Alex And Danielle Win At Butterfield 800m

Alex McCallum and Danielle Boothe took the Men's and Women's titles at the recent Butterfield 800m Sea Swim; an event which attracted 144 swimmers including Special Olympians from 9 Nations.

Unfortunately, what started as an exciting weekend for Cayman Swimming ended in tragedy when Pablo Perez Larza (Special Olympian from Uruguay) experienced difficuties during the swim. Pablo was immediately pulled from the water and treated by the medical support team before being taken to hospital where it was announced he had passed away.

In a joint statement Special Olympics Cayman Islands, Butterfleld Bank (Cayman), CIASA and Special Olympics International said

" This is a great loss for the Special Olympics movement and our thoughts and prayers are with his family, his coach, his teammates and all of Special Olympic Uruguay."

Nick Freeland, Chairman of Special Olympics Cayman Islands thanked the medical personnel who he said "provided excellent and immediate attention to the swimmer."

Our thoughts are with Pablo's Coaches and Family at this very sad time.