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Burch & Blackburn Advance To Finals In Mexico
Two Bermuda swimmers have advanced to the finals of the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games in Mexico, with both Lisa Blackburn and Roy Allan Burch qualifying during today’s [Nov 15] heats. During the Men’s 100m Freestyle Heat 2, Burch clocked a time of 52.00 finishing 4th, which earned him a spot in the finals with the 8th fastest... Read more of this article
Roy-Allan Burch Ramps Up For Glasgow
Bermuda Olympian Roy-Allan Burch swam to an eighth place finish in the 50 freestyle with against a talent laden field posting a 23.16 evening swim after a 22.99 in prelims. In the final he was head to head with a strong field which included 3 of the top 5 finishers from the London 2012 Olympic final, including training partner, and 2012 Silver medalist... Read more of this article
Burch Wins Gold Medal At Charlotte Grand Prix
Bermuda Olympian Roy-Allan Burch snared gold last night [May 16] in the 4×100 free relay at the Charlotte Grand Prix meet, holding off a hard charging Canada “A” team by 3:23.92 to 3:24.09. Burch swam the third leg delivering a solid 51.05 split while in hard training to help the team to the result on the first day of a three day high power... Read more of this article
Local Olympian Burch Gives Back To Community
After Roy-Allan Burch was able to give the crowd at the BASA pool a show last weekend with his two national records, he followed that up with a busy schedule intended to help him to encourage others to achieve success with their dreams and aspirations. In wanting to give back to the community that has given him so much, his aim this past week was to... Read more of this article
Roy Allan Burch Wins 2 Races In North Carolina
Bermuda’s Roy Allan-Burch took to the pool to compete in the 2014 Sunbelt Championships in North Carolina recently, picking up two victories. The two time Olympian won the 50 yard freestyle touching the wall in a time of 20.44. He beat out John Long who finished in second clocking a time of 20.69, and Christopher Harrigan who finished third with... Read more of this article
Roy Allan Burch Competes In Texas Grand Prix
Bermuda’s Roy Allan Burch was in action at the Arena Grand Prix held at the of the University of Texas in Austin, Texas this weekend. The two-time Olympian competed in the Men’s 100 Long Course Meter Freestyle Preliminaries where he finished in a time of 51.94 earning him a spot in the C Final. Burch finished 8th competing in the C Final, touching... Read more of this article
Record Breaker Roy Allan Burch Does It Again
Only one week after shattering the Bermuda National Record in the 100m freestyle, Roy Allan Burch has lowered the record yet again, this time dropping it to 49.27 during a meet in Bolzano, Italy. As Burch broke the record twice last week [in the preliminaries, and again in the finals] this is technically the third time in a week the swimmer has set... Read more of this article
Burch Breaks Record, Wins Silver Medal In Italy
[Updated] Bermuda’s Roy Allan Burch has claimed a silver medal in Italy, shattering the Bermuda record twice and defeating a 4-time Olympic medalist on his way to the medal podium. Burch was competing in the 40th International Nico Sapio Trophy in Italy in the men’s 100m freestyle. The two-time Olympian first broke the Bermuda National Record... Read more of this article
Videos/Photos: Burch, Minister & CEO ‘Swim Off’
Two time Olympic swimmer Roy Allan Burch engaged in a “swim off” this morning [Aug 21], as did Digicel CEO Wayne Caines and Minister of Culture, Community & Sports Wayne Scott. The “swim off” took place at the Aquatics Centre in Devonshire after Digicel Bermuda announced that the company will be sponsoring Burch, with the... Read more of this article
Digicel Sponsors Swimmer Roy-Allan Burch
[Updated with video] Digicel Bermuda today [Aug 21] announced that the company will be sponsoring two time Olympic swimmer Roy-Allan Burch, with the sponsorship package worth $7,200 per year leading up to the 2016 Olympics. Burch competed in the 50 Freestyle event at the 2012 Olympic Games held in London, where finished 24th overall and broke the Bermuda... Read more of this article
Burch Competes In 50m Freestyle In Spain
Roy-Allan Burch continued taking part in the 15th FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain today [Aug 2]. The two-time Olympian competed in the men’s 50m freestyle recording the 37th fastest qualifying time touching the wall in a time of 22.93. The field had 102 swimmers from around the world competing. Related Stories Burch Concludes Charlotte... Read more of this article
Roy Burch Wins Heat In World Championships
Bermuda’s Roy Allan Burch won his 100m freestyle heat this morning [July 31] at the FINA World Championships in Spain, with his time of 50.66 setting a new Bermuda record. Burch competed in Heat 4 of 9 during the Men’s 100m Freestyle where he touched the wall first in a time of 50.66. He finished with the 39th fastest qualifying time, and broke... Read more of this article
