of 56.57 set by Madelyn Moore on April 29, 2021. Moore... Read more of this article

Elijah Daley Breaks Age Group Record

Elijah Daley Breaks Age Group Record

Elijah Daley began competing in the Ontario Junior international swim meet at the Toronto Pan Am Sport Centre in Canada. On the first day, Daley competed in the 200 individual medley preliminaries finishing 9th clocking a time of 2:03.67 to advance to the A final. In the A final, Daley touched the wall in a personal best time of 2:01.85, breaking Sam... Read more of this article

Smith-Mills Sets Indoor National Record

Smith-Mills Sets Indoor National Record

Nirobi Smith-Mills has opened up his indoor track season by setting a new national record in the 600 metres at the Manchester Indoor Open at the Manchester Regional Arena at the weekend. He finished fourth in 1min 20.28sec, beating Nathan Simons’ previous record [1:21.30] by 1.02. Smith-Mills is the second Bermudian athlete to break a national indoor... Read more of this article

Sam Williamson Breaks Another Record

Sam Williamson Breaks Another Record

Sam Williamson concluded competing in the GoCardless Swimming England Short Course National Winter Championships. The fourth day saw Williamson compete in the boy’s 100m individual medley preliminaries. In heat two of the preliminaries, Williamson finished third clocking the fourteenth fastest preliminary time of 56.74, earning him a spot in the B... Read more of this article

Williamson Breaks Another Bermuda Record

Williamson Breaks Another Bermuda Record

Sam Williamson continued competing in the GoCardless Swimming England Short Course National Winter Championships. The second day saw Williamson compete in the boys 400m individual medley preliminaries. In heat two of the preliminaries, Williamson finished second by clocking a time of 4:23.28, earning him a spot in the A final with the ninth fastest... Read more of this article

Sam Williamson Breaks Bermuda Open Record

Sam Williamson Breaks Bermuda Open Record

Sam Williamson began competing in the GoCardless Swimming England Short Course National Winter Championships. On the first day, Williamson compete in the boy’s 200m individual medley preliminaries. In heat three of the preliminaries, Williamson finished second clocking a personal best time of 2:01.74, which broke a 23 year old Bermuda open record,... Read more of this article

Daley Breaks 50M National Long Course Record

Daley Breaks 50M National Long Course Record

Elijah Daley took to the Etobicoke Olympium pool for a Class II Time Trial/In House Competition in Canada. Daley set a new long course Etobicoke Club record, and personal best time in the 50m butterfly touching the wall in a time of 24.87. This time saw Daley break Jesse Washington’s age group record time of 25.17 set back in July  2017 during the... Read more of this article

Emma Harvey Breaks 50m Freestyle Record

Emma Harvey Breaks 50m Freestyle Record

Jack Harney, Emma Harvey as well as Madelyn Moore concluded competing in the 2023 Toyota U.S. Open Championships. Emma Harvey broke the Bermuda national record in the women’s 50m freestyle in a time of 25.70, breaking Madelyn Moore’s record set in July 2022. Emma Harvey finished 68th in the women’s 100m freestyle clocking a time of 57.58,... Read more of this article