Barbadian swimmers certainly left their mark in the pools of Martinique during the recently held 2016 Carifta Swimming Championships. Despite many of our top swimmers transitioning up into new age groups, we can be nothing short of proud when it comes to their performances. Below are a list of the new Barbadian LC Record holders coming out of the event:
Boys 11-12 100M Breaststroke: McCallum Clarke (1:13:10)
Boys 11-12 200M Breaststroke: McCallum Clarke (2:37:82 & then 2:37:78)
Girls 13-14 50M Backstroke: Danielle Titus (31:24)
Girls 13-14 100M Backstroke: Danielle Titus (1:06:58)
Girls 13-14 200M Backstroke: Danielle Titus (2:24:16)
Girls 15-17 200M Freestyle: Hannah Gill (2:08:54)
Boys 15-17 50M Freestyle: Alex Sobers (24:14)
Boys 15-17 100M Freestyle: Alex Sobers (52:25)
Boys 15-17 4 x 100M Medley Relay: Jack Kirby, Luis-Sebastian Weekes, Damon St. Prix, Alex Sobers (4:03:80)
OPEN Women’s 100M Backstroke: Danielle Titus (1:06:58)
Barbados swam away with 18 Gold, 12 silver and 14 bronze medals at the just concluded XXXI Carifta Swimming Championships in Lamentin, Martinique.
Along with the impressive medal haul the Barbados swimmers also set four CARIFTA records and seven age-group National Records in the process.
Danielle Titus, swimming in the Girls 13-14 age group, won four individual gold medals and three silvers. She also picked up one silver in the relays and three bronze medals.
It was in the backstroke that she shone the brightest as she set a new National and CARIFTA record in the 200m and 100m.
Joining her in the record-breaking act over the weekend was McCallum Clarke who competed in the 11-12 age group. He won five individual gold medals and three bronze, as well as picking up one gold and two bronze in the relays.
He set his record in the breaststroke, replacing the CARIFTA and National records in the 100m and 200m.
Though not setting any records, Alex Sobers won three individual gold medals in the 100m, 200m and 400m freestyles.
The other three national records came when Hannah Gill broke the 15-17 200m freestyle with her bronze medal performance; and the 15-17 4x100m freestyle relay team and 4x100m medley relay teams which included Jack Kirby, Alex Sobers, Damon St. Prix and Luis Sebastian Weekes.
The full swim team is as follows:
11-12 Age Groups
Girls: Aza Dunwoody, Ti-Juana Welch, Zahra Gaskin, Danielle Treasure
Boys: McCallum Clarke, Tristan Pragnell, Roan Baker, Eric Lashley, Zachary Taylor
13-14 Age Groups
Girls: Danielle Titus, Ashley Weekes, Destiny Harding, Zoe Taylor
Boys: Nkosi Dunwoody
15-17 Age Groups
Girls: Hannah Gill, Alexis Clarke
Boys: Alex Sobers, Damon St Prix, Luis Sebastian Weekes, Jack Kirby
Open Water 14-17 Age Groups
Girls: Alexis Clarke, Rebecca Lashley, McKayla Treasure
Boys: Kobi Talma, Kent Mullins
Management: Head Coach Abdul Sharif, Coach & Open Water Antonio Martinez-Petrolanda, Team Manager Andrea Titus, Assistant Manager/Chaperone Samantha Clarke.
For images from the 2016 Carifta Swimming visit here.
The Barbados Amateur Swimming Association is proud to announce our National Swimming Team for the 2016 Carifta Swimming Championships to be held in Martinique on March 24th– 26th, 2016. We offer our congratulations to all of the competitors and look forward to great performances in 3 weeks.
SWIMMERS
11-12 Age Groups
Girls: Aza Dunwoody, Ti-Juana Welch, Zahra Gaskin, Danielle Treasure
Boys: McCallum Clarke, Tristan Pragnell, Roan Baker, Eric Lashley, Zachary Taylor
13-14 Age Groups
Girls: Danielle Titus, Ashley Weekes, Destiny Harding, Zoe Taylor
Boys: Nkosi Dunwoody
15-17 Age Groups
Girls: Hannah Gill, Alexis Clark
Boys: Alex Sobers, Damon St. Prix, Luis Sebastian Weekes, Jack Kirby
OPEN WATER
14-17 Age Groups
Girls: Alexis Clarke, Rebecca Lashley, McKayla Treasure
Boys: Kobi Talma, Kent Mullins
MANAGEMENT
Head Coach – Abdul Sharif
Coach & Open Water – Antonio Martinez-Petrolanda
Team Manager – Andrea Titus
Assistant Manager / Chaperone – Samantha Clarke
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SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING 12 & Under Female Team
Savannah Berridge
Samaiyah Forde
Gracie Foster
Matilde Janoha
Sophia Simpson
Kenya Franklin
Nia Morris
Hailey Mahy
MANAGEMENT
Head Coach – Morgan Brown
Assistant Coach / Manager – Fiona Bethell
Chaperone – Nicole Simpson
The 2015 BASA Awards and Dinner were held at the Radisson Aquatica on February 8th, 2016. The Barbadian aquatic fraternity came together to honour and acknowledge the outstanding achievements of it’s swimmers, water polo players and synchronized swimmers in 2015. The complete list of honourees is as follows:
CARIFTA SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Leah Martindale Trophy – Most Valuable Swimmer Danielle Titus (Age Group Champ, 89 FINA points, 7 Golds, 2 Silvers, 2 Bronze, 3 Records)
The Victor Norville Memorial Trophy – Best Overall Swim Alex Sobers (765 FINA Points)
Best Female Performance in Open Water Swimming Alexis Clarke (3rd Overall 15-17 Age Group)
Best Male Performance in Open Water Swimming Damon St. Prix (1st Overall 13-14 Age Group)
Best Water Polo Performance Xavier Smith-Taylor
Most Improved Committed Water Polo Player Simon Wilkie
CENTRAL AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIP
Best Overall Female Performance in an Individual Swim Hannah Gill (703 FINA Points)
Best Overall Male Performance in an Individual Swim Alex Sobers (760 FINA Points)
Most Valuable Swimmer Nkosi Dunwoody (Age Group Champion, 6 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze, 2 Records)
Best Female Performance in Open Water Swimming Alexis Clarke (1st 14-17 Age Group)
Best Male Performance in Open Water Swimming Kobi Talma (6th 14-17 Age Group)
Most Improved Synchronized Swimmer Samiyah Forde
PAN AM GAMES 2015
Best Overall Female Performance in an Individual Swim Lani Cabrera (697 FINA Points)
Best Overall Male Performance in an Individual Swim Alex Sobers (768 FINA Points)
THE 16TH FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Best Overall Female Performance in an Individual Swim Lani Cabrera (705 FINA Points)
Best Overall Male Performance in an Individual Swim Alex Sobers (724 FINA Points)
THE GOOD WILL SWIM MEET
Most Valuable Female Swimmer Aza Dunwoody (Points: 74, Events: 10)
Most Valuable Male Swimmer Zachary Taylor (Points: 73, Events: 9, Meet Record: 1)
Most Motivated Swimmer Shannon Smith
YOUTH COMMONWEALTH GAMES
Best Female Performance in an Individual Swim McKayla Treasure (515 FINA Points)
Best Male Performance in an Individual Swim Damon St. Prix (682 FINA Points)
VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD 2015 Avion Jordan
OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR AWARD 2015 Barbara Denise Myles
SPONSOR OF THE YEAR 2015 Banks Holdings Ltd.
COACH OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2015 Antonio Petrolanda
WATER POLO COACH OF THE YEAR AWARD 2015 Natalia Parris
SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING COACH OF THE YEAR AWARD 2015 Fiona Bethell
MOST OUTSTANDING JUNIOR FEMALE 2015 Danielle Titus
MOST OUTSTANDING JUNIOR MALE 2015 Nkosi Dunwoody
MOST OUTSTANDING SENIOR FEMALE 2015 Hannah Gill
MOST OUTSTANDING SENIOR MALE 2015 Alex Sobers
2015 NATIONAL RECORD BREAKERS Alexis Clarke McCallum Clarke Christopher Courtis Nkosi Dunwoody Hannah Gill Jack Kirby Rebecca Lashley Kent Mullins Akeem Nurse Christian Selby Alex Sobers Damon St. Prix Kobi Talma Danielle Titus McKayla Treasure Ashley Weekes Jumar Walrond Luis Sebastian Weekes
SPECIAL AQUATIC CENTRE 25TH ANNIVERSARY AWARD Abdul Sharif
The Barbados Water Polo Under- 14 Mixed team (boys and girls) competed at the Trinidad Water Polo Nationals in December 2015 and returned home with a trophy and silver medals. This was the first competition experience for the team and the fact that they competed against an all-boys team made the silver medal placing even more gratifying. The team Coach was Natalia Parris and Kim Smith was Manager. A group of supportive and excited parents accompanied the team to Trinidad.
BASA would like to offer our heartiest congratulations to Nkosi Dunwoody and Danielle Titus for their extraordinary performances in the pool over the last 2 months.
At the 2nd Titans Aquatic Swim Meet in October Nkosi set two new National LC Records in the Boys 11-12 age group.
Boys 11-12 400M IM Nkosi Dunwoody 5:04:03 (previous record 5:06:47)
Boys 11-12 50M Breast Nkosi Dunwoody 33:45 (previous record 33:69)
In early November at the Hightide Stingrays Chefette Sprint Meet Nkosi copped another two National SC Records for the Boys 11-12 age group.
Boys 11-12 50M Breast Nkosi Dunwoody 32:49 (previous record 33:27)
Boys 11-12 100M Breast Nkosi Dunwoody 1:10:99 (previous record 1:13:29)
Two weeks later at the Plus Active Secondary Inter-Schools’ Finals Nkosi recorded one new record in the Boys 11-12 Category, and his teammate Danielle set three new National SC Records for the Girls 11-12 age group.
Boys 11-12 100M IM Nkosi Dunwoody 1:05:48 (previous record 1:05:70)
Girls 11-12 100M Free Danielle Titus 1:00:30 (previous record 1:01:07)
Girls 11-12 50M Back Danielle Titus 31:11 (previous record 31:36)
Girls 11-12 50M Fly Danielle Titus 30:20 (previous record 30:40)
The upcoming 2015 SC National Swimming Championships will close out this year’s local swimming season, and is scheduled to take place at the Aquatic Centre from December 1st – 6th.
Two weeks later at the Plus Active Secondary Inter-Schools’ Finals Nkosi recorded one new record in the Boys 11-12 Category, and his teammate Danielle set three new National SC Records for the Girls 11-12 age group.