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New....September 1, 2010 -
ASAJ has initiated some
changes to its
Swimming Judges
Committee;
nonetheless some of the
training for September
will be held as
scheduled....more |
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New....August
31, 2010 -
ASAJ conveys condolence
to the Peat family on
the passing of Dwight
Peat. Dwight was an
active volunteer with
both the ASAJ and
y-Speedos Swim Club....more |
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August
30, 2010 -
Synchro Stars will be
hosting a press
conference to announce
the Jamaica
International
Synchronized Swimming
Championships
scheduled for October
7-9, 2010. The launch
will be held at
Knutsford Court Hotel on
Tuesday August 31st,
starting at 11:00am....more |
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August
30, 2010 -
Jamielya Shaw of Island
Aquatics Synchronized
Swimming Club will
participate in the
UANA Pan-American Age
Group Synchronized
Swimming Championships
in Lima, Peru from
September 1-5, 2010....more |
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August
15, 2010 -
On day 1 of swimming at
the Youth Olympic
Games, Kendese
Nangle swam a PR of
1:06.43 in
the 100m Backstroke,
bettering the previous
15-17 national age group
record of 1:06.51. |
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July
23, 2010 -
All three finalists on
the last day of swimming
at the CAC Games
lowered their national
senior records set in
the preliminaries. Alia
Atkinson won another
gold medal, stopping the
clock at 31.91 in the
50m breaststroke, while
Natasha Moodie finished
the 50m freestyle in
25.69 and the men 400m
medley relay did
3:59.68....results |
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July
23, 2010 -
Natasha Moodie, Alia
Atkinson and the men
400m medley relay will
be in action this
evening at the CAC
Games finals.
Natasha qualified for
the 50m freestyle in
25.79s, erasing her old
national senior record
of 25.95. Alia continued
her great form in
stopping the clock at
32.38 in the 50m
breaststroke, setting
new national senior and
meet records. The relay
team lowered the 26
year-old national senior
record, touching in
4:03.34.
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July
23, 2010 -
Jamaica's men and women
400m freestyle relays at
the CAC Games
reached the finals on
Wednesday and Thursday
evening respectively. In
the preliminary session,
Brad Hamilton (25.94)
set a new senior
national record in the
50m butterfly, erasing
the old mark of 26.68. |
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July
20, 2010 -
Alia Atkinson set
another meet and
national senior record
on day 3 of the CAC
Games. She stroke
gold in the 100m
breaststroke, stopping
the clock at 1:10.25.
The women 400m medley
relay lowered the
national senior record
to 4:20.93 in finishing
in fifth position....results
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July
20, 2010 -
Alia Atkinson (100m
breaststroke - 1:11.62)
and the women 400m
medley relay (4:24.69,
new national senior
record) will represent
Jamaica in the finals of
Day 3 at the CAC
Games. Dominic
Walter set new national
15-17 age group and
senior records (8:54.16)
in the 800m freestyle. |
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July
19, 2010 -
Jamaica added another
gold medal to its tally
when
Alia Atkinson
established a new meet
record of 2:17.31, and
lowered her national
senior record, in the
women 200m Individual
Medley at the CAC
Games. Natasha
Moodie and Brad Hamilton
finished fifth and sixth
respectively in their
events....results |
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July
19, 2010 -
Alia Atkinson leads a
trio of swimmers who
have moved on to the
finals of day2 at the
CAC Games, each
establishing new
national senior records.
Alia leads the
qualifiers in the 200m
IM with 2:19.65,
bettering her own
previous mark of
2:21.69. Brad Hamilton
qualified for the 50m
breaststroke with 29.38,
erasing his previous
record of 29.40 while
Natasha Moodie stopped
the clock at 57.18 in
the 100m freestyle,
erasing the old mark of
57.21. |
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July
19, 2010 -
Alia Atkinson won
Jamaica's first medal at
the CAC Games
that started yesterday.
She mined gold in the
women 200m breaststroke
in a meet record time of
2:30.99. Brad Hamilton
and Victoria Ho also
made finals in their
events....results |
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July
12, 2010 -
Tornadoes Swim Club were the winners of their Tornadoes
Invitational Swim
Meet, scoring 1646 points. They were followed by Y-Speedos on 1146 and
Swimaz Aquatics with 367.50. Sixteen meet records were broken, with Kevaughn Campbell from
Swimaz Aquatics swim club accounting for three.
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July
7, 2010 -
Swimmers, Coaches, Patrons to the Tornadoes
Invitational Swim
Meet, please note that Sunday's session
will start at 8:00 am and events 83/84 (10&U
100m Freestyle) will be swam on Friday
evening.
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July
3, 2010 -
Jamaica finished in
fifth position (353
points) in swimming at the Caribbean
Islands Swimming
Championships. They
returned today with 3
gold, 12 silver and 11
bronze medals. Kevaughn
Campbell (11-12 boys)
set new CISC and
national age group
records in winning the
50M and 100M
breaststroke events. He
was also first in the
200M breaststroke.
Dominic Walter and
Timothy Wynter also
established new national
records...more |
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July
1, 2010 -
The 19 & Under male
waterpolo team will be
playing Cuba on Friday
in the bronze medal game
at the Caribbean
Islands Swimming
Championships now
underway in Havana,
Cuba. |
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June
28, 2010 -
Island Aquatics Synchro
club will be hosting a
Synchro Summer Splash
Camp in July and
August, to be conducted
by visiting Canadian
coach Nina Makuch. The
camp caters to all skill
levels, and will include
dancing, cheerleading
and gymnastics....more....flyer |
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June
22, 2010 -
Alia Atkinson, a
member of Jamaica's team
to the CAC games this
summer, showed great
form in gaining gold and
silver medals on day two
of the Texas Senior
Circuit meet last
Saturday....more |
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June
16, 2010 -
IPL has advised that
patrons to the pool
should use gate E10 (Nannyville
entrance) from June 17 -
20. ....more
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June
16, 2010 -
Clubs wishing to
participate in the
Tornadoes Club Swim Meet
in July are being
reminded that the ASAJ
register closes at
4:00pm this Friday, June
18.
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June
10, 2010 -
Schools participating in
the Nestle Ice-cream
Schools meet, please
note that events 29/30
and 51/52 (the 11 - 12
relays) will be swam as
straight finals on
Saturday. |
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June
9, 2010 -
Three (3) swimmers
participated in the
2010 CISC
Synchronized Swimming
Trials which was
held at the National
Stadium Pool on
Saturday, June 5....results |
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June
7, 2010 -
Patrons to the Nestle
Ice-cream Schools meet
this weekend will be
required to use the main
carpark at the National
Stadium. The cost for
the day is $200 per
vehicle. |
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June
7, 2010 -
Tornadoes Swim Club won
both the age-group and
masters section of the
Neville Alexander
Memorial Swim Meet.
In the age-group
section, Tornadoes
scored 1059.5 points,
followed by y-Speedos
(719) and Marlins (697).
Tornadoes (50) lead
y-Speedos (36) in the
masters section. Eight
(8) new meet records
were established....results |
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June
5, 2010 -
Tornadoes, with 696.5
points, have extended
their lead at the end of
day 2 of the
Neville Alexander
Memorial Swim Meet.
y-Speedos is second with
494 point, and Marlins
third on 437....results |
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June
5, 2010 -
Tornadoes Swim Club
continue to lead after
two sessions of the
Neville Alexander
Memorial Swim Meet.
They have 476 points,
followed by y-Speedos on
315 and Marlins with 313.
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June
4, 2010 -
Tornadoes Swim Club
jumped to the lead after
the first session of the
Neville Alexander
Memorial Swim Meet.
They have 130 points,
followed by y-Speedos on
59 and Marlins with 38.
A new meet record was
established by Kevaughn
Campbell (30.03) in the
Boys 11-12 50M Fly....results |
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May
31, 2010 -
The 2010 CISC
Synchronized Swimming
Trials will be held
at the National Stadium
Pool starting at 12:30
PM on Saturday June 5,
2010. The results of the
trials will be used by
the ASAJ Selection
Committee to select
Jamaica’s Synchro Team
for the 2010 Caribbean
Island Swimming
Championships being held
in Havana, Cuba June 26
– July 1. Entries for
the trials will close on
Wednesday June 2nd.
Click
here for more meet
information. |
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May
31, 2010 -
National Swim Squads
training will resume
tomorrow (June 1)
morning at the Stadium
Pool. |
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May
31, 2010 -
The National Stadium
complex is again
open to the public. IPL
Management's plans to
begin charging patrons
to park have been
delayed and will become
effective next Monday,
June 7. |
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May
26, 2010 -
The Management of
Independence Park
Limited has advised
that, effective
immediately and until
advised otherwise, the
National Stadium
Complex is closed to
the public. |
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May
25, 2010 -
With the current
military operations
within the Kingston
metropolitan area, the
decision has been taken
to postpone the
Neville Alexander
Memorial meet to
next weekend, June 4-6,
2010. We apologize
for any inconvenience
this change may cause. |
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May
25, 2010 -
Effective next Monday,
May 31st, all patrons to
the stadium complex will
be required to pay to
park on the compound,
either on Statue Road or
in the main car park
using Gate E4.
Discounted parking
permits are available in
the ASAJ office at the
pool....more |
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May
25, 2010 -
Please note that
National Swim Squads
training scheduled for
tomorrow, Wednesday May
26th is cancelled. We
ask that you continue to
monitor this site for
information regarding
other training sessions. |
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May
22, 2010 -
Congratulations
to Kendese Nangle
(Peddie School in New
Jersey) on her selection
to the Mid Atlantic Prep
League (MAPL) All
Academic Honourees list
for 2009-10. The
selection is based on
outstanding performances
in the classroom and
varsity sports....more |
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May
22, 2010 -
The Nestle
Prep/Primary Schools
meet will be held on
June 11-12 at the
National Stadium. The
summons is now available
from the
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22, 2010 -
Clubs are being reminded
that they need to name
volunteers for the
Neville Alexander
Memorial meet
immediately. The
requirement from each
club per session is
based on the number of
entries submitted as
follows:
1 Unattached
swimmer - 1
Volunteer
(per 3
sessions)
1-3 Club
swimmers - 1
Volunteer
4-6 Club
swimmers - 2
Volunteers
7-10 Club
swimmers - 3
Volunteers
11-20 Club
swimmers - 5
Volunteers
over 20 Club
swimmers - 8
Volunteers
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May
14, 2010 -
Twelve swimmers from the
Tornadoes Swim Club will
participate in the
Comet Swim Club FGC
Invitational Swim Meet
this weekend in Pembroke
Pines, Florida....more |
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May
11, 2010 -
Hillel Prep were the overall champion team at the
YMCA/Burger King Swim Meet
on Friday. They scored 395 points, followed by Stella Maris (301) and Sts Peter and Paul (250.5).
The top girls' section was won by Stella Maris (190 points) from Mona and Sts Peter and Paul.
Hillel (276) took the boys' section, followed by Sts Peter and Paul and Stella Maris.
The top primary school was Excelsior Primary with 50.0 points....results
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May
10, 2010 -
The
training groups for the National Swimming Squad
(local swimmers) based on the test sets
are now prepared. The
training schedule
to the end of June indicate that the first sessions will be held
this Wednesday, May 12
at the Stadium pool.
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April
30, 2010 -
Please note that the National Squad
training session
scheduled for
Saturday will now
start at 9:00am to facilitate
a track meet at the Stadium.
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April
26, 2010 -
National Squad
training sessions
are scheduled for
Wednesday afternoon
(4/28 4:30 - 6:00) and
Saturday afternoon (5/1
3:00 - 4:30) at the
National Stadium pool.
All
swimmers should
attend one session as
test sets will be done
to establish training
groups for the next
cycle of training.
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April
19, 2010 -
The 50M pool at the
national stadium is
OPEN!! A
revised fee
structure, ranging from
$100 to $200 per entry
is published by Pool
Management. Please note
that the diving well is
not available at this
time, and all users
should avoid that area.
Clubs are reminded to
submit lane requirements
by Friday (4/23) so that
the usage can be
scheduled.
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April
14, 2010 -
The national stadium
pool will re-open to
the public on Monday
April 19th. Entry fee
for use of the pool
facility is $100 per
person per entry for
persons swimming with
coaches, and $150 per
person per entry for
recreational swimming.
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April
6, 2010 -
As we enter the final
session of the last day
of the
XXV CARIFTA Swimming
Championship,
Jamaica will depend on
the performance of the
17 swimmers who have
made the finals. Leading
the charge are Ivana
Chang, Kevaughn
Campbell, Octivia Gray
and Timothy Wynter who
earlier swam NAGR in
200M Back - 2:19.96....results |
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April
5, 2010 -
Jamaica retained their
fifth position at the
end of day 3 of the
XXV CARIFTA Swimming
Championship.
Tonight they earned 1
gold (Kevaughn Campbell
11-12 boys 50M breast)
and two bronze medals,
and established new NAGR
in the 13-14 girls 50M
breast (Octivia Gray
35.91) and in the 15-17
girls 800M freestyle
relay...results
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April
5, 2010 -
In the most exciting
waterpolo match so far
in the
XXV CARIFTA Swimming
Championship,
Trinidad held on to
defeat Jamaica's male
team 8-6. Akua Walter,
Jonathan Hernould (2),
Corey Richards, Zawdie
Coke and David Millwood
were the goal
scorers....game |
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April
5, 2010 -
Trinidad defeated
Jamaica in the third of
the best of five girls
waterpolo competition at
the
XXV CARIFTA Swimming
Championship.
Gabrielle Mesquita,
Leigh-Anne Lewars (2)
and Christina Burke were
the goal scorers in the
4-12 score line....game |
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April
5, 2010 -
Jamaica will have twenty
swimmers in the finals
tonight at the
XXV CARIFTA Swimming
Championship. Medal
contenders include
Leanne McMaster,
Kevaughn Campbell and
Antoine Young....results
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April
4, 2010 -
Jamaica went down to
Trinidad in both
waterpolo matches played
tonight in the
XXV CARIFTA Swimming
Championship
. The girls lost 2-16
while the boys rallied
better, final score was
8-12.
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April
4, 2010 -
Jamaica added 1 gold
medal (Timothy Wynter -
26.69 in 50M fly, new
NAGR), 3 silver and 2
bronze medals in the
finals on day 2 of the
XXV CARIFTA Swimming
Championship, ending
the day on 262
points....results |
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April
4, 2010 -
Trinidad got the better
of Jamaica's male team
in their first waterpolo
game today at the
XXV CARIFTA Swimming
Championship.
Jonathon Hernould,
Nicolas Jones, Darron-ray
Donaldson and Zawdie
Coke each scored a goal
in the 4-21 defeat....result |
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April
4, 2010 -
Jamaica's female team
was beaten 4-18 by
Trinidad in the first
waterpolo game today at
the
XXV CARIFTA Swimming
Championship.
Goal scorers were
Christina Burke (2),
Gabrielle Mesquita and
Courtney Roberts....result
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April
4, 2010 -
Fourteen swimmers from
the morning's session on
day 2 at the
XXV CARIFTA Swimming
Championship
have qualified for the
finals later today.
Medal contenders include
Victoria Ho, Timothy
Wynter and Kendese
Nangle who all go in
with one of the top
three fastest times. ...results |
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April
4, 2010 -
All four representatives
in synchronized swimming
(Campbell, Gabbadon,
Shaw, Smith-Edwards)
were in action yesterday
at the
XXV CARIFTA Swimming
Championship
as the figures
competition got
underway.
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April
3, 2010 -
Thirteen of the Jamaican
swimmers have advanced
to the finals of
day 1 of the
XXV CARIFTA Swimming
Championship, with
many in positions for
medals....results
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April
3, 2010 -
Thirty
members of Jamaica's
swimming team will be in
action on day 1 of the
XXV CARIFTA Swimming
Championship which
are been held in Jamaica
this year.
Live results will be
available throughout the
competition. |
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March
26, 2010 -
Jamaica's Swim Team for
CARIFTA XXV
interact with sponsors
after training
   
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March
23, 2010 -
Corrections have been
made to the results of
the Mayberry
Investments Schools Meet
(Prep/Primary Section).
The changes do not
affect the positions of
the teams as published
following the meet on
March 13....results |
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March
21, 2010 -
Kendese Nangle further
lowered her time in the
100M Backstroke at the
Speedos Champion
Series Southern Zone
Championship. She
stopped the clock at
1:06.52 for 9th place in
the "A" Finals, just
missing the national
15-17 age group record
by 0.01sec.
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March
21, 2010 -
Tornadoes Swim Club won
the ASAJ
Masters/Pre-Masters Meet
which was held at
Bournemouth Bath
yesterday. They scored
842 points to lead
Speedos (287), Marlins
(174) and Swimaz
Aquatics (108). The
champion female was
Kadian Ingleton, while
Alan Marsh was the male
champion ....results |
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March
20, 2010 -
Kendese Nangle today
swam a personal best
time of 1:06.76 in the
100M backstroke to
better the B qualifying
cut for the Youth
Olympics. The time also
qualifies her for the
"A" finals in the
Speedos Champion Series
Southern Zone
Championship
scheduled for later
tonight....more |
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March
20, 2010 -
Three members of
Jamaica's CARIFTA team,
Victoria Ho, Kendese
Nangle and Alexia Royal-Eatmon,
are participating in the
Speedos Champion
Series Southern Zone
Championship in Fort
Lauderdale. This meet
serves as a warm up meet
for the girls...Friday....Saturday |
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March
20, 2010 -
The ASAJ has named
twenty four players to
represent Jamaica in
Waterpolo at XXV
CARIFTA Swimming
Championships.
Jamaica will take part
in the 19 & Under male
and female
competitions....team |
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March
13, 2010 -
Stella Maris was again
the overall champion in
the prep/primary schools
section of the
Mayberry Investments
Schools Swim Meet.
They finished with 475.5
points, just ahead of
Hillel with 456 and St
Peter & Paul at 270. The
top girls team was
Stella Maris (283), top
boys team Hillel (294)
and top primary school
was Excelsior (44)....results |
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March
13, 2010 -
Campion College is the
new girls high school
champions in the
Mayberry Investments
Schools Swim Meet,
having earned 467.5
point. They are followed
by St Andrew with 403.5
and Holy Childhood on
134. Wolmers' Boys
School successfully
defended the
championship trophy for
high school boys,
gaining 559 points, from
Campion College on 392
and Kingston College
with 266. University of
Technology won the
university section....results |
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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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March
9, 2010 -
The ASAJ has named the
competitive swimming
team for CARIFTA XXV.
The team includes eleven
overseas based athletes.
All local members should
attend the first
training session,
scheduled for Thursday,
March 11th at 5:00am at
the YMCA pool....team
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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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