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List: New Island Games Records Set In Bermuda
A number of new records were set at the recent Island Games, with Bermuda’s athletes claiming seven of them. Sprinter Tre Houston set records in both the 100m and 200m, both times setting a record in the heats and coming back to break his own record in the finals. Jasmine Brunson set a new record in the triple jump, while Ashley Yearwood set a... Read more of this article
Houston Does It Again, Wins Gold, Breaks Record
[Updated] Bermudian sprinter Tre Houston has come out strong during the preliminaries this morning [July 18], shattering the 200m Island Games record with his time of 21.28. The prior record was 21.31, which was set by Mattias Sunneborn of Gotland in 1999. Houston running in the 200m finals: This is the second, well technically the third, record Houston... Read more of this article
Saaremaa Athlete Breaks Her Mother’s Record
Gold medal winner Linda Treiel from Saaremaa set a new NatWest Island Games record in the women’s shot putt, breaking a record set by her own mother 16 years ago. Her throw of 14.16 shattered the previous record of 12.86 that was set by her mother Virge Treiel in Jersey in 1997. Treiel comes from a very athletic family, with her parents having... Read more of this article
Video: Swimmers Win Gold, Break Two Records
Bermuda’s swimmers made a splash in the pool yesterday [July 16], breaking both the Bermuda National Record and the Island Games record on their way to winning a gold medal in the 4x50m medley relay. Lisa Blackburn, Rebecca Heyliger, Madelyn Moore and Ashley Yearwood’s time of 1:58.16 broke the old Island Games record of 1:58.56 set by... Read more of this article
Houston Wins Gold, Breaks 24-Yr-Old Record
[Updated with video] Bermuda sprinter Tre Houston claimed the gold medal in the 100m dash in record setting style this evening [July 15], crossing the line in 10.34. This breaks the old Island Games record of 10.58, which had actually been set by Houston himself during this morning’s preliminaries. Houston’s 10.58 time this morning broke... Read more of this article
Scraders Breaks Bermuda Jr Record In Ukraine
Bermuda’s Kyrah Scraders shattered the Bermuda Junior 800m record on her way to making the semi finals in the IAAF World Youth Championship in the Ukraine. Scraders — who won two medals in this year’s Carifta Games — made it to the next round of the World Youth Championship running a time of 2:08.91. Kyrah Scraders on the medal... Read more of this article
Lisa Blackburn Wins 4 Golds At Pan Americans
Bermuda’s Lisa Blackburn won four gold medals at the recent Pan American Masters Swimming Championships held in Florida, swimming to victory in the 50, 100 & 200m breaststroke as well as the 200 individual medley. In addition to the four gold medals she won, she shattered Canadian Masters records in all of her swims. Her times in each of her... Read more of this article
Blackburn Breaks Canadian Swimming Records
Bermudian swimmer Lisa Blackburn recently competed in the Canadian Masters National Championships held in Ottawa, where she was in fine form – winning 6 different races all in record setting style. She finished 1st – and set new Canadian Masters records – in the 100m breast stroke, 50m breast stroke, 100m individual medley, and 200m... Read more of this article
Two Runners, 70 & 72, Break May 24th Records
Bermuda’s Veteran runners were in fine form today [May 24], with the official results showing that both the male and female winners shattered the previously held Bermuda Day Half Marathon Veteran records. 70-year-old Antun Duzevic [pictured] powered his way to claim the Veteran title in a time of 1:43:35, while 72-year-old Margaret Burgess-Howie... Read more of this article
23 New Swimming Records Set At Carifta Games
The Bermuda Amateur Swimming Association have confirmed the new records set in the 2013 CARIFTA Swimming Championships in Jamaica, which saw the swimmers combine to set a total of 23 records. Emma Harvey 50 meters Butterfly, 0:31.21 – breaking Ashley Yearwood’s record of 0:31.76 set in 2007 100 meters Butterfly, 1:13.36 – breaking Ashley... Read more of this article
Record Holder Withdraws From 10K Road Race
31 years after setting the Bermuda Race Weekend’s 10K record, Geoff Smith returned to the island intending to race again, however withdrew from this morning’s [Jan 19] race citing hip problems. At the beginning of the HSBC 10K they announced that that Mr Smith withdrew from today’s race after experiencing a problem with his hip after... Read more of this article
Fertig Sets NY To BDA Record: 21hrs 39 Mins
[Updated with video] At 8:09am this morning [Aug 5] Chris Fertig came roaring into Bermuda from New York aboard his 37-foot boat, with his time of 21 hours and 39 minutes setting a new record for the 760 mile ocean crossing. On the boat with Mr Fertig was his good friend and ‘throttle man’ Tyson Garvin from Missouri. John Trimingham was... Read more of this article
Roy Allan Burch’s New Bermuda Record Confirmed
Bermudian swimmer Roy-Allan Burch powered to victory in his 50m freestyle heat yesterday [Aug 1] in the Olympics, with his time shattering the Bermuda national record. He clocked a time of 22:47, which bested the previous time of 22.69 set by Burch himself at the World Championships in China in July 2011. This time saw him fall just short of making... Read more of this article
Photos/Results: Track & Field Championships
[Updated] Despite the less than co-operative weather, the Bermuda National Track & Field Championships got underway at the National Stadium this evening [June 15], with numerous records being broken. Ashley Estwanik and Juma Mouchette have set New National Records already this evening, – both in the 5000m. Mouchette was clocked in a time of... Read more of this article
Blackburn & Fletcher Set Records In Charlotte
The Charlotte Grand Prix in underway in North Carolina, with both Lisa Blackburn and Julian Fletcher setting new Bermuda records during their quest to qualify for the 2012 London Olympics. Ben Smith, National Swim Coach for Bermuda, said: “This is the 6th meet of the Grand Prix series and once again it has attracted many of the top US swimmers and... Read more of this article
Three New Time Trial Course Records Set
During the Bermuda Bicycle Association’s Harrington Sound 14.9 mile time trial race on Sunday [Apr.15], three new course records were set. Junior Male Athlete of the Year Dominique Mayho riding for Madison set a new course record when covered the distance in a time of 33:39.34. Daniel Oatley set a new record in the boy’s 15-16 age group with a time... Read more of this article
