by Carol Ann Gollop | Jun 13, 2019 | Blog, News
The Barbados Amateur Swimming Association is pleased to announce our National Team for CCCAN 2019! Our heartiest congratulations to the athletes representing Barbados in Water Polo, Artistic Swimming, Open Water & Swimming!
Dates of Competitions:
SWIMMING: June 28th – July 2, 2019
ARTISTIC SWIMMING June 24 – 27, 2019
WATER POLO: July 4 – 8, 2019
OPEN WATER: July 3 & 5, 2019
by Carol Ann Gollop | Aug 31, 2018 | Blog, Featured, News, Uncategorized
At the recently concluded 2018 Goodwill Swimming Championships, Barbados was
awarded the Age Group Champion trophy in 4 Age Groups and had several second
and third place finishes.
It would be a clean sweep of the top 3 placements in the 8 & under girls with Heidi
Stoute being the winner, amassing 29 points from the 5 events contested. Second
place would go to Jaiya Simmons with 28 points while Ayobami Leon Barker would
finish in 3 rd with 24 points, tied with Guyana’s Shareefah Lewis.
Nikolai Sisnett with 4 gold medals from 5 events would be the champion of the 8 &
under boys, finishing with 40 points. Second place was a tie between the Bahamas
Maxwell Daniels and Trinidad’s Rylan Thomas, with 28 points each while Tariq
Greenidge of Barbados would finish in 4 th place with 26 points.
Kenyah Deane would be the lone placement for Barbados in the 9-10 age group,
finishing in 3 rd place overall with 42 points. The age group title went to Christanya
Shirley of Jamaica (67 points). Heidi Baker would finish in 4 th place with 22 points.
In the 13-14 age group, Takiyah Weekes was 2 nd overall with 39 points behind
Trinidad’s Isabella Edwards with 48 points while 3 rd place went to Liya Moncur of
the Bahamas. Christopher Pollard and Eli Zerpa would swap gold and silver medal
positions throughout the meet but Pollard’s performance was strong enough to
eventually earn him the title of Age Group champion with 55 points while Zerpa had
to settle for 2 nd place with 50 points.
In the 15-17 age group, Ashley Weekes and Destiny Harding, having medaled
between them in every event contested, were awarded the first and second place
trophies respectively. Weekes’ finished with 63 points while Harding secured 53
points. The 3 rd place went to Trinidad’s Courtney Lawrence with 31 points.
With solid performances all round from the team, Barbados would finish in 2 nd
position with 983 points. The overall winner was Trinidad with 1,242 points while
the Bahamas finished in third with 633.50 points.
by Carol Ann Gollop | Jun 15, 2018 | Blog, Featured, News
The Barbados Amateur Swimming Association (BASA) recently held it’s Annual General Meeting at the Barbados Aquatic Centre, and is pleased to announce the election of the following individuals as Officers of the Federation for the 2018 – 2020 period.
PRESIDENT: Mr. Anthony “Tony” Selby
1st VICE PRESIDENT: Mrs. Cicely Chase-Harding
2nd VICE PRESIDENT: Mrs. Samantha Clarke
SECRETARY: Mrs. Pamela Mullins
TREASURER: Mrs. Anne-Marie Burke Brewster
by Carol Ann Gollop | Jun 1, 2018 | Blog, Featured, News
The Barbados Amateur Swimming Association is proud to announce our National Swimming Team for the upcoming CCCAN Swimming Championships, to be held in the Aruba June 29th – July 06th, 2018.
SWIMMING
11-12 GIRLS: Amelie Baker, Adia Deane, Mill-Jo MacDonald & Adara Stoddard
11-12 BOYS: Omari Sealy
13-14 GIRLS: Aza Dunwoody & Danielle Treasure
13-14 BOYS: Roan Baker, McCallum Clarke, Niel Skinner, Tristan Pragnell
15-17 GIRLS: Danielle Titus
15-17 BOYS: Nkosi Dunwoody, Luis-Sebastian Weekes
OPEN WATER SWIMMING
Amelie Baker, Girls 12-13
MANGEMENT
SWIMMING COACHES: Ancille Inniss & Henderson Clarke
TEAM MANGER: Andrea Titus
CHAPERONE: Adua Kinch
OPEN WATER COACH: Harold Lewis
OPEN WATER TEAM MANAGER: Wendy Baker
by Carol Ann Gollop | Mar 13, 2018 | Featured, News
The Barbados Amateur Swimming Association is pleased to announce our National Aquatics Team for the upcoming Carifta 2018 Championships, taking place in Jamaica on March 14th until April 4th.
WATER POLO
Under 16 Male / Female: Fozlo Brewster, Kayla Smith, Anij Brewster, Adonia Marshall, Jack Trevochka, Rihanna Phillips, Sebastian Mayers, Rheanna Walcott, Sumara Benn, Hannah Trotman, Tyra Alleyne, Kirus Layne, Nevaeh Barnett-Waithe
19 & Under Male: Abijah Beckles, Gabriel Mayers, Tyrese Beckles, Darian Maynard, Christian Best, Xavier Smith-Taylor, Jonathan Bryan, Sebastian Mayers, Nathan James, Darian Trotman, Lamar Mayers, Luke Kelshall, Anij Brewster.
19 & Under Female: Thea Beckles, Nevaeh Barnett-Waithe, Shannan Smith, Adonia Marshall, Amber McKenzie, SaraSpringer, Tyra Alleyne, Sumara Benn, Kayla Smith, Destiny Bain-Sonny, Rowena Williams, Suann Spencer, Rihanna Phillips.
Coaches: Ryan Ford, Akeem Nurse, Natalia Parris
Official Referee: Luke St. John
Team Manager: Wayne Beckles
Team Chaperone: Juliet Springer
SWIMMING
11-12 Girls: Amelie Baker, Adia Deane, Milli-Jo MacDonald & Adara Stoddard
11-12 Boys: Omari Sealy
13-14 Girls: Aza Dunwoody, Keilani Talma, Danielle Treasure & Zahra Gaskin,
13-14 Boys: Roan Baker, McCallum Clarke, Niel Skinner & Tristan Pragnell
15-17 Girls: Danielle Titus, Kyra MacDonald
15-17 Boys: Nkosi Dunwoody, Jack Kirby, Luis Sebastian Weekes & Jumar Walrond
Head Coach: Darny Olalde Hernandez
Assistant Coach: Ancille Inniss
Team Manager: Andrea Titus
Team Chaperone: Merville Sealy
OPEN WATER SWIMMING
14-15 Girls: Danielle Clarke, Chara Hinds & Kayla Renwick
14-15 Boys: Eric Lashley & Niel Skinner
16-18 Girls: Shirkeitha Hunte & Ashley Weekes
16- 18 Boys: Nkosi Dunwoody
Head Coach: Darny Olalde Hernandez
Assistant Coach: Ancille Inniss
Team Manager: Samantha Clarke
Team Chaperonne: Matthew Lashley
ARTISTIC SWIMMING
13-15 Girls: Samaiyah Forde, Gracie Foster, Nia Morris & Hailey Mahy
15-18 Girls: Erica Loustric
Head Coach: Kiera Bloom
Team Manager: Simone Morris