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Cayman Islands' Jordan Crooks claims Caribbean’s first medal at World Aquatics Short Course Champs in Budapest

Cayman Islands' Jordan Crooks claims Caribbean’s first medal at World Aquatics Short Course Champs in Budapest

Jordan Crooks, the reigning king of sports in the Cayman Islands, has cemented his legacy once more by earning a bronze medal at the World Aquatics Swimming Championships in Budapest, Hungary, on Thursday.

Algernon Cargill returned unopposed as president of Bahamas Swimming Federation

Algernon Cargill returned unopposed as president of Bahamas Swimming Federation

President of the Bahamas Aquatics Federation Algernon Cargill was returned unopposed to the post...

Former Suriname swimmer Anthony Nesty makes history as first Black swim coach to lead U.S. team into the World Championships

Former Suriname swimmer Anthony Nesty makes history as first Black swim coach to lead U.S. team into the World Championships

When Suriname Olympian Anthony Nesty was named the head coach of the USA men’s team for the 2022...

Opportunity to dive for Jamaica at the Olympics excites Yohan Eskrick-Parkinson

Opportunity to dive for Jamaica at the Olympics excites Yohan Eskrick-Parkinson

For the past seven years, Yona Knight-Wisdom was the sole face of Jamaican diving, representing...

Alia Atkinson notches more wins at Southern Zone Sectionals

Alia Atkinson notches more wins at Southern Zone Sectionals

Jamaican Olympian Alia Atkinson continued her winning ways at the multi-site Southern Zone...

Jamaica wins two gold and silver in 'job well done' at UANA Cup

Jamaica wins two gold and silver in 'job well done' at UANA Cup

Zaneta Alveranga and Christanya Shirley each won a gold medal at the 2020 UANA Cup that concluded...

Emily McDonald over the moon at winning start to collegiate career.

Emily McDonald over the moon at winning start to collegiate career. "I love my new team!"

Rising Jamaican swimming star Emily McDonald says she is having a grand time in her first few...

Trinidad and Tobago name team for CARIFTA Swimming and Open Water Championships

Trinidad and Tobago name team for CARIFTA Swimming and Open Water Championships

The Amateur Swimming Association of Trinidad and Tobago has named their team for the 2022 CARIFTA...

Olympic diver Knight-Wisdom opens season with three medals and a possible diving partner

Olympic diver Knight-Wisdom opens season with three medals and a possible diving partner

Two-time Jamaican Olympian Yona Knight-Wisdom walked away with three medals and a possible diving...

Record-breaking Alia Atkinson dominates at Florida Gold Coast Senior Championships

Record-breaking Alia Atkinson dominates at Florida Gold Coast Senior Championships

Olympian Alia Atkinson continued in her fantastic form at the 2021 Florida Gold Coast Senior...

Covid-19 lockdown in Barbados, neighbouring spikes, forces postponement of Carfita Swimming champs

Covid-19 lockdown in Barbados, neighbouring spikes, forces postponement of Carfita Swimming champs

The 2021 Carifta Swimming Championships that had been set to get underway from March 26 to April 7...

Atkinson continues to dominate at Piranha Senior Invite

Atkinson continues to dominate at Piranha Senior Invite

After two days of sunshine, the heavens opened on the third day of the 2021 Piranha Senior Invite...

Alia Atkinson opens long-course season with two wins and a second-place finish in Florida

Alia Atkinson opens long-course season with two wins and a second-place finish in Florida

Jamaican Olympian Alia Atkinson opened her long- course season this past weekend in Plantation...

CARIFTA swimmers Sobers, Evans and Carter, hit Olympic 'B' standards

CARIFTA swimmers Sobers, Evans and Carter, hit Olympic 'B' standards

The youth of the CARIFTA region were treated to an excellent performance by Alex Sobers of...

ASAJ makes waves in artistic swimming with JOA support

ASAJ makes waves in artistic swimming with JOA support

The Amateur Swimming Association of Jamaica (ASAJ) is brimming with pride over the advances made...

Olympians Alia Atkinson, Bruno Fratus and Renzo Tjon A Joe are headliners at Piranha Senior Invite

Olympians Alia Atkinson, Bruno Fratus and Renzo Tjon A Joe are headliners at Piranha Senior Invite

Jamaican Olympian Alia Atkinson is among the headliners for the Piranhas Senior Invite that began...

Alia Atkinson narrowly misses out on medal in Women's 100m breaststroke final at Short-course championships

Alia Atkinson narrowly misses out on medal in Women's 100m breaststroke final at Short-course championships

Jamaica’s Alia Atkinson narrowly missed out on a medal in the Women’s 100m breaststroke at the...

Trinidad & Tobago and St. Lucia name teams for FINA World Short Course Swimming Championships

Trinidad & Tobago and St. Lucia name teams for FINA World Short Course Swimming Championships

The Amateur Swimming Association of Trinidad & Tobago and St. Lucia Aquatics Federation have both...

The Bahamas names strong 36-member squad for 2020 Carifta Swimming Championships

The Bahamas names strong 36-member squad for 2020 Carifta Swimming Championships

Three-time defending Carifta Games Swimming Champions The Bahamas has named a 36-member team that...

Barbadian swimming ace Danielle Titus wins scholarship to Tulane University

Barbadian swimming ace Danielle Titus wins scholarship to Tulane University

Fresh off her double-gold medal performance at the UANA Cup in Lima, Peru, Barbados’ swimming ace...

Alia Atkinson wins 50m bronze in FINA Champions Series

Alia Atkinson wins 50m bronze in FINA Champions Series

Olympian Alia Atkinson won a bronze medal in the 50m breaststroke on Monday at the Shenzhen leg of...

Knight-Wisdom picks up 'solid' silver at British nationals

Knight-Wisdom picks up 'solid' silver at British nationals

Yona Knight-Wisdom delivered a better-than-expected showing at the British Nationals at the...

The Bahamas ready to win Carifta 2020 after 17-medal UANA Cup performance

The Bahamas ready to win Carifta 2020 after 17-medal UANA Cup performance

President of The Bahamas Swimming Algernon Cargill said the 17 medals won at the recently...

T&T's Dylan Carter grabs silver in Men's 50m butterfly at World Short-Course Championships

T&T's Dylan Carter grabs silver in Men's 50m butterfly at World Short-Course Championships

Trinidad &Tobago’s Dylan Carter won the Caribbean’s first medal at the 2021 FINA Short-course...

Athletics chief Coe backs FINA as swimming changes stance on transgender issue

Athletics chief Coe backs FINA as swimming changes stance on transgender issue

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said swimming's global governing body was acting in its...

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Atkinson draws the curtain on remarkable swimming career after Short-course World Championships

Atkinson draws the curtain on remarkable swimming career after Short-course World Championships

Jamaican swimming legend Alia Atkinson has decided to call it a career after her fourth-place...

Atkinson into 100m breaststroke final at World Short-course championships

Atkinson into 100m breaststroke final at World Short-course championships

Jamaica’s Alia Atkinson advanced to the final of the Women’s 100m Breaststroke at the FINA World...

Knight-Wisdom wins first Grand Prix medal, targets greater improvement

Knight-Wisdom wins first Grand Prix medal, targets greater improvement

Jamaican diver Yona Knight-Wisdom has expressed delight at having won his first-ever Grand Prix...

Trinidadian Olympian swimmer Cherelle Thompson encourages athletes to seize the moment

Trinidadian Olympian swimmer Cherelle Thompson encourages athletes to seize the moment

Olympic swimmer Cherelle Thompson on Thursday encouraged Trinidadian athletes to seize the moment, as she...

Bahamian Joana Evans makes 200m freestyle finals as World Short Course Swimming Championships get underway in Abu Dhabi

Bahamian Joana Evans makes 200m freestyle finals as World Short Course Swimming Championships get underway in Abu Dhabi

Bahamian Joanna Evans and Mexican Jose Martinez were both finalists at the FINA World Short Course...

Jamaica produce 15-17 age group national record to win mixed 4x200m relay gold at CCCAN Swimming Championships in Barbados

Jamaica produce 15-17 age group national record to win mixed 4x200m relay gold at CCCAN Swimming Championships in Barbados

Jamaica’s 15-17 200m freestyle mixed relay team was in record-breaking form at the 2022 CCCAN...

Alia Atkinson elected as FINA Athletes’ Committee Chair

Alia Atkinson elected as FINA Athletes’ Committee Chair

FINA on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of Jamaican swimming legend Alia Atkinson to the CHAIR of...

T&T's Dylan Carter wins 50m butterfly for sixth gold medal at FINA Swimming World Cup

T&T's Dylan Carter wins 50m butterfly for sixth gold medal at FINA Swimming World Cup

Trinidad and Tobago swimmer Dylan Carter won his third gold medal at leg two of the FINA Swimming...

Expectations high as swimmers dive into Goodwill Championships action on Friday

Expectations high as swimmers dive into Goodwill Championships action on Friday

After months of hard work and training, a number of the Caribbean’s young swimming sensations will put...

Danielle Titus wins two gold medals at UANA Cup but misses Olympic 'B' cut

Danielle Titus wins two gold medals at UANA Cup but misses Olympic 'B' cut

Despite winning two gold medals, Danielle Titus of Barbados is lamenting missing out on the...

UANA postpones three regional championships because of the Coronavirus pandemic

UANA postpones three regional championships because of the Coronavirus pandemic

The Swimming Union of the Americas (UANA) has postponed the Pan American Masters Championship, the Pan...

Newly elected ASAJ president Rochester ready to hit the ground running

Newly elected ASAJ president Rochester ready to hit the ground running

Newly elected Aquatic Sports Association of Jamaica (ASAJ) president Lance Rochester says his...

JOA investment allows ASAJ to send 25-member team to Goodwill Swim Meet in Trinidad & Tobago

JOA investment allows ASAJ to send 25-member team to Goodwill Swim Meet in Trinidad & Tobago

Through an injection of funds from the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA), the Aquatic Sports...

Tornadoes Swim Club revels in 2022 national sports awards success

Tornadoes Swim Club revels in 2022 national sports awards success

The three awards won at the recent 2022 RJRGLEANER Sports Foundation National Sportsman and...

Enthusiastic response to UANA Artistic Swimming Competition set for June 20

Enthusiastic response to UANA Artistic Swimming Competition set for June 20

Artistic swimmers across the region have responded with enthusiasm to the UANA Artistic Swimming...

Budding swimmer Wallace opens up about steely determination, targets Carifta Games

Budding swimmer Wallace opens up about steely determination, targets Carifta Games

Howard Wallace may only be 14 years old, but he has already developed an exceptional mental...

Dominant Bahamas poised for Goodwill Swimming Championships honours

Dominant Bahamas poised for Goodwill Swimming Championships honours

Bahamas remains in firm control of the 27th Goodwill Swimming Championships, as they have...

Jamaica set to host the 27th Goodwill Swimming Championship, August 18-20

Jamaica set to host the 27th Goodwill Swimming Championship, August 18-20

The Aquatics Sports Association of Jamaica (ASAJ) will host the 27th Goodwill Swimming...

Atkinson wins second breaststroke bronze at FINA Champions Series

Atkinson wins second breaststroke bronze at FINA Champions Series

Alia Atkinson won a bronze medal time in the 100m breaststroke at the FINA Champions Series on...

Dylan Carter anticipates great 2023 after early 2024 Olympic qualification

Dylan Carter anticipates great 2023 after early 2024 Olympic qualification

Dylan Carter is anticipating a good year ahead as he can swim free knowing that he no longer has...

Jamaican diver Knight-Wisdom to capitalize on extra year until the Olympics

Jamaican diver Knight-Wisdom to capitalize on extra year until the Olympics

Jamaican diver Yona Knight-Wisdom plans to capitalize on the postponement of the 2020 Olympics but in...

Bahamas swimming star Joanna Evans to appeal two-year anti-doping ban before CAS -

Bahamas swimming star Joanna Evans to appeal two-year anti-doping ban before CAS - "I am broken, devastated."

Bahamian swimming star Joanna Evans intends to appeal before the Court of Arbitration, a decision...

ASAJ eyes more sponsorship, as Jamaican swimmers ready for CCCAN dive

ASAJ eyes more sponsorship, as Jamaican swimmers ready for CCCAN dive

With the Central American and Caribbean Amateur Swimming Confederation (CCCAN) championships...

T&T's Dylan Carter named men's overall series winner for 2022 FINA Swimming World Cup

T&T's Dylan Carter named men's overall series winner for 2022 FINA Swimming World Cup

Trinidad & Tobago’s Dylan Carter has been named the men’s overall series winner for the 2022 FINA...

Carrington leads the way for T&T, Barrett among Ja's gold medallists on penultimate day of CCCAN

Carrington leads the way for T&T, Barrett among Ja's gold medallists on penultimate day of CCCAN

Trinidad and Tobago’s impressive run at the Central American and Caribbean Confederation (CCCAN)...