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30 SPORTS & FITNESS
from Cayman Resident 2022
by Acorn Media
Sports & Fitness
Details on the extensive amount of sporting activities available on-Island, such as basketball, dance, golf, tennis, football and swimming, as well as gyms, sports competitions and more.
Sports Activities - Basketball - Boot Camps - Bowling/Boxing - Cricket/Crossfit & Cycling - Darts/Dance 441 441 441 441 441 441
- Football/Soccer - Golf Courses - Gyms & Fitness - Hockey - Field & Roller - Horseback Riding - Hunting & Martial Arts - Netball - Personal Fitness Trainers 442 442 442 443 444 444 444 444
- Pilates/Barre - Pole Fitness - Rock Climbing - Rugby - Running - Shooting - Softball - Special Needs - Spinning - Squash - Swimming - Tennis - Triathlons
445 445 445 445 445 446 446 446 446 446 446 447 447 - Ultimate Frisbee 447 - Volleyball & Beach Volleyball 447 - Yoga/Wellness & Stretch Classes 447
The opportunities to get involved in sporting activities have grown significantly over the years in the Cayman Islands. Since the first competitive sporting event took place in 1935, the Olympic Committee was formed, sports tourism was introduced and Caymanian athletes have represented the Islands in a number of different International sporting competitions. Today, there are a diverse range of sports offerings and roughly 30 sporting associations on-Island.
Despite setbacks over the past year, 2021 brought a lot of excitement to the Cayman Islands sporting community, locally and on the world stage. In July 2021, five Caymanian athletes represented the Cayman Islands at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. Brett Fraser and Jillian Crooks competed in swimming, Kemar Hyman and Shalysa Wray in athletics and Reagan Rutty was the first to represent the Cayman Islands at the Olympic Games in gymnastics. Around the same time, the National Senior Women’s football team competed and won the 2021 Turks and Caicos Women’s Football Festival. On-Island, Cayman’s famous openwater sea swim, The Flowers Sea Swim, celebrated its 29th year in June and the Walkers Marathon took place on 5th December 2021. Whether you are a hardcore athlete, or would just like to be part of a team, sporting opportunities and competitions take place allyear-round in Cayman. Keep an eye on the Events Calendar on www.explorecayman.com for details about yearly sporting events.
