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NATIONAL TEAM NEWS
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XXV
CARIFTA SWIMMING
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Kingston,
Jamaica
April 3 -
6, 2010
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FEDERATION NEWS |
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New....March
11, 2010 -
The ASAJ hosted a
Synchronized Swimming
Development Meet on
Saturday, March
6 at Bournemouth Bath.
It also served for the
selection of Jamaica's
team to CARIFTA XXV.
Both local synchronized
swimming teams
participated....results |
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New....March
9, 2010 -
The ASAJ has named the
competitive swimming
team for CARIFTA XXV.
The team includes eleven
overseas based athletes.
All local members are
required at the first
training session,
scheduled for Thursday,
March 11th at 5:00am at
the YMCA pool....team
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New....March
3, 2010 -
The
Masters/Pre-masters Meet
scheduled for March
20 will take place at
Bournemouth Bath. All
swimmers 18 years and
older are encouraged to
participate.
Registration with ASAJ
is recommended but not
necessary. |
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March
3, 2010 -
The technical (scratch)
meeting for the
Mayberry Investment
Schools Meet is
postponed to Monday,
March 8th. It will be
held at the ASAJ
Offices, starting at
5:30pm. |
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March
1, 2010 -
Tornadoes Swim Club won
both the Age Group and
Masters sections of the
Walter Rodgers Age
Group Championships.
In the age group
category, Tornadoes
scored 1621 points,
followed by y-Speedos
with 1133 and Marlins on
1101. Outstanding
individual performances
came from Timothy Wynter
and Kevaughn Campbell
who both achieved AAAA
time standard....more |
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February
27, 2010 -
Tornadoes (on 1114
points) enjoy a
comfortable lead in the
Walter Rodgers Age
Group Championships.
Marlins (790) is second
and y-Speedos (768)
third at the end of the
third day....results |
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February
26, 2010 -
It is now confirmed that
the
Mayberry
Investments Schools Swim
Meet will be held at
Bournemouth Bath on
March 12 & 13.
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February
26, 2010 -
Tornadoes continue to
lead after two days of
the Walter Rodgers
Age Group Championships.
They are currently
on 404 points, followed
by Marlins on 262 and
y-Speedos with 251. |
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February
25, 2010 -
At the end of day 1 of
the Walter Rodgers
Age Group Championships,
Tornadoes is in the
lead with 182 points,
followed by y-Speedos on
92 and Marlins with
82....results |
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February
24, 2010 -
Coaches met this evening
to review the length of
the sessions for the
Walter Rodgers Age Group
Championships. Some
changes were necessary
to the program to limit
each session to a
maximum 4 1/2 hours.
Please note that 8 &
under and some 9-10
swimmers have been
removed from Friday
evening....more....psych |
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February
19, 2010 -
The next
Masters/Pre-Masters Meet
is scheduled for March
20. We plan to host one
such meet each term as
we prepare/condition
swimmers for
international
competitions. Master
swimmers do not have to
be registered with ASAJ
to participate, but
unregistered swimmers
will not earn points.
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February
13, 2010 -
After a ding-dong battle
all day,
Tornadoes Swim Club
retained the lead at the
end of day 2 of the
y-Speedos Karl Dalhouse
Swim Meet. Tornadoes
has 589 points, followed
by y-Speedos on 574 and
Marlins with 499....results |
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February
12, 2010 -
Tornadoes Swim Club took
the early lead in the
y-Speedos Karl Dalhouse
Swim Meet, scoring
107 points. Marlins (94)
is second and hosts
y-Speedos (85) third
....results
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February
11, 2010 -
Five members of
the National Senior
Squad (Brian Forte,
Steven Moodie, Kendese
Nangle, Alexia Royal-Eatmon,
Dominic Walter) will be
competing in the
Missouri Grand Prix
on
February 12-14, as they
continue their bids to
qualify for the Youth
Olympics in August....more |
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February
11, 2010 -
The
psych sheet for the
y-Speedos Karl Dalhouse
Swim meet has been
produced.
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February
8, 2010 -
Four swimmers from
Synchro Stars returned
with medals won at the
St. Paul Stars
Synchronised Swimming
meet, held on
February 5-6. Members of
the team were Ahkira
Brown, Breann Campbell,
Giselle Tucker and
Monique Watson....more....pictures |
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February
1, 2010 -
The ASAJ is encouraging
teams to nominate
members and other
interested individuals
to participate in the
current training
sessions for swim judges.
Participants will
receive certification to
work at meets for two
years....more |
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January
31, 2010 -
Changes have been made
to the training
schedule for meet
officials. Please
refer to the 2010
calendar. |
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January
28, 2010 -
Members of the Synchro
Stars will be travelling
to Minnesota, USA to
participate in the
St. Paul Stars
Synchronised Swimming
meet on February
5-6, 2010. Prior to the
meet, they will attend a
training camp, providing
exposure to new
equipment and
techniques...more |
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January
25, 2010 -
Tornadoes Swim Club will
be hosting a Long
Distance Development
Meet on Saturday
January 30 at the UWI
pool....summons |
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January 19, 2010 -
Jamaican swimmers
performed
well at the
NSU Davie Nadadores
Senior Invitational Swim
Meet on Saturday.
Outstanding swims came
from Victoria Ho and
Alexia Royal-Eatmon....more |
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January 15, 2010 -
The summons for the
Karl Dalhouse Memorial
Swim Meet has been
submitted by y-Speedos
Swim Club. The meet will
take place on February
12-14, 2010, at the UWI
pool. Registration
closes on January 22 and
entries must be
submitted by January 29.
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January 15, 2010 -
Congratulations to
Natasha Moodie and Brad
Hamilton on being named
swimming category
winners at the RJR
Foundation Sports Award
Ceremony held on
Thursday, January 14. |
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January 14, 2010 -
Three members of the
national squad (Steven
Moodie, Alexia Royal-Eatmon,
Dominic Walter) left the
island yesterday for a
training camp in
Florida, in an attempt
to qualify for the 2010
Youth Olympics. They
will be joined later in
the week by other
members....more |
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January 1, 2010 -
The Members of the ASAJ
Council wishes for
everyone in the Jamaican
Aquatics Community a
happy and prosperous
2010. The year will no
doubt be challenging,
but we are confident
that with everyone
playing a role, we can
together, make the ASAJ
a better organization.
It is our hope that 2010
will be seen as a
turning point for the
Aquatic Sports. If this
is to happen we must
work:
1. to change the
structure of the ASAJ so
as to encourage
increased participation,
particularly in parishes
outside Kingston;
2. to make each
Technical Committee a
robust and effective
development tool;
3. to secure additional
sources of funding for
local competitions and
National Teams;
4. to continue the rapid
expansion of SwimJamaica;
5. with the Government
and other organizations
to secure funding for
new aquatic facilities;
6. to ensure that the
new G.C. Foster Aquatics
Programme flourishes;
7. to ensure that
CARIFTA is a success, in
all respects.
We look forward to
working with you to
achieve these and other
goals and pray that 2010
be a good one for you
and your family.
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December
31, 2009 -
All clubs are been
reminded that ASAJ
registration for 2010
is preferred in Hytek
file format, exported
from Team Manager and
sent to
asaj@cwjamaica.com.
Payment is to be made at
the ASAJ office,
accompanied with a copy
of the athlete roster of
the swimmers to be
registered and
supporting documents as
necessary....procedure |
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December
29, 2009 -
The group lists and
training schedule for
the Coach Rob Camp
2010 is now ready.
This camp is open to
persons on the Top5 Age
Group ranking and
members of the national
squads. Queries
regarding the camp
should be made at the
ASAJ office....list....schedule |
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December
29, 2009 -
Amendments were made to
some categories of the
Age Group Top5
rankings for
December.
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December
28, 2009 -
The Age Group Top5
rankings for December
have been posted. All
swimmers listed, along
with national squad
members, are invited to
the special camp on
January 1-4, 2010. Group
lists and training times
will be available on
Tuesday, December
29th....ranking |
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December
25, 2009
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December
21, 2009 -
Tornadoes Swim Club
won the
Christmas Open
Championships,
scoring 1001 points.
y-Speedos Swim Club
(521) was second and
Blue Seals Swim Club
(227) third. |
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December
20, 2009 -
Tornadoes swim club
leads after day 1 of the
Christmas Open
Championships. They
have amassed 690 points,
followed by y-Speedos on
363 and Blue Seals with
170....results |
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December
16, 2009 -
Junior swim squad
member, Sidrell
Williams, returned
with two gold and five
silver medals after
participating in the
Amateur Swimming
Association of Trinidad
and Tobago Invitational
Swimming Championship on
the weekend....more
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December
15, 2009 -
ASAJ will be presenting
a Stroke Clinic
on January 2-3, 2010, to
be conducted by Rob
Emary of Broward
Aquatics. Register early
(at the ASAJ offices) as
space is limited....more |
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December
13, 2009 -
Island Aquatics Synchro
Club will be hosting a
Synchronized Swimming
Development Workshop on
December 15 to 20.
Jamaican born head coach
of the Coral Springs
Aquacades Synchro Club,
Ashley Johnson, will be
the facilitator of both
the coaching and synchro
workshops designed to
develop the skills of
the intermediate and
senior swimmers as well
as the junior coaches
attached to the club...more |
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December
7, 2009 -
Michelle-Ann Gabbadon,
Shannon March and Tashna
Smith-Edwards of
Island Aquatics Synchro
club won the
Prime Minister's Youth
Award for Excellence in
Sport. They had
represented Jamaica in
synchronized swimming at
the Junior Panam
Games....more....pictures-
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December
3, 2009 -
Congratulations to
Michelle-Ann Gabbadon,
Shannon March and Tashna
Smith-Edwards of
Island Aquatics Synchro
club on being
nominated for the
National Youth Awards,
resulting from their
participation in the
Junior Panam Games. The
awards ceremony takes
place at Emancipation
Park on December 6th. |
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December
2, 2009 -
Corrections were made to
the results of the
ASAJ Prep/Primary
Schools and ISSA
High Schools and
Universities/Colleges
swim meets. The changes
do not alter the teams'
final
placings. |
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November
29, 2009 -
Stella Maris won the
Championship trophy at
the ASAJ Prep/Primary
Schools Swim Meet.
Hillel came second and
Mona third. Top girls
team was also Stella
Maris while Hillel took
the honours among the
boys. Excelsior was the
top primary school....results |
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November
29, 2009 -
Immaculate, Wolmers Boys
and UWI all successfully
defended their hold on
the Championship
trophies in the ISSA
High Schools and
Universities/Colleges
Swim Meet. St Andrew
was second and Campion
third in the girls
section and Campion
second and KC third in
the boys equivalent. CMI
was second in the
universities/colleges
section....results |
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November
17, 2009 -
y'Speedos Swim Club
(692.5 points) was the
winner of the
2009
Walter Lowi Sprint
Classic held at the
UWI pool this past
weekend. Tornadoes Swim
Club (652.5) was second
and Marlins Swim Club
(220) came in third...results |
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November
3, 2009 -
The summons for the
Walter Lowi Swim Meet
has been added to the
calendar. Please note
that the meet will be
held at the UWI pool,
Mona Bowl and the
deadline for entries
extended to Thursday,
November 5 at 4:00pm. |
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October
27, 2009 -
The FINA Coaches
Development Clinic
starts tomorrow,
Wednesday October 28 at
5:30pm. All swim coaches
should try to attend, as
the skills learnt will
enhance existing
swimming programmes.
Coaches registering on
that day should arrive
by 5:15pm to facilitate
a prompt start to the
clinic....more |
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October
24, 2009 -
Tornadoes Swim Club won
the age group section of
the Dean Martin
Memorial AB Swim Meet,
scoring 542 points.
y'Speedos Swim Club
(450) was second and
Blue Seals Swim Club
(174) third. Timothy
Wynter had an
outstanding meet,
achieving T16 standard
in 100M Fly (1:06.88)
and 200M Back (2:27.90)
and 'AAAA' in three
other events. Sidrell
Williams and Antoine
Young also achieved 'AAAA'
times. y'Speedos was
champion Masters team. |
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October
23, 2009 -
Tornadoes Swim Club
continues to lead after
two days of the Dean
Martin Memorial AB Swim
Meet. They are on
149 points, ahead of
y-Speedos on 104 and
Flying Fish with 64. |
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October
23, 2009 -
At the end of day 1,
Tornadoes Swim Club (52)
took the early lead in
defense of the
championship trophy in
the Dean Martin
Memorial AB Swim Meet.
y-Speedos Swim Club (24)
is second and Flying
Fish Ambassadors (19)
third. |
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October
13, 2009 -
The FINA Coaches
Development Clinic
will be held at the
Jamaica Olympic
Association.
Concurrently,
participants will have
the opportunity to
achieve ASCA
International Level 1
and/or Level 2
certification at an
additional cost....more |
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October
12, 2009 -
Synchro Stars pair of Jada Brown
and Breann Campbell
scored 49.219 in the 12
& Under Duet at the 1st Jamaican
Synchronized Swimming
Championships.
Earlier in the evening,
Breann Campbell scored
48.226 in the solo
event....results |
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October
12, 2009 -
The revised summons for
the Dean Martin
Memorial Meet has
been posted to the
calendar. This meet will
be held at UWI pool from
Thursday October 22 to
Saturday October 24 with
entry deadline set at
October 15. Seats
will be limited, so
patrons are asked to
take along a chair if
possible. |
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October
9, 2009 -
The 1st Jamaican
Synchronized Swimming
Championships was held
this afternoon at
Bournemouth Bath.
Jamaica was represented
by two 10-12 age group
swimmers from Synchro
Stars club, Jada Brown
and Breann Campbell. |
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October
7, 2009 -
We can now confirm that
the ASAJ Distance
Development Meet
this weekend will be
held at the UWI pool. We
ask swimmers to arrive
early for positive
check-in and to
facilitate a prompt
start.
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October
1, 2009 -
The ASAJ Distance
Development Meet
will be held on October
10th. The location will
be confirmed shortly....summons |
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September
30, 2009 -
The 2010 USMS
National Long Course
Championship will be
held in San Juan, Puerto
Rico on August 8-13,
2010. All master
swimmers from the
Americas are welcome to
participate....more
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September
30, 2009 -
Training sessions for
all national
squads are scheduled
for Tuesdays 4 - 6pm and
Fridays 3:30 - 5:30pm at
UWI (entrance fee $100)
and Wednesdays 4:50 -
6:45am at YMCA (entrance
fee
$70) |
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September
24, 2009 -
The Amateur Swimming
Association of Jamaica
presents a FINA
Coaching Clinic in
Kingston, from
October 28 to November
1, 2009. All local swim
coaches, and those from
the wider Caribbean
region are encouraged to
attend this swim coaches
development
event....memo....flier |
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September
20, 2009 -
The swimming squads
to February 2010 has
been named. Training
starts next Wednesday,
September 23 at 5am at
the YMCA pool. Swimmers
will be required to pay
the $70 entry
fees....squads |
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September
20, 2009 -
The summons for the
development meet
this Saturday has been
modified. Events 19 & 20
will be 100M Backstroke
instead of 100M
Freestyle.
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September
16, 2009 -
The new swimming year
gets underway with a
development meet on
September 26 at
Bournemouth Bath. All
clubs and schools are
invited ...summons |
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August
13, 2009 -
The next ASCA Coaches
Clinic will be held
in Fort Lauderdale,
Florida from September
8-13, 2009. ASAJ
encourages all local
coaches to attend this
clinic as it provides a
forum to discuss
developments in the
sport with colleagues
(and is close to
home!)....more |
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August
5, 2009 -
Jamaica's team to the
UANA Pan American Junior
Synchro Competition
leaves on August 11.
Members of the team are
Michelle-Ann Gabbadon,
Shannon March and Tashna
Smith-Edwards with Coach
Amanda Eyre and Judge
Tanya March....more |
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August
1, 2009 -
George Bovell III of
Trinidad & Tobago swam
the second fastest 50M
Freestyle ever at the FINA World
Swimming
Championships,
finishing the race in
21.20 secs after been
forced into a swimoff....more |
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August
1, 2009 -
Natasha Moodie equaled
her own national senior
record in the 50M
Freestyle on Day 7 of the FINA World
Swimming
Championships,
stopping the clock in
25.95 secs....more
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July
31, 2009 -
Brad Hamilton
establishes another
national senior record
on Day 6 of the FINA World
Swimming
Championships. He
finished the 100M
Butterfly in 56.56,
erasing the old mark of
57.07. He had earlier
swam a personal best
time of 23.87 in the 50M
Freestyle. Jonathan Wong
also has a personal best
time of 24.40 in that
event. In the 50M
Butterfly, Kendese
Nangle was just off her
personal best, finishing
the race in 30.18.
Jamaica will have its
last swim when Natasha
Moodie dives in the 50M
Freestyle on Day 7....more |
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July
30, 2009 -
Natasha Moodie had her
first swim on Day 5 of the FINA World
Swimming
Championships,
returning a personal
best time of 57.71 (seed
time 59.36) in the 100M
Freestyle. Jamaica
will be well represented
on day 6 as Brad
Hamilton and Jonathan
Wong will compete in the
50M Freestyle, Kendese
Nangle in the 50M
Butterfly and Brad
Hamilton return later in
the 100M Fly....more |
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July
29, 2009 -
As world and
championship records
continue to fall at the
13th FINA World
Swimming
Championships, FINA
Bureau announces new
rules for swimsuits.
Effective 2010, suits
will be restricted to
"textiles" and cannot go
below the knee. Men
suits cannot go above
the navel while women
suits cannot go above
the neck or beyond the
shoulders....more
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July
29, 2009 -
Jonathan Wong swam a
personal best time of
53.35 in the 100M
Freestyle on Day 4 of the FINA World
Swimming
Championships. In
the same event, Brad
Hamilton stopped the
clock at 52.37. In the
50M Backstroke, Kendese
Nangle finished the race
in 31.53 secs. Natasha
Moodie will have her
first race, 100M
Freestyle on Day 5....more
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July
28, 2009 -
Ramon Walton mined gold
medal in the 50M
Backstroke in the 17 -
19 age group at the
Florida Gold Coast
Junior Olympics held
in Plantation, Florida
from July 23 - 26. He
also won silver in the
100M Backstroke. Dominic
Walter won bronze in the
15 - 16 200M Butterfly
while Victoria Ho just
missed out on the
medals, placing fourth
in the 15 -16 200M
Freestyle, 400M
Freestyle and 200M
IM....more |
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July
28, 2009 -
Brad Hamilton smashed
another national senior
record on Day 3 of the FINA World
Swimming
Championships, this
time in the 50M
Breaststroke. He
finished the race in
29.40, erasing his own
previous record of
29.91. He will again be
in the pool tomorrow
(along with Jonathan
Wong) in the 100M
Freestyle. Kendese
Nangle will swim in the
50M Backstroke....more
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July
27, 2009 -
Two Jamaicans were in
action on Day 2 of the FINA World
Swimming
Championships.
Jonathan Wong clocked
1:58.27 (seed time
2:01.81) in the 200M
Freestyle and Kendese
Nangle finished the 100M
Backstroke in 1:08.37
(seed time 1:08.19).
Brad Hamilton will be in
the pool again tomorrow
in the 50M
Breaststroke....more
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July
26, 2009 -
Brad Hamilton
shattered the national
senior record in 50M
Butterfly
at the FINA World
Swimming
Championships. He
finished the race in
25.68, bettering the old
mark of 25.90. Kendese
Nangle and Jonathan Wong
will be in action
today....more |
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July
25, 2009 -
Brad Hamilton
will be the only
Jamaican in action
tomorrow
at the FINA World
Championships when
swimming gets into
action. He will take
part in the 50M
Butterfly....more....entries....schedule
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July
23, 2009 -
Kendese Nangle, Natasha
Moodie, Brad Hamilton
and Jonathan Wong will
be representing Jamaica
at the FINA World
Championships now
underway in Rome. The
championships include
all aquatic disciplines,
but Jamaica is
participating only in
competitive swimming.
That program starts on
Sunday July 26th....more |
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July
20, 2009 -
The ASAJ congratulates
Rohan Johnson,
member of the senior
national squad, on being
named to the 2009
Southeastern Conference
(SEC) Academic Honor
Roll. Rohan is a
freshman at the
University of Kentucky
and was one of twelve
swimmers from that
institution on the
list....more |
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July
19, 2009 -
y-Speedos, with 64
points, was the champion
team at the ASAJ Open
Water Classic 2009
today at Lyssons Beach
in St Thomas.
Tornadoes (45) was
second and Blue Seals
(34) third. Swimmers
participated over
distances of 1K and
2K....results
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July
13, 2009 -
Tornadoes won the LIME Tornadoes
Invitational Swim Meet,
followed by y-Speedos
and Blue Seals. Eleven
new meet records were
established. Tornadoes
was praised for hosting
an enjoyable meet at
this new location.
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July
11, 2009 -
Tornadoes regained the
lead in the LIME Tornadoes
Invitational Swim Meet,
after trailing y-Speedos
for most of the day. At
the end of session 3,
Tornadoes has 905
points, followed by
y-Speedos on 753 points
and Blue Seals with
207....results |
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July
10, 2009 -
Tornadoes (137 points)
took the lead after day
1 of the Tornadoes
Invitational Swim Meet.
y-Speedos (49) is second
and Flying Fish (29)
third. The meet is
been held at the UWI
pool which has been
temporarily adjusted to
50M...results |
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