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December 31, 2002 - Water Polo Officials and Swimmer Clinic - January 3-5...see the full schedule

December 29, 2002 - The swimmers and officials participating in Jamaica's recently revived Water Polo Program will enjoy the benefit of a Clinic led by Mark Koganov and held at the National Stadium Pool, January 3-5, 2003....more

December 29, 2002 - Jamaica's National Squad swimmers will participate in a Swim Camp to be held at the National Stadium Pool January 3, 4 & 5, 2003. The Camp will be under the leadership of the new National Development Coach, Orlando Estrada. The ASAJ is using the camp to kick off the swimmers preparation for the CARIFTA Championships which will be held in Jamaica, April 19-21, 2003. There will be two training sessions each day.

December 26, 2002 - Jamaica's National Squad will tomorrow turn a new page in it's short history when Jamaica's newly appointed National Development Coach, Orlando Estrada, conducts his first training session. With Coach Estrada in the ASAJ fold, it is expected that the National Squad Training Program will achieve the goal of three session each week. Assistant National Coach Teddy Hales is expected to continue to play a significant role with the Squad. A three month training schedule has been published includes a three day Swim Camp to be held January 3-5, 2003 at the National Stadium Pool.

December 26, 2002 - National Swim Coach Jackie Walter has, for personal reasons, resigned that position. Coach Walter will however, continue to work with the National Swim Team in limited way, as time permits. She has played a pivotal role in Jamaica's recent success in International Swimming Arena and will continue to sit on the ASAJ Swimming Committee. The ASAJ is grateful for the time and effort that Coach Walter has devoted to Jamaican Swimming.

December 14, 2002 - The ASAJ will be conducting a Synchronized Swimming Judges Seminar on Sunday December 15 at the Sports Development Foundations Training Room (31 Phoenix Ave). Persons interested in becoming a Synchro judge are invited to attend - there is no registration fee. The seminar is schedule to start at 12:00 noon and run until 4:00 PM. Helen Eyre will be the instructor.

December 14, 2002 - ATTENTION COACHES - The Coaches Seminar scheduled for December 16, 2002 has been postponed due to the number of Coaches off the island. The seminar has been rescheduled for January 13th 2003...be there!

December 9, 2002 - Raine Paulson-Andrews has settled in with her new club, Miami Swimming. Raine now has the opportunity to train with two American Olympians, Gary Hall and Christina Swindle....good luck Raine!

December 6, 2002 - The Y-Speedos Swim Club have taken a commanding lead in the ASAJ Age Group Las Lic swimming competition being held at the National Stadium Pool. The Tornadoes Swim Club and Sting Ray Swim of Cayman are second and third respectively....meet results

December 4, 2002 - All is set for the ASAJ Age Group Las Lic Swim Meet which starts at 5:00 PM on Friday December 6 at the National Stadium Pool. The Competition runs until Sunday. ..an interesting feature of the competition is the participation of a team from Cayman. Welcome!

December 4, 2002 - Michael Fisher this evening held another Water Polo training session at the National Stadium Pool. The training sessions are aimed at preparing an Under 18 Male and Female team to participate in the very first CARIFTA Water Polo Competition. The next session will be held at the same venue starting at 5:30 on Monday December 9. interested swimmers are invited to attend.

December 4, 2002 - Y-Speedos Coach David Dyke has spent the last three months at a University in Hungary participating in a Coaches Training Course. Word is that two Coaches Graduated with "honours" and David was one...congratulations David, you have made us all proud! David returns to Jamaica on Thursday December 5.

December 2, 2002 - Julie Thaden and Hallie Todd yesterday concluded a very successful Synchronized Swimming Clinic at the UTECH Pool. 39 Swimmers participated. Thaden, who had conducted a clinic in Jamaica two years ago, expressed delight at the improvement of the swimmers. Hallie Todd, an American Synchro Swimmer, assisted Julie during the clinic. She created a lasting impression on the young Jamaican Synchro Swimmers by demonstrating her pool skills which earned her 1st place honours at the 2002 United States Age Group Synchro Champs. See a short Photo Album.

November 26, 2002 - CAC Up-date MARIANA CHUCK ADVANCES TO THE 100 M BACKSTROKE FINAL. Jamaica’s Mariana Chuck this morning swam 1:09.72 to qualify for the CAC Games Female 100 M Backstroke final to be swum this evening. Despite swimming a personal best 54:10, Jevon Atkinson failed to qualify for the final of the 100 M Backstroke. Atkinson swam a fast 26.21 to be third at the 50 M turn and was in close contention until the 15 metre mark when he began to fade, finishing 5^th in his heat.

November 20, 2002 - SWIMJAMAICA DOWN -We apologize for the delay in posting the ASAP Prep and Walter Lowi results. Our webserver provider had to make a number of technical changes which should improve our service in the future. During this time we were unable to update the site. We are back now!

November 20, 2002 - Jamaica's CENTRAL AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN GAMES (CAC) Swim Team (November 24-29) has been confirmed. The 8 member team includes: Swimmers - Angela Chuck, Tamara Swaby, Mariana Chuck, Timothy Wong, Dominic Lee and Jevon Atkinson. Jackie Walter will accompany the team as National Coach and Michael Lee as Manager. John Eyre has been selected by CCCAN as a FINA starter for the competition. The team will leave the island on November 21, 2002. Good Luck!

November 17, 2002 - In one of the most exciting meets in recent times, the Y-Speedos came from behind to hold on to the WALTER LOWI SPRINT MEET Trophy, scoring 1198 points, just 5.5 more that the Tornadoes Swim Club (1192.5). The Flying Fish Ambassadors finished third with 249. The 30 Masters Swimmers, including Olympian Allan Marsh, swam in their own events for the first time created immense excitement. The ASAJ hopes that this will inspire other swimmers over 25 years old to enter future competitions. An incredible 64 Meet records were broken....meet results

November 16, 2002 - 436 swimmers will today compete in the Walter Lowi Short Course Sprint Meet at the National Stadium Pool. In a fantastic development, a record number of 30 Masters Swimmers (25 year and over) have entered the competition. The 436 entries is 105 more than in 2001.

November 15, 2002 - Scoring 349 points in a good all round performance, Wolmers Prep today dethroned Immaculate Prep as the overall Champions of the ASAJ Prep/Primary School Swim Competition. Immaculate however retained their crown as Female Champion while Mona took the top spot in the Male Division. Excelsior won the Primary School high points trophy....results

November 14, 2002 - The ASAP Prep Schools Swim Meet which originally scheduled for last Friday will dive into action tomorrow starting at 8:30 AM at the National Stadium Pool. While poor water quality in the pool forced the postponement, there has been steady improvement and a check of the pool this evening found the water in satisfactory condition. 508 swimmers from 22 schools will participate.

November 9, 2002 - Immaculate Prep, Mona Prep, Immaculate High and Campion College all take the High Point Trophies at the Crimson Dawn/YMCA Schools Relays swum today at the YMCA Pool....results

November 8, 2002 - The ASAJ had to postpone the Prep Schools Swim Meet today because of the poor condition of the water in the National Stadium Pool....more

November 5, 2002 - The Royals Swim Club led by Stephani Webley's 5 Golds, 2 Silvers and the 6 and Under High Point Trophy had a great meet competing in the Michael Lockwood Memorial Tournament in Cayman. The Royal's won 45 medals overall...more

November 5, 2002 - See the 2002 Calendar for the ISSA High Schools Meet summons. All High Schools and Universities are invited to participate in the competition scheduled for November 29, 2002.

November 5, 2002 - 508 swimmers from twenty two (22) Prep and Primary School have entered the ASAJ Prep/Primary Schools Swim Meet which will dive into action at 8:30 AM on Friday, November 8 at the National Stadium Pool.

November 5, 2002 - After a years absence, the Crimson Dawn/YMCA Relays has attracted 692 swimmers from 16, Prep, Primary, High and University Institutions. The Meet will be held on Saturday at the National Stadium Pool starting at 10:00 AM. Prep/Primary Schools will swim in the morning while the High Schools and University's competition will start at 2:00 PM....look for results on this site.

October 28, 2002 - Jamaica's Abiona Redwood won the 50Y free in 24.93 to help the Johns Hopkins women's swimming team defeat Franklin & Marshal in a dual meet on Saturday October 26....more

October 27, 2002 - The Y-Speedos today won the AB Short Course Swim Classic scoring 1010 points. The Tornadoes Swim Club finished second with 783 points and the Marlins third with 132. An incredible 51 meet records were broken as Brad Hamilton swam 5 AAAA times and Ramon Walton had 2 of his own....meet results....more

October 26, 2002 - The Y-Speedos continued to consolidate their lead during session 3 of the AB Short Course Classic being held at the National Stadium Pool. Scoring 692 points, the Speedos are 181 points ahead of the Tornadoes (511) and the Marlins Swim Club (73). Eight more have been records were smashed in session 3....meet results.

October 24, 2002 - 320 swimmers from 8 clubs have entered the AB Short Course Swim Meet which dives into action tomorrow at the National Stadium Pool. The first swim will be at 5:30 PM and the competition will continue until Sunday. The scoring in the meet will be based on time standards achieved by the swimmers. The faster the time, the more points achieved...see the meet summons for more info. Watch out for the results.

October 22, 2002 - The Tornadoes Swim Club returned yesterday from Ocala, Florida where they competed in the Central Florida Marlins Fall Meet. Led by National Representative Brad Hamilton, the team copped 10 Gold, 11 Silver and 4 Bronze medals....congrats!! .... more info

October 21, 2002 - The Jamaicans are swimming up a storm at Marlins Fall Meet. Angela Chuck, Travis Forte and Brad Hamilton all strike Gold....more info

October 20, 2002 - All eyes are now set on next weekends AB Short Course Classic to the held in the National Stadium Diving Well. After the Blue Seal Swim Meet got the 2002-03 swimming off to a diving start, the competition is expected to be "Classic" as the clubs vie for the top three places. More anon....

October 17, 2002 - A delegation of 26 team members of the Tornadoes Swim Club left the island to participate in the Marlins Fall Swim Meet being held in Ocala, Florida from October 18^th – 20^th, 2002. Approximately 350 competitors from the Central Florida Region will participate in the Meet. The team will be led by National Team members and gold medallists from the 2002 CARIFTA and CISC Brad Hamilton and Rene Wright...more

October 6, 2002 - The Y-Speedos today crowned themselves Champions of the Blue Seal Swim Meet, scoring 1026.5 points. The Tornadoes Swim Club ran second with 769.5 and the Marlins Swim Club third with 267.50. Eight more meet records were broken during the final session of swimming....results

October 5, 2002 - After day one of the Blue Seals Swim Meet the Y-Speedos have a commanding lead (576.5 points) over the Tornadoes Swim Club (428.5) and the Marlins Swim Club (149). Two Jamaican Age Group Records and nine (9) Meet Records have been broken. Congratulations to Ramon Walton for setting new Age Group Records in the 9-10 Male 100 M Butterfly. The final session starts on Sunday at 9:00 AM....results

October 4, 2002 - The Blue Seal Swim Meet will dive into action tomorrow at the National Stadium Pool starting at 8:30 AM. Look for the results on this website.

September 28 2002 - The National Squad Training Schedule for October 2 - November 20 has been posted.

September 28 2002 - Due to the Tropical Storm Watch in effect for Jamaica (Lilly), the Blue Seals Swim Meet scheduled for Sept. 28 and 29 has been postponed. Watch out for the new dates soon.

September 27 2002 - Apologies are due to Todd Johnson. With his 1:03.58 in the 100 M Back at CARIFTA, Todd has moved up from the Junior Swim Squad to the Senior Squad. This was not mentioned in the initial release...well done Todd.

September 26 2002 - The Meet Summons for the ASAJ Prep/Primary Schools Swim Meet scheduled for November 8 has been updated to reflect the correct day for the meet. The original summons incorrectly stated Saturday. The correct date is Friday, November 8...see you there!

September 21 2002 - The Blue Seals Swim Club today recognized two of Jamaica's Swimming Champions at a luncheon held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel. Allan-Roy Marsh who holds 10 National Records and Angela Chuck were honored for their outstanding contributions to Jamaican swimming. The luncheon is a prelude to next weekends Blue Seal Swim Meet to be held at the National Stadium Pool. Great idea Blue Seals!

September 21 2002 - Thirteen persons today satisfactorily completed the first ASAJ Swimming Judges Clinic scheduled for the new swim season. The clinic, which was conducted by John Lopez and John Eyre who covered the Time Keepers Certification Syllabus and other new information covered at the recent FINA Judges Seminar. The next Judges Clinic will be held on January 18, 2003...be there!

September 17 2002 - ASUA has released the official Time Standards and Qualifying Procedures for next years Pan American Games to be held in the Dominican Republic, August 1-17. The ASAJ Swimming Committee will be discussing the impact that the latest changes will have on Jamaica's qualifying requirements at a meeting to be held September 18. The new qualifying times will be published as soon as possible thereafter.

September 4 2002 - The 2002 ASAJ/FINA Coaches Clinic got underway today at the Liguanea Club in Kingston with 35 Coaches in attendance. Coach Milt Nelms, who has visited Jamaica once before is the Instructor....clinic schedule

September 3 2002 - The ASAJ Selection Committee will meet on Monday September 9 to select the new Senior and Junior National Squads. The squads will be announced after the Council Meeting scheduled for September 11.

September 3 2002 - Jamaica's Janelle Atkinson will tomorrow undergo a minor operation on her shoulders. It is expected that the operation will relieve pain that she has experienced for the last year. Despite the pain, Janelle won two Bronze Medals at the Commonwealth Games in Manchester last month. She is expected to return to full training in a few weeks time....good luck Janelle!

September 1, 2002 - Having Graduated from Brown University in May, Jamaica's Angela Chuck has moved to Gainesville, Florida to train with Greg Troy and the Florida Gators. She joins fellow Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games teammate, Janelle Atkinson who has been with the Gators since enrolling at the University of Florida last year.

August 21, 2002 - As the new swim year approaches there have been more club changes for National Squad swimmers. Adi and Alia Atkinson have moved to the Comets Swim Club. The Atkinson's join fellow National Squad Members Jevon Atkinson and Nekeisha Cain who have been with the Comets for some time. The Comets are trained by Coach Chris Anderson.

August 16, 2002 - Allison Bardowell has transferred to Broward Aquatics, a new club in South Florida. Allison's new Head Coach Peter Banks, also coaches Brooke Bennett (2000 Olympic 400 & 800 Free Gold Medalist) and Maritza Corriea. Swim fast Allison!

August 14, 2002 - Late but great news...America's Natalie Coughlin becomes the first woman to swim the 100 M Backstroke in less than one minute, naturally she broke the world record too!...more details

August 8, 2002 - The Barbadian Bradley Alley did it again setting three national records again on the second day of junior Nationals in Boca Raton, He set new age group record in the 50 back in a time of 27.72 beating the 27.83 he set last week when he led off the FLST team to victory in the medley relay. New national and age group marks were set in the 400 I.M. in 4:36.08 and the the 200 fly 2:05.25 for the third time for each event. Bradley is swimming very well, keep it up!

Ramon James, Janelle Atkinson Tamara Swaby and Manager John Eyre returned to the island yesterday. The rest of the team will return by the weekend.

August 5, 2002 - Caribbean swimmers had a few good swims at the Speedos Champion Series Competition held in Fort Lauderdale July 24-28. See Tony Morrison's report for day 3-5. His report for days 1 and 2 were previously added to this page.

July 30, 2002 - Jamaican swimmers dive into action at Commonwealth Games....more

July 25, 2002 - Jevon Atkinson today twice lowered the Jamaican 15-17 National Age Group 100 M Freestyle record...more

July 24, 2002 - On the first day of competition, three of Jamaica's National Swimmers were in action at the Speedo Champion Series Swim Meet....more

July 23, 2002 - With Tamara Swaby arriving in the island tonight and Janelle Atkinson scheduled to arrive Wednesday morning, Jamaica's full team will train together at the National Stadium Pool starting at 4:00 on Wednesday. The team will have their final training session on Friday morning before leaving the island on Air Jamaica Friday afternoon....more

July 17, 2002 - Mr. Jerry Olson, President of ASUA has distributed the 2003 Pan American Games Swimming time standards. As the proposed ASAJ qualifying times fall within the standards set by ASUA, no adjustment will have to be made to the times previously distributed. It should be noted that the 2003 Pan AM Games will include 50 M stroke events. ASUA has not established standards for the 50's but has required that swimmers have swum the qualifying time for the 100 M event of the same stroke.

July 16, 2002 - The Jamaican National Records reports have been updated with the 23 records broken or tied at the Caribbean Island Swimming Championships....look out for the new top times reports, coming soon.

July 13, 2002 - The ASAJ Council last month ratified a new set of by-laws and procedures designed to streamline to Associations operations. The previous set, which had not been update for many years, are now void. Please take to time to review the new laws and procedures. Included are a few changes to the National Team selection rules e.g. the date for CARIFTA times has been moved back to October 1 of the previous year.....more

July 9, 2002 - It's official, Jamaica's Swim Team for the Commonwealth Games will include 5 swimmers and Jackie Walter as National Coach. 2000 Olympians Janelle Atkinson and Angela Chuck will be joined by Tamara