2001 Archived News

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DECEMBER

December 16, 2001 - Y-Speedos continue to haul in medals at the Delfines D'Oro Swim Meet in Panama. 11-12 Girls take Gold in 400 M Medley Relay

December 16, 2001 - Matthew Stewart, Alford Green and Gillian Stewart combine to break eight National Senior, National Age Group and All Comers Age Group records as Tornadoes Swim the wins the inagural Age Group Gold Challenge. The results have been posted on the meet results page.

December 15, 2001 - Y' SPEEDOS MINE MORE GOLD IN DELFINES D'ORO SWIM MEET, PANAMA.

December 15, 2001 - Tornadoes open lead in Age Group Challenge as Gillian Stewart and Alford Green break age group records. Gillian Stewart smashed Allison Bardowell's National Age Group 9-10 50 metre Butterfly Record swimming 35:00. Alford Green broke Tshaka Douglas' 9-10 100 M Freestyle National Age Group (1:05.76) and All Commers Age Group Record when he swam 1:04.41 to win the event in fine style.

December 14, 2001 - Tornadoes leads Age Group Challenge after Day 1

December 12, 2001 - Twenty-six (26) members of the ‘Y’ Speedos Swim Club leave Jamaica tomorrow to take part in the 12^th Delfines D’Oro International Swim Meet in Panama

December 11, 2001 - Janelle Atkinson and Angela Chuck ranked in the College Quick 50. Atkinson No 1 in 1650 Y Free!

December 9, 2001 - FLORIDA GOLD COAST CHAMPIONSHIPS - Alia Atkinson breaks FGC 50 y Breaststroke record. Alia, Adi Atkinson and Robert Chen mine Gold.

FGC Meet Results

December 7, 2001 - FLORIDA GOLD COAST CHAMPIONSHIPS Jamaicans win four Golds during the first full day of competition. Alia Atkinson, Brad Hamilton and Robert Chen lead the way. 

December 7, 2001..Tamara Swaby dominates at Mid-Continent Conference Champs..breaks 100 Fly records and named Female swimmer of the year

December 6, 2001.. Eleven member of the National Swim Squad today traveled to Florida to participate in the Florida Gold Coast Winter Championships

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NOVEMBER

November 30, 2001.. Jamaicans had a great showing at the US Open as Janelle Atkinson and Angela Chuck shine at the Championships being held at the Nassau County Aquatic Center, New York...more 

US Open Results

November 30, 2001 - Immaculate High and Campion College today won the ISSA High Schools Swimming Champs at the National Stadium Pool....more

November 17, 2001 - Janelle Atkinson swam an amazing 1000 Yard Freestyle time of 9:34.85 to finish 38 seconds ahead of her nearest rival. UF Head Coach, Greg Troy said "We had one really amazing swim in the 1000 freestyle finish of Janelle's [Atkinson]. If she continues on that pace, she can beat the school record in the 1650-yard freestyle."....more

November 17, 2001 - The Y-Speedos Swim Club retain Walter Lowi Sprint Meet Trophy at National Stadium Pool. Tornadoes Swim Club place second and the Marlins Swim Club take home the third place trophy. See points standings

November 17, 2001 - Immaculate Prep, Mona Prep and Excelsior Primary Schools win as Matthew Hilton smashes three meet records at ASAJ Prep Schools Swim Meet

November 14, 2001 - National Squad Member Allison Bardowell wins gold in District 9 High Schools Swim Meet. Melissa Bardowell and Nicky Cain also compete

November 13, 2001 - University of Florida remains undeafeated as Janelle Atkinson wins 200 M Freestyle

November 13, 2001 - Angela Chuck wins 100 and 200 freestyle and helps Brown University womens swim team overcome challenge from Big 10 Michigan University

November 11, 2001 - ALIA AND JEVON ATKINSON win Gold for Flanagan High School at Florida 3A District 9 High School Swimming Championships

ASAJ CHANGES WALTER LOWI COMPETITION TO SHORT COURSE FORMAT - Responding to popular request, the ASAJ today decided to change the Walter Lowi Sprint Meet, scheduled for November 24, 2001, to a short course format. 

November 2, 2001 RAIN FORCES ASAJ TO POSTPONE PREP SCHOOL MEET 

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OCTOBER

October 28, 2001 TORNADOES SWIM CLUB WIN AB SC SWIM CLASSIC

October 27, 2001 - The results for session 2 and 3 of the AB Short Course Classic have been posted in html and pdf format. Points standing will be posted on Sunday.

SPEEDOS ALFORD GREEN STARS AT AB SHORT COURSE CLASSIC - October 26, 2001 - -Speedos 10 year old swimming sensation Alford Green swim two (2) AAAA times on the first day of the AB Short Course Swim Classis being held at the National Stadium Pool in Kingston. Green swam 2:48.41 in the 9-10 Male 200 M Individual Medley to touch first ahead of his teammate Ramon Walton who swam 3:02.45. He returned to dominate the 200 M Freestyle with another spectacular time of 2:23.48 again pushing Walton into second place (2:45.28)....more

AB SHORT COURSE CLASSIC SET TO ROLL - Oct. 25, 2001 - All is set for the first ever AB Short Course Swim Classis to be held in the National Stadium Diving Pool October 26 to 28, 2001. 306 swimmers from 7 teams have entered the competition which will see the first dive at 5:30 on Friday........more

Top 5 Jamaican.com has added the SWIMJAMAICA website to it's list of faviorite sports links. To reciprocate the a link to the  top5jamaica.com site has been added to the swimjamaica home page.

ASAJ APPROVES CHANGES TO CALENDAR (October 11, 2001) - The ASAJ approved the following changes to its Calendar: ISSA High Schools Meet - changed to Nov. 30, 2001. The dates for the Blue Seal Swim Meet has been confirmed (April 5-7, 2002). The Crimson Dawn Relays have been canceled).

FINA NEWS - IOC GIVES FINA THUMBS DOWN ON NEW OLYMPIC EVENTSS and reduces number of swimmers at 2004 Games.

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SEPTEMBER

DEVELOPMENT MEET (Sept. 22, 2001) - 228 Swimmers from 10 Teams competed in the first ASAJ Development Meet of the 2001-2002 swimming season. Competing for the first time in an organized swimming competition were 28 swimmers from Port Royal Primary. Meet results have been posted.

September 21, 2001 - NATIONAL SQUAD QUALIFIERS NAMED Thirty-nine swimmers have attained the qualiying times for and have been invited to the National Swim Squad. The ASAJ Council on Sept 13, 2001 ratified the recomendations submitted by the Selection Commitee. Congratulation to everyone selected - lets start working hard for next years four big competitions...

2001-2004 MEET QUALIFYING TIMES APPROVED The ASAJ Council has approved the Meet Qualifying Times for all International Competitions up to and including the 2004 Olympic Games. The times for the 2003 Pan American Games are provisional as ASUA, who has oversight over the games, has not yet published their qualifying times. The criteria for calculating the qualifying time was developed to create a progression of faster times from CARIFTA to the Olympic Games.

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AUGUST

Jamaica's Janelle Akinson has been selected to the Goodwill Games World Allstars Swim Team. Competition starts August 29.    

August 1 Adi Atkinson Breaks Andrew Phillips' 18 Year Old 100 Breast National Record   Aug 11, 2001

Alia Atkinson breaks 50 M Free Age Group Record (5th time this Summer)   Aug 11, 2001

Alia Atkinson and Allison Bardowell score individual medal wins at Florida Gold Coast Junior Olympics   

August 10, 2001 FINA Coaches Clinic   Aug 11, 2001 FINA has agreed to sponsor a Coaches Clininc in Jamaica, August 31 to September 2. The Instructor will be a Canadian Coach, Mr. Mark Fellner. Mark is a Level 4 coach, has a Bachelor of Arts and Science and a Major in Physical Education. He has Coached at many major competitions including the Olympics, Pan American and the Commonwealth Games...see Coach Fellners resume. Clinic details will be published when they are available.

Angela Chuck win Silver   Aug 4, 2001 in 100 M Free at New England Long Course Swimming Champs.

Adi and Alia Atkinson swim well Southern Zone Swimming Championships  Aug 4, 2001

Aug 3...Alia Atkinson mines Bronze at the USS Southern Zone Swimming Championships...more

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JULY

July 29..Janelle Atkinson wins the 800 M Freestyle and Female High Point Award at the Southern Zone Sectionals. Another fine performance by Janelle. Well done!

July 28..Adi Atkinson smashes Chris Fishers 12 year old Jamaican 15-17 100 M Breaststroke National Age Group Record. Meanwhile Adi and his sister Alia have qualified for the Florida Gold Coast Southern Zone All-Star team while Allison Bardowell

Swimming for the Bolles Sharks in the Florida Sectionals, Janelle Atkinson broke the Jamaican National Senior 50 M Freestyle record by clocking 27.06

Trinidad and Tobago,s George Bovell swam the race of his life when is finished 4th in the finals of the 200 M Individual Medley at the 9th FINA World Swimming Championships

The ASAJ Council at its meeting on July 11, 2001 approved the CARIFTA and CISC Championships qualiying times up to 2004 

July 8, 2001 -- Jamaica Conclude Best CCCAN In Over 20 Years.

July 8, 2001 -- Eight Swimmers Qualify For Finals On Final Day Of CCCAN Championships

July 7, 2001 -- Jamaicans Mine 4 More Medals As Four Records Fall At CCCAN Championships.

July 7, 2001 -- Dominic Lee Breaks Jamaican 13-14 200 m Breaststroke Age Group Record At The CCCAN.

July 6, 2001 -- Jamaica Win 2 Gold and 1 Bronze as Three Records Fall at CCCAN.

July 6, 2001 -- Raine Paulson-Andrews and Alia Atkinson Qualify for Finals.

July 5, 2001 - JAMAICA HAULS IN 4 MORE MEDALS AT CCCAN AS TWO RECORDS FALL.

July 5, 2001 - ALIA ATKINSON BREAKS 50 M AGE GROUP RECORD.

July 4, 2001 - JANELLE ATKINSON TAKES BRONZE IN 100 M BUTTERFLY

July 4, 2001 - LEE BREAKS 13-14 100 M FREESTYLE AGE GROUP RECORD AT CCCAN.

July 3, 2001 - ATKINSON STRIKES GOLD AS TWO JAMAICAN AGE GROUP RECORDS FALL.