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Column: Dr Flaherty On Swimming Safety, More
[Column written by Dr Michael Flaherty] The summer season in Bermuda is well and truly underway now, with the ocean temperatures warm enough for even the fairest weather of swimmers. For those looking to cool off or step up their fitness regime, swimming in the ocean is an appealing option. In addition to being a great way to burn calories and build... Read more of this article
Video: Interview With Emma & Jack Harvey
Swimming siblings Emma and Jack Harvey have spoken to Danté Leverock, the Bermuda footballer, about the “rollercoaster” of emotions they experienced after qualifying for the Olympic Games in Paris. The Harveys, who will compete in the 100 metres backstroke, punched their tickets for Paris via universality spots within a few days of each other. Jack... Read more of this article
Daley Breaks Three Records In Swim Meet
Elijah Daley competed in the 2024 Summer Ontario Swimming Championships at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre – Competition Pool. Competing in the 17 years and older 100m breaststroke, preliminaries, Daley finished 8th touching the wall in a time of 1:05.90. During the 17 years and older breaststroke final, Daley finished 6th clocking a time of... Read more of this article
Elijah Daley Wins More Medals In Swim Meet
Elijah Daley shone brightly at the Age Group International Long Course Championships, hosted by the Etobicoke Swim Club, where he continued his impressive run by adding two more medals to his tally on the final day. In the 50m freestyle preliminaries, Daley secured the third fastest qualifying time of 25.85. He improved on this in the finals, slashing... Read more of this article
Daley Earns Two More Medals In Swim Meet
Elijah Daley returned to competition at the Age Group International Long Course Championships, hosted by the Etobicoke Swim Club. In the 50m butterfly preliminaries, Daley set the pace with the day’s best time of 25.27. He followed up in the finals by securing the gold medal with a time of 25.43. For the 50m breaststroke, Daley recorded the second... Read more of this article
Daley Wins Two Gold Medals In Swim Meet
Elijah Daley began competing in the age group international long course championships hosted by Etobicoke Swim Club in Canada, making a strong showing to win two gold medals during the first day of action Daley won the 100m breaststroke gold medal touching the wall in a time of 1:06.27, and also won the 50m backstroke gold medal clocking a personal... Read more of this article
Bermuda Swimmers Win Medals At CCCAN
The XXXVI CCCAN Championships concluded in Monterrey, Mexico, with Bermuda swimmers winning multiple medals. Bermuda’s wins included two gold medals, two silver medals, and seven bronze medals. Logan Watson-Brown, Elijah Daley, and Connor Hupman all won three medals each; Watson-Brown won a gold and two bronze medals, Daley claimed a gold and... Read more of this article
Emma And Jack Harvey To Swim At Olympics
Siblings Emma and Jack Harvey will represent Bermuda in swimming at the Olympic Games in Paris next month, the Bermuda Olympic Association has confirmed. Emma punched her ticket after winning the 100 metres backstroke B final at the recent Mare Nostrum Barcelona in 1min 01.21sec; meanwhile, Jack hit the standard after stopping the clock in 55.19 in... Read more of this article
Bermuda Win Two More Medals At CCCAN
Bermuda claimed two more medals at the XXXVI CCCAN championships in Monterrey, Mexico, taking the team’s medal count to 6 in total. Just as he did the day before, Connor Hupman won the first medal of the day, capturing the bronze medal in the 13-14 men’s 50 LC meter freestyle A final touching the wall in a time of 24.77, and Bermuda’s first... Read more of this article
Bermuda Win Two More CCCAN Swim Medals
Bermuda won two more medals at the XXXVI CCCAN Championships in Monterrey, Mexico. Connor Hupman won the first medal of the day; capturing the bronze medal in the 13-14 men’s 200 LC meter freestyle A final touching the wall in a time of 2:00.23, Logan Watson-Brown won the bronze medal competing in the women’s 18 & over 200 LC meter freestyle... Read more of this article
West Pembroke Holds First ‘SPLASH’ Programme
West Pembroke Primary School recently concluded its inaugural SPLASH program, a five-day initiative designed to equip all students with essential swimming skills and promote water safety. A Government spokesperson said, “The program’s success is a testament to a collaborative effort between dedicated educators and a committed community partner. “Over... Read more of this article
Bermuda Swimmers Win Two Medals In Mexico
One month after the National Swimming Championships took place at the National Sports Center, the XXXVI CCCAN Championships got underway in Monterrey, Mexico, with Bermuda winning 2 medals on the opening night. Elijah Daley claimed Bermuda’s first medal at the Championships winning the bronze medal in the 15-17 men’s 200 LC meter individual medley... Read more of this article
Brandon Adkins Wins Silver In NAC Sizzler
Brandon Adkins continued to represent Baylor at the 2024 NAC Summer Sizzler at the Centennial Sportsplex-Tracy Caulkins Competition Pool. Adkins swam a personal best time finishing second in the boy’s 100 meter freestyle preliminaries clocking 52.79. This preliminary time fell narrowly shy of his second junior nationals qualifying time of 52:59. Adkins... Read more of this article
Swimming: Bermuda’s CCCAN Team Announced
A total of 21 swimmers have been selected to represent Bermuda at the 2024 Central American & Caribbean Swimming Confederation’s CCCAN Swimming Championships, which will take place from June 17th – 22nd in Monterrey, Nuevo León, México. 11-12 Age Group Division Rory Shepard Scarlett Spurling Dominic Wright 13-14 Age Group Division Connor... Read more of this article
Adkins Breaks Age & Open National Records
Brandon Adkins represented Baylor at the 2024 NAC Summer Sizzler at the Centennial Sportsplex-Tracy Caulkins Competition Pool. Adkins crushed his previous men’s 200m long course freestyle personal best of 1:55:93 in the preliminaries setting a new Bermuda 17-18 men’s age group and open national record with a time of 1:54:21, this time broke Jesse... Read more of this article
50 Days Until Start Of Olympics In Paris
[Written by Stephen Wright] It is just 50 days until Bermuda’s athletes join more than 10,000 competitors from more than 200 nations at the Olympic Games in Paris – the largest sporting event organised in France. The opening ceremony for the 30th edition of the Summer Games promises to be an extravagant affair and the first to take place outside... Read more of this article
