FIVE OF JAMAICA’S LOCAL BASED NATIONAL SENIOR SQUAD SWIMMERS AND NATIONAL COACH JACKIE WALTER LEFT THE ISLAND YESTERDAY TO COMPETE IN THE FLORIDA SENIOR CIRCUIT MEET WHICH STARTS THIS MORNING AT THE FORT LAUDERDALE AQUATIC COMPLEX.

FOLLOWING THE REAPPOINTMENT OF JACKIE WALTER AS NATIONAL COACH, THE ASAJ HAS REFOCUSED IT’S ATTENTION ON THE NATIONAL SENIOR SQUAD, COMMITTING THE SWIMMERS TO ONE OVERSEAS COMPETITION EACH QUARTER. THE FLORIDA SENIOR CIRCUIT MEET IS AN OPEN 50 METRE LONG COURSE EVENT WHICH serves as the last chance to qualify for the AMERICAN SWIMMERS TO QUALIFY FOR THE U.S. Open to be held in Seattle on December 4-6.  ENTRY TIMES ARE FAST, PROVIDING TODD JOHNSON, MATTHEW STEWART, BRAD HAMILTON, LEMONE LOWE AND KAHLILAH ROBINSON WITH MUCH NEEDED COMPETITION.

THE MEET WILL LAST FOR TWO DAYS AND THE TEAM WILL RETURN TO THE ISLAND ON MONDAY MORNING.