SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Betty Cole ‘was the first person to see the talent in me’
YESTERDAY I dropped my sons off to the Dolphins Swim Club Summer Camp and, boy, did the memories come flooding back.
Cargill: ‘It was by far our best nationals’
THIS (the 2015) edition of the RBC National Swimming Championships was the best one of the meet during his tenure and is a testament to the development of the sport as it continues to increase its profile in the Bahamian sporting landscape, according to Algernon Cargill, president of the Bahamas Swimming Federation.
After a hiatus of almost 15 years, All-Eleuthera Regatta set for weekend
WHEN the All-Eleuthera Regatta returns to Governor’s Harbour this weekend, the ASUE Draw will be playing a pivotal role in the sponsorship.
National Track and Field Championships: Gardiner sets new national record in 400m
Young rising star Steven Gardiner of Abaco achieved a new national record in the men's 400 metres to highlight Saturday's final day of competition at the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations' National Open Track and Field Championships.
Ingraham wins as high jumpers qualify for IAAF Worlds
ONE of the few things that remained consistent at the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations’ National Open Track and Field Championships was the men’s high jump.
Swim Nationals: Swift dominates to take title for 5th straight year
SWIFT Swimming dominated the Bahamas Swimming Federation’s 2015 Royal Bank of Canada National Swimming Championships by winning the title for the fifth consecutive year at the Betty Kelly Kenning National Swim Complex over the weekend.
Sports notes
THE Cat Island Sailing Club Association is scheduled to hold its annual Cat Island Day Festival from noon until on July 4. The event will be held at the Cultural Village on Arawak Cay.
National Track and Field Championships: Bianca Stuart, Latario Collie-Minns star in Day one
MARK down a record breaking performance in the women's long jump for Bianca 'BB' Stuart as she joined NCAA runner-up Latario 'Robin' Collie-Minns, who got the best of the return of Leevan 'Superman' Sands in the men's triple jump, for the only two World Championship qualifying performances on day one of the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations National Track and Field Championships.
NCAA: Top junior sprinters sign national intent letters
SEVERAL of the country’s top junior sprinters signed national letters of intent to join elite NCAA Division I track and field programmes for the Fall 2015 semester.
Breakout games for Seymour, Murray in the minors
IT WAS a pair of breakout games in minor league play for Bahamian prospects Anfernee Seymour and Byron Murray.
‘Golden Knight’ to serve as BOB Express ATM Ambassador
AS he continues to turn back the hands of time, running steadily at an older age, veteran national record holder Chris ‘Fireman’ Brown inked his name on another financial deal with the Bank of the Bahamas.
THE FINISH LINE: Why do we have a new national stadium that isn’t available for our best athletes to compete?
IT’S not how you start, nor how you get there. Most importantly, it’s how you finish.
A splash in history
The Bahamas Swimming Federation took time out to celebrate the achievements in its recent history while also looking ahead to future growth and development of the sport locally.
Bahamas’ biggest names in track and field get set for Nationals
THE country’s biggest names in track and field are set for competition this weekend as they vie for spots on various national teams and embrace a rare opportunity to compete in front of the Bahamian crowd.
Former UFC icon Ian Freeman eager to face ‘Kimbo Slice’
IN his return to mixed martial arts, Bahamian-born fighter Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson proved he remains a big draw to the fighting scene and now another former Ultimate Fighting Championship icon looks to take him on.
