Skip to main content

Water Sports

'My body is going to be healthier': Harvey steps away from swimming to focus on life beyond the pool

'My body is going to be healthier': Harvey steps away from swimming to focus on life beyond the pool

Bermuda’s Olympian Emma Harvey says she will return even stronger for next year’s major championships as she steps away from competitive swimming for a three-month break to focus on other aspects of life.
  • Sports Desk
  • 2025-06-03 10:04:11
  • Hits 1353

Algernon Cargill returned unopposed as president of Bahamas Swimming Federation

Algernon Cargill returned unopposed as president of Bahamas Swimming Federation

President of the Bahamas Aquatics Federation Algernon Cargill was returned unopposed to the post...

Former Suriname swimmer Anthony Nesty makes history as first Black swim coach to lead U.S. team into the World Championships

Former Suriname swimmer Anthony Nesty makes history as first Black swim coach to lead U.S. team into the World Championships

When Suriname Olympian Anthony Nesty was named the head coach of the USA men’s team for the 2022...

Opportunity to dive for Jamaica at the Olympics excites Yohan Eskrick-Parkinson

Opportunity to dive for Jamaica at the Olympics excites Yohan Eskrick-Parkinson

For the past seven years, Yona Knight-Wisdom was the sole face of Jamaican diving, representing...

Alia Atkinson notches more wins at Southern Zone Sectionals

Alia Atkinson notches more wins at Southern Zone Sectionals

Jamaican Olympian Alia Atkinson continued her winning ways at the multi-site Southern Zone...

Jamaica wins two gold and silver in 'job well done' at UANA Cup

Jamaica wins two gold and silver in 'job well done' at UANA Cup

Zaneta Alveranga and Christanya Shirley each won a gold medal at the 2020 UANA Cup that concluded...

Emily McDonald over the moon at winning start to collegiate career.

Emily McDonald over the moon at winning start to collegiate career. "I love my new team!"

Rising Jamaican swimming star Emily McDonald says she is having a grand time in her first few...

Record-breaking Alia Atkinson dominates at Florida Gold Coast Senior Championships

Record-breaking Alia Atkinson dominates at Florida Gold Coast Senior Championships

Olympian Alia Atkinson continued in her fantastic form at the 2021 Florida Gold Coast Senior...

Trinidad and Tobago name team for CARIFTA Swimming and Open Water Championships

Trinidad and Tobago name team for CARIFTA Swimming and Open Water Championships

The Amateur Swimming Association of Trinidad and Tobago has named their team for the 2022 CARIFTA...

Olympic diver Knight-Wisdom opens season with three medals and a possible diving partner

Olympic diver Knight-Wisdom opens season with three medals and a possible diving partner

Two-time Jamaican Olympian Yona Knight-Wisdom walked away with three medals and a possible diving...

Covid-19 lockdown in Barbados, neighbouring spikes, forces postponement of Carfita Swimming champs

Covid-19 lockdown in Barbados, neighbouring spikes, forces postponement of Carfita Swimming champs

The 2021 Carifta Swimming Championships that had been set to get underway from March 26 to April 7...

Atkinson continues to dominate at Piranha Senior Invite

Atkinson continues to dominate at Piranha Senior Invite

After two days of sunshine, the heavens opened on the third day of the 2021 Piranha Senior Invite...

Alia Atkinson opens long-course season with two wins and a second-place finish in Florida

Alia Atkinson opens long-course season with two wins and a second-place finish in Florida

Jamaican Olympian Alia Atkinson opened her long- course season this past weekend in Plantation...

Roberts targets crown as Ferguson, Carrington headline T&T's team for Carifta Swim showpiece

Roberts targets crown as Ferguson, Carrington headline T&T's team for Carifta Swim showpiece

Trinidad and Tobago’s head coach, Anil Roberts, has set a bold target for his 36-member team,...

  • Sports Desk
  • 2025-03-18 08:56:56
  • Hits 3364
CARIFTA swimmers Sobers, Evans and Carter, hit Olympic 'B' standards

CARIFTA swimmers Sobers, Evans and Carter, hit Olympic 'B' standards

The youth of the CARIFTA region were treated to an excellent performance by Alex Sobers of...

Olympians Alia Atkinson, Bruno Fratus and Renzo Tjon A Joe are headliners at Piranha Senior Invite

Olympians Alia Atkinson, Bruno Fratus and Renzo Tjon A Joe are headliners at Piranha Senior Invite

Jamaican Olympian Alia Atkinson is among the headliners for the Piranhas Senior Invite that began...

ASAJ makes waves in artistic swimming with JOA support

ASAJ makes waves in artistic swimming with JOA support

The Amateur Swimming Association of Jamaica (ASAJ) is brimming with pride over the advances made...

The Bahamas names strong 36-member squad for 2020 Carifta Swimming Championships

The Bahamas names strong 36-member squad for 2020 Carifta Swimming Championships

Three-time defending Carifta Games Swimming Champions The Bahamas has named a 36-member team that...

Trinidad & Tobago and St. Lucia name teams for FINA World Short Course Swimming Championships

Trinidad & Tobago and St. Lucia name teams for FINA World Short Course Swimming Championships

The Amateur Swimming Association of Trinidad & Tobago and St. Lucia Aquatics Federation have both...

Alia Atkinson narrowly misses out on medal in Women's 100m breaststroke final at Short-course championships

Alia Atkinson narrowly misses out on medal in Women's 100m breaststroke final at Short-course championships

Jamaica’s Alia Atkinson narrowly missed out on a medal in the Women’s 100m breaststroke at the...

Barbadian swimming ace Danielle Titus wins scholarship to Tulane University

Barbadian swimming ace Danielle Titus wins scholarship to Tulane University

Fresh off her double-gold medal performance at the UANA Cup in Lima, Peru, Barbados’ swimming ace...

T&T's Dylan Carter grabs silver in Men's 50m butterfly at World Short-Course Championships

T&T's Dylan Carter grabs silver in Men's 50m butterfly at World Short-Course Championships

Trinidad &Tobago’s Dylan Carter won the Caribbean’s first medal at the 2021 FINA Short-course...

Alia Atkinson wins 50m bronze in FINA Champions Series

Alia Atkinson wins 50m bronze in FINA Champions Series

Olympian Alia Atkinson won a bronze medal in the 50m breaststroke on Monday at the Shenzhen leg of...

The Bahamas ready to win Carifta 2020 after 17-medal UANA Cup performance

The Bahamas ready to win Carifta 2020 after 17-medal UANA Cup performance

President of The Bahamas Swimming Algernon Cargill said the 17 medals won at the recently...

Knight-Wisdom picks up 'solid' silver at British nationals

Knight-Wisdom picks up 'solid' silver at British nationals

Yona Knight-Wisdom delivered a better-than-expected showing at the British Nationals at the...

Athletics chief Coe backs FINA as swimming changes stance on transgender issue

Athletics chief Coe backs FINA as swimming changes stance on transgender issue

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said swimming's global governing body was acting in its...

  • Sports Desk
  • 2022-06-20 13:27:02
  • Hits 2496
Atkinson draws the curtain on remarkable swimming career after Short-course World Championships

Atkinson draws the curtain on remarkable swimming career after Short-course World Championships

Jamaican swimming legend Alia Atkinson has decided to call it a career after her fourth-place...

Trinidadian Olympian swimmer Cherelle Thompson encourages athletes to seize the moment

Trinidadian Olympian swimmer Cherelle Thompson encourages athletes to seize the moment

Olympic swimmer Cherelle Thompson on Thursday encouraged Trinidadian athletes to seize the moment, as she...

Cayman’s Jordan Crooks steps away from competitive swimming but leaves door open for return

Cayman’s Jordan Crooks steps away from competitive swimming but leaves door open for return

Cayman Islands’ swimming sensation Jordan Crooks has revealed he is stepping away from...

  • Sports Desk
  • 2025-05-10 14:36:15
  • Hits 2304
Knight-Wisdom wins first Grand Prix medal, targets greater improvement

Knight-Wisdom wins first Grand Prix medal, targets greater improvement

Jamaican diver Yona Knight-Wisdom has expressed delight at having won his first-ever Grand Prix...

Atkinson into 100m breaststroke final at World Short-course championships

Atkinson into 100m breaststroke final at World Short-course championships

Jamaica’s Alia Atkinson advanced to the final of the Women’s 100m Breaststroke at the FINA World...

Bahamian Joana Evans makes 200m freestyle finals as World Short Course Swimming Championships get underway in Abu Dhabi

Bahamian Joana Evans makes 200m freestyle finals as World Short Course Swimming Championships get underway in Abu Dhabi

Bahamian Joanna Evans and Mexican Jose Martinez were both finalists at the FINA World Short Course...

Alia Atkinson elected as FINA Athletes’ Committee Chair

Alia Atkinson elected as FINA Athletes’ Committee Chair

FINA on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of Jamaican swimming legend Alia Atkinson to the CHAIR of...

Jamaica produce 15-17 age group national record to win mixed 4x200m relay gold at CCCAN Swimming Championships in Barbados

Jamaica produce 15-17 age group national record to win mixed 4x200m relay gold at CCCAN Swimming Championships in Barbados

Jamaica’s 15-17 200m freestyle mixed relay team was in record-breaking form at the 2022 CCCAN...

Locked in: Jamaican swimmer Kaheem Lozer embraces growth, grit in Hungary

Locked in: Jamaican swimmer Kaheem Lozer embraces growth, grit in Hungary

Thousands of miles from the pool decks where his journey began in Jamaica, Kaheem Lozer continues...

Sabrina Lyn set to make waves at NCAA Division I Championships

Sabrina Lyn set to make waves at NCAA Division I Championships

Jamaica’s rich swimming legacy will be on display once again as Olympian Sabrina Lyn gears up to...

  • Sports Desk
  • 2025-03-18 16:59:07
  • Hits 2169
T&T's Dylan Carter wins 50m butterfly for sixth gold medal at FINA Swimming World Cup

T&T's Dylan Carter wins 50m butterfly for sixth gold medal at FINA Swimming World Cup

Trinidad and Tobago swimmer Dylan Carter won his third gold medal at leg two of the FINA Swimming...

Jamaica set to host the 27th Goodwill Swimming Championship, August 18-20

Jamaica set to host the 27th Goodwill Swimming Championship, August 18-20

The Aquatics Sports Association of Jamaica (ASAJ) will host the 27th Goodwill Swimming...

Expectations high as swimmers dive into Goodwill Championships action on Friday

Expectations high as swimmers dive into Goodwill Championships action on Friday

After months of hard work and training, a number of the Caribbean’s young swimming sensations will put...

Dominant Bahamas poised for Goodwill Swimming Championships honours

Dominant Bahamas poised for Goodwill Swimming Championships honours

Bahamas remains in firm control of the 27th Goodwill Swimming Championships, as they have...

Danielle Titus wins two gold medals at UANA Cup but misses Olympic 'B' cut

Danielle Titus wins two gold medals at UANA Cup but misses Olympic 'B' cut

Despite winning two gold medals, Danielle Titus of Barbados is lamenting missing out on the...

Dylan Carter anticipates great 2023 after early 2024 Olympic qualification

Dylan Carter anticipates great 2023 after early 2024 Olympic qualification

Dylan Carter is anticipating a good year ahead as he can swim free knowing that he no longer has...

Budding swimmer Wallace opens up about steely determination, targets Carifta Games

Budding swimmer Wallace opens up about steely determination, targets Carifta Games

Howard Wallace may only be 14 years old, but he has already developed an exceptional mental...

UANA postpones three regional championships because of the Coronavirus pandemic

UANA postpones three regional championships because of the Coronavirus pandemic

The Swimming Union of the Americas (UANA) has postponed the Pan American Masters Championship, the Pan...

McKenzie sets national record as Jamaica secure two medals on opening day of PanAm Aquatics Champs

McKenzie sets national record as Jamaica secure two medals on opening day of PanAm Aquatics Champs

Jamaica’s swimmers kicked off their campaign at the Pan Am Aquatics Championships with a pair of...

  • Sports Desk
  • 2025-05-14 10:28:36
  • Hits 2041
Newly elected ASAJ president Rochester ready to hit the ground running

Newly elected ASAJ president Rochester ready to hit the ground running

Newly elected Aquatic Sports Association of Jamaica (ASAJ) president Lance Rochester says his...

JOA investment allows ASAJ to send 25-member team to Goodwill Swim Meet in Trinidad & Tobago

JOA investment allows ASAJ to send 25-member team to Goodwill Swim Meet in Trinidad & Tobago

Through an injection of funds from the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA), the Aquatic Sports...

Enthusiastic response to UANA Artistic Swimming Competition set for June 20

Enthusiastic response to UANA Artistic Swimming Competition set for June 20

Artistic swimmers across the region have responded with enthusiasm to the UANA Artistic Swimming...

Tornadoes Swim Club revels in 2022 national sports awards success

Tornadoes Swim Club revels in 2022 national sports awards success

The three awards won at the recent 2022 RJRGLEANER Sports Foundation National Sportsman and...

T&T's Dylan Carter named men's overall series winner for 2022 FINA Swimming World Cup

T&T's Dylan Carter named men's overall series winner for 2022 FINA Swimming World Cup

Trinidad & Tobago’s Dylan Carter has been named the men’s overall series winner for the 2022 FINA...