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The girl who made history

ARIANNA Vanderpool-Wallace is a product of the St Andrew’s High School, where she grew up competing for the Barracuda Swim Club. She eventually left at the age of 14 to go to boarding school in the United States, where she earned an athletic scholarship to attend Auburn University.

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Arianna makes history with silver medal

Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace has made sporting history for the Bahamas.

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COMMONWEALTH GAMES: Record-breaking Arianna finishes fourth

GLASGOW: There was no better way for Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace to sum up her national record breaking fourth place finish in the Bahamas' first appearance in a final at the Commonwealth Games.

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Arianna’s bid to end medal wait

ARIANNA Vanderpool-Wallace aims to make history today by becoming the first Bahamian swimmer to win a medal at the Commonwealth Games when she races in the women’s 50 metres feestyle final.

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Bahamian trio reach Commonwealth Games swimming semi-finals

Bahamian swimmers got off to a flying start to start day two of the competition at the 20th Commonwealth Games this at the Tollcross Swimming Centre in Glasgow.

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Dustin Tynes disappointed with senior international debut

Dustin Tynes would have preferred to have swum faster in his debut at his first senior international meet.

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Judo family grounded but 'experience was good'

GLASGOW, Scotland — It wasn’t the type of performance that either sibling anticipated, but brother and sister D’Arcy and Cynthia Rahming are hoping to use their experience at the 20th Commonwealth Games as a motivation for their future in the sport of judo.

Elvis Burrows: I had a disappointing swim this morning

GLASGOW, Scotland — As a competitor, there are times when you wish you could erase a performance from your résumé. For swimmer Elvis Burrows, his outing in the men’s 50 metres butterfly at the 20th Commonwealth Games was one of them.

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Juniors come up short at Worlds

DAY three of the IAAF World Junior Track and Field Championships produced another series of close finishes for Team Bahamas yet more athletes came up short in their bid to reach the final in their respective events.

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Puerto Rico defeats Bahamas in semis of Caribbean Little League tourney

THEIR valiant run towards the 2014 Little League World Series came to an end for the Bahamas’ area team Freedom Farm Baseball League, however the team still managed an historic performance on home soil over the course of the tournament.

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Joanna sets national record in 200 free

GLASGOW: Joanna Evans missed out on the opportunity to come back for a second swim in the women’s 200 metres freestyle at the 20th Commonwealth Games. But she will ink her name in the Bahamian history books as the new national record holder.

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Boos for NBA star Irving

The traditional highlight of the Jeff Rodgers’ Summer Basketball camp’s “Fun Night” began with a series of highlight reel plays but ended in confusion and a chorus of boos for NBA superstar Kyrie Irving.

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COMMONWEALTH GAMES PHOTO GALLERY

Highlights from Glasgow, Scotland so far . . .

Bahamas Commonwealth Games cyclists 'escorted off busy motorway'

Members of the Bahamas Commonwealth Games cycling team have reportedly been escorted off a Scottish motorway in rush hour by the police.

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COMMONWEALTH GAMES OPENING CEREMONY: Go Team Bahamas

GLASGOW, Scotland — It was probably the most colourful opening ceremonies ever witnessed as Scotland welcomed more than 4,500 athletes from 71 countries to the 20th Commonwealth Games.