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Harbour Swim Club’s Success Continues
Harbour Swim Club, based at the Saltus pool and the National Sports Centre, has grown to over 170 swimmers in recent years. The largest club in Bermuda continues to go from strength to strength, recently delivering sixteen different medalists at the National Open Water Championships and replicating that achievement at the recent Round the Sound Open... Read more of this article
BSSF Primary School Swimming Championships
Warwick Academy continued their winning ways in the pool as they won the BSSF Primary School Swimming Championships at the National Sports Center. Warwick Academy won comfortably with a total of 242 overall points. Saltus Grammar School finished second on 168 followed closely by Somersfield Academy with 164. Warwick Academy came on top in the Boys Division... Read more of this article
Warwick Dominates At Swim Championships
Warwick Academy made a huge splash at the BSSF Senior and Middle School Swimming Championships at the National Sports Center. Warwick left everyone in the wake in winning every Division, they were crowned overall Senior School Champions with 353 points. Saltus Grammar School were second with 259 points. Warwick won the Boys Division with 195 points... Read more of this article
Zobec Round The Sound Swimming Results
Erik Soria and Eileen Mullowney are the 2017 Zobec Round the Sound Swimming 10K Male and Female Champions. Soria finished in a time of 2:16:09, while Mullowney was the sixth swimmer to cross the line stopping the clock in 2:32:15. Annie Fitch and Oliver Vido were the 7.25K Female and Male Champions, Fitch crossed the line in a time of 2:17:23, while... Read more of this article
Photos: BASA Barry Hanson Swimming Open
The Bermuda Amatuer Swimming Association’s 2017/18 season got underway at the BASA Pool with the Barry Hanson Open. Taylor White won the 13-14 Girls 50m Butterfly touching the wall in a time of 39.52, Mia Ferguson was second in 41.36 and Tayla Horan was third in 42.62. During the 15-17 Women’s 50m Breaststroke Skyler Powell touched the wall first... Read more of this article
Book Details Record-Setting Swim Around Island
Former Bermuda College mathematics professor Dr. Seán O’Connell has written a book about his record-setting two-day swim around Bermuda in 1976. The 116-page autobiographical account details the then-33-year-old’s months of preparation, a failed attempt, and his gruelling but ultimately successful 38-mile swim that raised $11,000 for charity and... Read more of this article
BASA Season Starts With Barry Hanson Open
The Bermuda Amateur Swimming Association’s 2017/18 season got underway this weekend at the BASA Pool with the Barry Hanson Open. Taylor White won the 13-14 Girls 50m Butterfly touching the wall in a time of 39.52, Mia Ferguson was second in 41.36 and Tayla Horan was third in 42.62. During the 15-17 Women’s 50m Breaststroke Skyler Powell touched... Read more of this article
Warwick Academy To Name Pool After Flora Duffy
In recognition of her world class achievements, Warwick Academy will be officially renaming their pool the “Flora Duffy Swimming Facility,” saying that it is an honour to recognize her accomplishments, and also to show everyone who visits their school that “great sports people start somewhere, even in such a small place as Bermuda.” The... Read more of this article
Photos & Results: Open Water Swimming Event
The Open Water Bermuda National Swimming Championships took place at the Clearwater Beach on Southside. Eric Soria and Annette Budge are the Male and Female 5K Champions, while Brian Desmond and Lindsay Scherer are the Male and Female 1500m Champions, Bella Howes and Lucas Castree are the 400m Female and Male Champions. Soria clocked a winning time... Read more of this article
Results: Open Water Swimming Championships
The Open Water Bermuda National Swimming Championships took place at the Clearwater Beach this weekend. Eric Soria and Annette Budge are the Male and Female 5K Champions, while Brian Desmond and Lindsay Scherer are the Male and Female 1500m Champions, and Bella Howes and Lucas Castree are the 400m Female and Male Champions. Soria clocked a winning time... Read more of this article
Jesse Washington To Be Flag Bearer For CYG
The Bermuda Olympic Association [BOA] today [July 19] announced that swimmer Jesse Washington has been selected as Bermuda’s flag bearer for the opening ceremonies of the VI Commonwealth Youth Games in Nassau, Bahamas. A spokesperson said, “Jesse is a decorated athlete having earned multiple medals at several international competitions in recent... Read more of this article
Bermuda Finish 5th in CCCAN Championships
Bermuda finished the 2017 Central American and Caribbean Amateur Swimming Confederation [CCCAN] Championships in Trinidad and Tobago in 5th place having won 38 medals. The Bermuda Swimmers won 12 Gold, 17 Silver and 9 Bronze Medals. The Bermuda 11-12 Girls won their Division with 208 points 112 points ahead of the second place team from Puerto Rico. The... Read more of this article
