Cayman Swim Clubs Travel to Compete in 50 Meter Olympic Pool
Cayman Swim Clubs Travel to Compete in 50 Meter Olympic Pool
April 21-23rd, Florida, USA
The next generation of swimmers from all three Cayman Islands Clubs headed to Florida last
weekend to compete in Olympic size 50 meter pools. A total of 43 swimmers, aged 8 through
17 years old, with close to half 10 years and under.
Seven Mile Swimmers and Stingray Swim Club attended the Rowdy Cup Invitational in Winter
Haven and Camana Bay Aquatic Club attended the Gulf Coast Swim Team Spring Invitational,
in Fort Myers, Florida. Both meets took place over three days, 21st to 23rd April 2017. Between
the two meets, over 1,000 swimmers competed with more than 30 different teams. The swim
meet had entries from Florida, Cayman and Costa Rica.
Many of Cayman’s swimmers had never competed in a 50 meter pool before and this was one
of the primary motivations for swimmers and their families to travel internationally.
CIASA President, Michael Lockwood, encourages the young athletes “It is great to see our
swimmers competing internationally and testing their boundaries in other places. Their hard
work and dedication is visibly paying off for them and their coaches.”
Stingray Swim Club President, Kathy Jackson, commented on the sprint meets, “This growing
depth of fast swimmers at the club level is a strength for the overall growth and future of the
national development and junior swim teams.”
Seven Mile Swimmers Head Coach, Darren Mew, stated “ We are a young team and it was an
awesome opportunity for the swimmers to swim in an Olympic sized pool. They took the
experience of swimming in a big pool in their stride and had a lot of fun doing it.”
Camana Bay Aquatic Club Head Coach Caleb Miller, added “I loved watching the kids cheer
each other on throughout the meet and grow together as a team. I was also impressed by the
performance of the swimmers and how much they have improved over the course of the
season.”
Overall for the three Cayman Islands clubs, the meets resulted in ten 1st place swims, three 2nd
place and eight 3rd place swims, including strong first place results in the girls relays by Seven
Mile Swimmers, Stingray Swim Club and Camana Bay Aquatic Club. Other standout
achievements included six first place results by Lila Higgo and Sierrah Broadbelt set three new
national records in the 8 and under girls.
Young swimmers who are interested in swimming competitively in Cayman and overseas,
should contact any of the local clubs for more information. Swim meets are held locally
throughout the year and a calendar of events can be found on the CIASA.ky website.
Swimmers and Results Summary (8th or higher)
*Seven Mile Swimmers (SMS)- 13 swimmers
13 & Over category:
Jasmine Lambert-Wragg - 3rd 50m Back, 8th 50m Free, 4th 50m Fly
Nadia Simmons - 6th 50m Back, 3rd 50m Fly,
11-12 years category:
Harper Barrowman
Ella Beighton
Phoebe Claybourn
Kaitlyn Sullivan
10 & Under category:
Kathryn Lambert Wragg - 4th 200m Free, 4th 100m Free, 6th 50m Free, 2nd 50m Back, 3rd
100m Back, 1st 200m Medley Relay, 1st 200m Free Relay
Leila Kirkconnell - 5th 100m Fly, 5th 50m Fly, 1st 200m Medley Relay, 1st 200m Free Relay
Grace Beighton - 2nd 100M Breast, 3rd 50m Breast, 1st 200m Medley Relay, 1st 200m Free
Relay
Nayeli Dacres - 1st 200m Medley Relay, 1st 200m Free Relay
McKenzie Pearson - 5th 50m Breast
Emily Scott
8 & Under category:
Sierrah Broadbelt - 1st 50m Free, 3rd 50m Back, 5th 50m Fly, National Records for 100m &
200m Free & 100m Back, 2nd Place Overall High Point Winner.
*Stingray Swim Club (SSC) - 12 Swimmers
13 & Over category:
Krishna Adapa
Kenneth Glidden - 3rd 50m Breast, 6th 200m Breast
Noah Hill - 7th 50m Breast
11-12 years category:
Jake Alberga - 7th 200m IM, 5th 100M Breast, 8th 100m Free, 6th 50m Breast,
Sam Dakers - 8th 50m Breast
Brittany Chin - 1st 200m Medley Relay, 6th 200m Free Relay
Alexcina Fraser
Abbygale Freebourne - 1st 200m Medley Relay, 6th 200m Free Relay
Rae Lawla - 6th 200m Free Relay
Abby Walton - 6th 100m Breast, 1st 200m Medley Relay, 6th 200m Free Relay
Katriona Williams - 1st 200m Medley Relay
Mikayla Young
*Camana Bay Aquatic Club (CBAC) - 18 Swimmers
11-12 years category:
Maeve Andersen
Dylan Bush
Nicholas Corin
Tabitha Hawkins
Tate Marr
Sofia Watler
10 & Under category:
Ciara Andersen - 6th 100m Breast, 1st 200m Free Relay, 4th 50m Breast, 1st 200m Medley
Relay
Jacob Appleton
Sofia Bonati - 7th 200m IM, 6th 400m Free, 3rd 50m Free, 4th 50m Fly, 1st 200m Free Relay,
7th 50m Back, 6th 100m Fly, 1st 200m Medley Relay
Allie Capasso - 8th 400m Free, 1st 200m Free Relay, 1st 200m Medley Relay
Aleena Danter - 7th 100m Breast, 7th 50m Breast
Lila Higgo - 3rd 200m IM, 6th 200m Free, 2nd 100m Back, 1st 100m Breast, 1st 50m Free, 1st
200m Free Relay, 3rd 100m Free, 1st 50m Breast, 1st 50m Back, 1st 200m Medley Relay
Andrew Muyanga
Stefan Priestley
Ramon Rayos Del Sol
Joshua Williams
8 & Under category:
Luke Higgo - 6th 50m Free, 4th 50m Breast, 5th 50m Back
Eliana Marr
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