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SPORTS SECTION E

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2016

Sweet victory

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Swimmers hope to make cut for Olympics at CISC By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

he focus switches today on the XXI Caribbean Island Swimming Championships (CISC) with more than 20 countries in town to compete in the four-day event at the Betty Kelly Kenning Swim Complex. The biennial swim championships, which got started in 1976, will include teams from Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Barbados, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, St Kitts and Nevis, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks and Caicos and the Virgin Islands. While the Bahamas will be out for regional glory with a 69-member team on deck, the majority of the visiting countries will be looking for qualifying performances from their swimmers for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Michael Walker, coach of a two-member team from Guatemala, said they have had a wonderful experience so far, but now it’s time to get to work. “We are here to try and qualify for the Olympics,” he said. “Gabriela (Santis) has a B mark, but

SWIMMERS from islands across the Caribbean train yesterday at the Betty Kelly Kenning National Swim Complex. Photo by Tim Clarke/Tribune Staff we are hoping that she can meet the A mark so that she can go to the Olympics. This is a great meet and a great facility, so this gives us

a nice chance to try and qualify. “It’s so good to come to such a high level of competition so that our swimmers can try to achieve

their goals. We’re looking forward to them doing very well.” While Santis has done the B standard in the women’s 200 and

400 metre freestyle, Kevin Avila is entered in the 50 and 100m free. Surprised that it’s not as humid here as she anticipated, Santis said she’s eager to see if she can achieve her goal of securing her berth in Rio in August. “Hopefully I want to qualify here. I have the B cut in the 400, but I want to get the A cut so that I can definitely go to the Olympics,” she said. “You can expect for me to swim fast. “ Aruba will be represented by 16 swimmers and assistant coach Monica Platiau said they only brought a few competitors for the 13-14 division, but the majority of their swimmers will compete in the 15-17 division. “All of our swimmers, we expect them to be in the finals and most of them to win medals,” Platiau said. “We have strong relay teams in the 15-17 and we have two swimmers who have already qualified and two swimmers who are close to qualifying.” Allison Ponson and Mikel Schreuders have qualified respectively in the women’s 50m and the men’s 200m free. Gordy Groters, in the 100m breast and Daniella Vandenberg, in the 100m free, are on the border line of making the Olympic cut. Four swimmers, two male and

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Team Bahamas named for the CAGC By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

NOT since the days of the “Young Lions” in the late 1970s and the “Young Lionesses” in the early 2000s has the Bahamas earned any major success at the Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships. With the 60th version of the championships - which will have a revised format with only the Hoerman Cup for men and the George Teale Cup for women - coming to the Bahamas, the Bahamas Golf Federation is hoping to regain its prominence once again. The BGF, headed by Glen Archer, officially named the squad that will represent the Bahamas against nine of the 10 registered countries from the Caribbean Golf Association at the championships, scheduled for July 24-30 at the Ocean Club Golf Course on Paradise Island. Barbados, Cayman Islands, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago, the Turks and Caicos Islands and the US Virgin Islands will all be here vying for the Arthur Ziadie Trophy, which will be awarded to the team with the combined accumulated score. Making up the Hoerman Cup team are veteran captain Peter McIntosh, assisted by Horace Miller, along with DeVaughn Robinson, Richard Gibson Jr, Elijah Delancy and Steven Kemp. The alternates are Paul Bowe from Grand Bahama, George Swann and Simon Fielder. On the George Teale Cup team are Inecia Rolle, Taneka Sandiford, Sheridan Robinson and Marlique Hield. The alternates are Ashley Michel and Tynesha Tynes. With the championship returning to the Bahamas, the players are looking to duplicate the performances of their predecessors. The Young Lions won the Hoerman Cup for the first time for the Bahamas in 1978 at the Princess Ruby Golf Course in

MINISTER of Youth, Sports and Culture Dr Daniel Johnson speaks during the Caribbean Golf Championships press conference at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium yesterday. Grand Bahama and regained it in 1980 at the Sandy Lane Golf Course in Barbados. That was followed by the success of the ladies winning the George Teale Cup in 2003 on the Tobago Plantation Golf Course in Trinidad & Tobago and defending it at the Our Lucayan Golf Course in Grand Bahama in 2004. “We have a very young team, but it’s very talented,” said Miller when asked to compare this year’s team to the previous ones he competed on. “I think with the talent that we have to work with, we will do very well.” For Sandiford, this is her fifth appearance on the GTC and she’s looking to make an impression in front of the home crowd. “This is the only time that I get to play in my home country and so this is an honour to represent the Bahamas, but it’s an

even bigger honour to represent the Bahamas in front of the home crowd, all our family and friends. “It’s going to be something that is going to be completely different, but I’m just asking for the support of the Bahamian people to come out and support us. Even though we are a small country, we have the greatest fan base and so we want the Bahamian public to come out and support us.” “For the past several years now, the majority of the local Bahamian golfers have been struggling to develop their games to their truest potential,” said Bahamas team manager Agatha Delancy, who served as the president of the BGF when the ladies were victorious. “Obstacles such as restrictive playing concessions, along with incomplete and limited practicing facilities are strewn

in the way of their developmental paths. Nonetheless, they hold onto their work ethics continuing to work within the uncontrollable constraints.” Veteran pro golfer Jim Duncombe serves as the head coach of Team Bahamas and he indicated that with a little bit of tweaking, he’s confident that they will perform exceptionally well. “We have been practicing and everything is looking good,” Duncombe said. “Right now, we are working out five days a week and we know that they will be ready.” The team got the endorsement from Dr Daniel Johnson, the Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, who said Team Bahamas is living up to its reputation of hosting the best of the best in a number of major sporting events. And he commended the BGF and the CGA for the taking the opportunity during the championships to honour the memory of the late Fred Higgs, who made the golf course on Paradise Island one of the most vibrant spots to play. - Here’s a brief bio of Team Bahamas: Hoerman Cup • Peter McIntosh is a veteran and decorated golfer who has played on numerous Hoerman Cup teams. He has also won a number of national titles. • Horace Miller is a very skilled golfer who has also represented the Bahamas on the Hoerman Cup team. • DeVaughn Robinson is the reigning national champion. He is considered a talented and proficient golfer who has also represented the Bahamas on the Hoerman Cup in the past. • Richard Gibson Jr is a multiple time Hoerman Cupper and is listed as a very steady golfer. • Elijah Delancy is on his second Hoerman Cup team. He is a very talented golfer with a promising future. He is prepar-

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Coach Mapp lends a hand to local basketball programmes By BRENTSTUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net SHE would have been here assisting Jurelle Nairn with the staging of the seventh edition of the Ballin’ By Da Beach Girls’ Basketball Camp. But after it was cancelled, coach Charisse Mapp decided to make use of her time in the Bahamas. The head coach of the girls’ varsity basketball team at Charlotte Latin in North Carolina spent the weekend helping out coaches Pattie Johnson and Sharelle Cash with their respective basketball programmes. This is the ninth time for Mapp visiting the Bahamas

and every time she comes, she said she tries to share as much of her expertise to both the coaches and the players. “It’s really a blessing for me to be here,” she said. “I will continue to come and make a contribution as well as they will have me. I just enjoy myself every time that I come.” Mapp, a former player for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, was coaching at Salisbury University where she first met Nairn, who served as her assistant coach. When Nairn decided to start theBallin’ By Da Beach Camp, the first person she turned to for assistance was Mapp. That was eight years ago

and even though the camp was cancelled this year because of the lack of a facility to use, Mapp said she had already booked her trip here so she still came to work with the local programmes. “There’s a lot of potential here. Every time you turn around, there is another kid who has the potential to do something big,” Mapp said. “To have the opportunity to teach the game, to show and give lessons in life that they will use for the rest of their lives, is something that I would like to impart with the youngsters here.” Johnson noted that after meeting Map, Ballin’ By Da COACHES SHARELLE CASH, Charisse Mapp and Pattie Johnson.

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SWIMMERS HOPE TO MAKE THE CUT FOR OLYMPICS AT CARIBBEAN ISLAND SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS FROM PAGE 1

two females, will carry the flag for Honduras. They are Karen Vilorio in the 100 and 200m back, Sara Pastrana in the 100, 200 and 400m free, Allan Gutierrez in the 50 and 100m free and 100m fly and Julio Hirrego Jr in the 100 and 200m breast and the 200 and 400m individual medley (IM). “These are our best four swimmers and they are looking to qualify for Rio,” said Jose Gonzalez, the head coach for Honduras. “We are expecting them to do very well in the competition and make their qualifying standards. “We know that this competition is a very good one and it is the last chance for them to make their times, so if the four of them can qualify, that would be very good. But if only one male and one female do, we would be very happy. “ With one of the youngest, albeit small, competing here is St Vincent & the Grenadines. Their competitors are Alex Joachim, Shane Cadogam, Cruz Halbich and Shne Joachim, the only female. “One of the swimmers is new to this level of competition, so he’s here for the experience, but we stand a chance of medalling in the breaststroke events with brother and sister Alex and Shne Joachim,” said coach Kyle Dougam. “We are definitely going to make some finals and possibly win some medals.” Arianna VanderpoolWallace and Joanna Evans, the two Olympic qualifiers, will be the Bahamas team with all of their swimmers fresh from their participation in the RBC National Swimming Championships over the weekend at the stadium. Two other competitors,

TEAM St Vincent and the Grenadines Alex Joachim, Shane Cadogam, Cruz Halbich and Shne Joachim coach Kyle Dougam.

TEAM Guatemala coach Juan Manuel Diego Olite, swimmer Gabriela Santis, coach Michael Walker and swimmer Kevin Avila.

TEAM Aruba coaches.

ARUBA swimmer Sara Pastrona. Vereance ‘Elvis’ Burrows and Dustin Tynes, have done the B standards in their respective events and if they don’t make the A cut, they will have to wait on FINA to release the final list of entries for participation in Rio. This is the first time that the Bahamas will be hosting CISC. Andy Knowles is the head coach of Team Bahamas, which will field full squads in the boys’ and girls’ 11-12, 13-14 and 15-and-over categories. The competition is slated to begin 9am today with the evening session at 6pm. The big event wraps up on Sunday.

TEAM Honduras takes a break during training.

ARUBA swimmer Sara Pastrona and coach Luis Pastrona.

Coach Mapp lends a hand to local basketball programmes FROM PAGE 1 Beach, their relationship grew. “I saw what she was doing as the head coach of the camp and I was very impressed,” Johnson said. “I watched her as she helped out the women’s national basketball team and she has been by my school and has done several sessions with my kids.” Johnson said she intends to

utilise the services of Mapp this week when she continues her off season training sessions at the HO Nash Junior High School. At the DW Davis Gymnasium, Mapp assisted Cash with her developmental programme that she conducts on Saturday mornings. “It’s always a good thing when you can have somebody come from the outside and help us to help the kids here in their devel-

opment,” Cash said. “We don’t have many people who come in and help our young girls, so whenever we do, we need to take advantage of it.” Cash, a former junior national team coach who works primarily with the Temple Christian Academy girls’ basketball teams, said she was disappointed to hear that the Ballin’ By Da Beach was cancelled this year.

“Hopefully it will come back on stream next year,” she said. “When you don’t have a programme in place, the girls end up finding something else to do so that they don’t be too idle. “So I’m hoping that the Ballin’ By Da Beach returns next year because it’s a positive event to keep our young girls active. “But since they didn’t have the camp, I’m glad that coach Mapp

can still find something to do to help our programme here.” Ballin’ By Da Beach Girls Basketball Camp is the brainchild of Nairn, a former national team basketball player turned coach. In addition to serving as an assistant at Salisbury University, Nairn coached the Queen’s College Comets and was an assistant on the women’s national basketball team.

SHOWN (l-r) are Elijah Delancy, Sammy Gardiner, Jim Duncombe, Glen Archer, Agatha Delancy, Lynden Maycock, Taneka Sandiford and Horace Miller.

TEAM BAHAMAS NAMED FOR CARIBBEAN ISLAND GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS FROM PAGE 1 ing to head to school in August on a full athletic golf scholarship. • Steven Kemp, although a first

time member of the Hoerman Cup team, is considered to be a talented, strong, supportive and committed team player of the ‘First Order.’ George Teale Cup • Inecia Rolle is a two-time

national amateur champion (2015/16). She is a very talented and committed player who played on a number of the GTC and the Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championship teams. • Taneka Sandiford is a strong

and talented player who also played on previous GTC and CAJGC teams. • Sheridan Robinson is a talented and disciplined player, who is a repeat member of the GTC team. • Marlique Hield, a resident of

Grand Bahama, is currently playing in college. She developed her game under the watchful eyes of her father, a professional golfer. She also played on previous CAJGC teams, but is making her debut on the GTC team.

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JOB WELL DONE: The Bahamas water polo team won the under-12 and under-14 age groups at the Florida Sunshine State Games over the weekend.

Bahamas water polo team victorious at the Florida Sunshine State Games THE Bahamas water polo team were victorious in two age groups under-12 and under-14 - at the Florida Sunshine State Games over the weekend. Top teams from Florida as well as Colombian and Bahamian teams competed in the tournament. The Bahamas under-14 won gold out of a field of 11 teams. They opened their campaign with convincing 11-0 and 10-5 wins over teams from Boca Raton and the renowned South Florida club respectively. This was followed by a 5-0 victory over Orlando and a 17-5 win over the well established MBI club. The Bahamians spectacularly edged out Hialeah, mostly a Cuban team from Miami, in the final, with a back-hand goal from Nicholas Wallace-Whitfield within the final 30 seconds. The under-12 co-ed team also won their age division. The Bahamians who included two girls - opened with a convincing 10-4 win over Orlando but then suffered a 12-8 defeat to Hialeah. However, the second round of games against these teams saw two victories, 10-6 against Orlando and 6-5 against Hialeah, setting up a decider against the latter. The final ended 7-5 in the Bahamian’s favour in yet another closely fought gold medal match. Coach Lotty said the Bahamian teams had managed to endure an arduous competition sprinkled with late night matches and extended weather delays. The Bahamian under-16 team lost its first two games before late victories put them in eighth place. The Bahamas Mantas Water Polo Club will be holding its annual two week summer camp at the Betty Kelly Kenning swimming complex from July 4, inviting Bahamian children to try their hand at the sport. The camp costs $110 per week with more information on the club website.

TEAM BAHAMAS members celebrate their victory in water polo at the Florida Sunshine State Games.

11th Annual Summer Sailing Camp launched MEETING HELD FOR THE IAAF WORLD JUNIORS THE Ministry of Education, Sports & Culture, Ministry of Agriculture, Marine Resources and the Bahamas Sailing Association are pleased to announce the launch of the 11th Annual Summer Sailing Camp. This year over 50 applicants from 10 government schools will be participating in the Bahamas National Sailing School (Bahamas Sailing Association), headed by Robert Dunkley, which offers a free camp to government students between the ages of eight and 18 years. The Summer Camp comprises of three, two-week sessions, Monday - Friday from 8:30am to 3:30pm. Each student is assigned a boat, provided with a life jacket, lunch and will be taught lifelong Opti and Sunfish sailing skills and techniques. Upon completion students participating in the camp will be able to continue throughout the year in the Bahamas Sailing Association’s Saturday sailing sessions. They will also

be given the opportunity to compete in the sailing regattas and possibly represent The Bahamas at an international event. Evon Wisdom, sports administrator, is pleased to have formed this partnership. Speaking on behalf of the Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Jerome Fitzgerald, noted that they will make a presentation to the Ministry of Agriculture. Additionally he stated that this effort is in sync with the swimming programme offered by the Sports Unit and wishes to actively involve students to join the sailing camp. Dunkley, director of the Bahamas Sailing Association, thanked the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology and the Ministry of Agriculture, Marine Resources and Local Government for partnering with them in this venture. He also thanked coach Johnson for voluntarily recruiting students throughout the government schools for the past three years. Additionally, he acknowledged sponsors KPMG, Ca-

SHOWN (l-r) are Frank Johnson, school coordinator, Evon Wisdom, Ministry of Education, Robert Dunkley, Bahamas Sailing School and Rena Glinton, permanent secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. ble Cares, Subway and Boat for a Day, the Kelly, Cooke, Symonette and the Sir Durward Knowles family for their contributions on making this camp successful. Renee Glinton, permanent secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Marine Resources & Local Government, thanked Dunkley

and Wisdom for their support, She added that she is pleased with the success of the Youth regatta held in Exuma in April of this year, where 101 students from throughout the Bahamas participated. She further stated that the Ministry of Agriculture, Marine Science and Local

Government would be presenting $8,000 to each sailing club participating in the Youth regatta. Glinton declared that there is “nothing too good for our Bahamian children” and it is her hope that these programmes will develop future Olympians in the sport of sailing.

THE first meeting of the IAAF World Junior Team was held on Monday as they begin preparation for travel to Bydgoszcz, Poland, to compete July 19-24. Eight of the 12-member team were present for the meeting not including members of the Freeport squad. Team manager Margo Major conducted the meeting. Also present were other members of the staff that included Dr Alvery Hanna and head coach Ravanno Ferguson. The team has just over two weeks to prepare before they leave on July 15.

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RESULTS: BAHAMAS SWIMMING FEDERATION/ROYAL BANK OF CANADA NATIONAL SWIM CHAMPIONSHIPS • HERE’S a look at the results of the Bahamas Swimming Federation’s RBC National Swimming Championships that concluded at the Betty Kelly Kenning Swim Complex on Sunday night: Girls 9-10 400 LC Metre Free 1, Brown, Abayomi A, FAC, 5:42.76. 2, Farrington, Grace M, BSC, 6:04.86. 3, Albury, Marissa L, SWIFT-BA, 6:07.00. 4, Sastre, Mia G, BSC, 6:07.57. 5, Roy, Alyssa X, LSC, 6:17.32. 6, Cargill, Jayla T, AAC, 6:20.01. 7, Gibson, Alexia A, ORCA, 6:31.91. 8, Burrows, Laila D, SWIFT-BA, 6:34.35. 9, Moss, Keianna B, BSC, 6:43.33. 10, Jimenez, Jada A, BSC, 6:44.22. 11, Delson, Arianna S, ORCA, 7:22.27. 12, Albury, Ella M, SWIFT-BA, 7:25.36. 13, Roach, Kami L, AAC, 7:40.82. Boys 9-10 400 LC Metre Free 1, Forbes, Nigel J, FAC, 4:56.37. 2, Johnson, Marvin L, Blue Marlins, 5:06.39. 3, Williams, Rondon X, DSC-BA, 5:31.78. 4, Ferguson, Tristin K, BSC, 5:32.27. 5, Prince, Hodari E, BSC, 5:32.96. 6, Bonamy, Amauri E, BSC, 5:50.58. 7, Clivio, Daniel, SWIFT-BA, 6:14.63. 8, Pinder, Maddox J, Abaco Swim Club, 6:15.37. 9, Hanna, Samuel G, DSC-BA, 6:15.49. 10, Bowers, David E, AAC, 6:45.59. Girls 13-14 800 LC Metre Free 1, MacPhail, Anya I, BSC, 10:16.88. 2, Martin, Tenniya D, SWIFT-BA, 10:41.58. 3, Pinder, Jewel A, Abaco Swim Club, 11:00.03. 4, Trotman, Jazmine M, SWIFTBA, 11:04.49. 5, Albury, Taylor T, Abaco Swim Club, 11:33.63. 6, Bain, Dereja K, SWIFT-BA, 11:48.49. 7, Carroll, Taryn M, Abaco Swim Club, 12:21.05. Girls 15 & Over 800 LC Metre Free 1, Evans, Joanna, SWIFT-BA, 8:32.19 OLYA. 2, Higgs, Lilly L, SWIFT-BA, 9:53.87. 3, Nesbitt, Brianna N, SWIFT-BA, 9:57.44. 4, Gibson, Jasmine E, SWIFT-BA, 10:31.14. 5, Lloyd, Keitra A, BSC, 10:42.67. 6, Albury, Lauren, SWIFT-BA, 11:14.40. 7, Longley, Sian C, BSC, 11:16.60. 8, Misiewicz, Anna J, BSC, 11:24.11. 9, Sims, Kate O, Abaco Swim Club, 11:24.39. 10, Armbrister, Vashley L, ORCA, 11:49.71. 11, Slatter, Kaitlyn G, BSC, 11:55.73. 12, Williams, Samantha M, Abaco Swim Club, 12:12.69. --, Gruest, Valerie X, GUAT, X8:33.28 OLYA. --, Diehl, Lauren, HAC, X9:41.96. Boys 13-14 1500 LC Metre Free 1, Murray, Joshua M, SWIFT-BA, 18:25.07. 2, Laing, Darren, SWIFT-BA, 18:25.96. 3, Thompson, Luke-Kennedy C, AAC, 18:33.12. 4, Russell, Tristan D, SWIFT-BA, 18:44.10. 5, Thompson, Tristan J, AAC, 19:00.87. 6, Albury, Trent, SWIFT-BA, 19:42.09. 7, Lundy, Benjamin J, BSC, 19:45.47. 8, Roach, Jacob L, SWIFT-BA, 20:47.65. 9, Wood, Ralph III V, BSC, 21:12.12. Boys 15 & Over 1500 LC Metre Free 1, Lowe, Matthew D, BSC, 16:40.01. 2, Sands, Alec R, SWIFT-BA, 18:02.34. 3, Roberts, Joshua D, SWIFT-BA, 18:05.50. 4, Roberts, Meshach B, BSC, 18:24.17. 5, Lloyd, Keith J, BSC, 18:44.10. 6, Smith, Kris E, SWIFT-BA, 19:00.20. 7, Kerr, Kohen K, BSC, 19:53.18. 8, Gaitor, Tenajh R, BSC, 20:01.61. 9, Cartwright, Uriah J, DSC-BA, 20:28.37. 10, Russell, Dante T, AAC, 20:39.60. 11, Walkine, Michael A, SWIFT-BA, 20:52.38. Girls 8 & Under 50 LC Metre Backstroke (Finals) 1, Roberts, Logan S, SWIFT-BA, 44.19. 2, Bowe, Taliyah A, SWAT, 44.89. 3, Knowles, Anjaleah B, SWAT, 48.77. 4, Daniel, Passion T, FAC, 49.32. 5, Higgs, Ellianne R, SWIFT-BA, 49.68. 6, Theberge, Elle A, SWIFT-BA, 50.48. 7, Pritchard, Sierra B, Abaco Swim Club, 51.12. 8, Dean, Olivia S, DSC-BA, 51.29. Boys 8 & Under 50 LC Metre Backstroke (Finals) 1, Moncur III, Tre L, BSC, 42.91. 2, Gibson, Ellie J, Blue Marlins, 44.34. 3, Bain, Ayden T, FAC, 46.18. 4, Albury, Silas M, Abaco Swim Club, 46.84. 5, Hepburn, Tristen M, FAC, 47.04. 6, Duncombe, Launy L, Blue Marlins, 47.61. 7, Daniels, Maxwell P, DSC-BA, 48.86. 8, Johnson, Asher A, Blue Marlins, 49.07. Girls 9-10 50 LC Metre Backstroke (Finals) 1, Brown, Abayomi A, FAC, 37.92. 2, Sastre, Mia G, BSC, 38.91. 3, Cuffy-Bethel, Devin R, BSC, 39.93. 4, Fernander, Dalisha C, FAC, 40.93. 5, Moss, Keianna B, BSC, 41.16. 6, Farrington, Grace M, BSC, 42.44. 7, Knowles, Leylah A, AAC, 42.55. 8, Albury, Marissa L, SWIFT-BA, 42.85. Boys 9-10 50 LC Metre Backstroke (Finals) 1, Johnson, Marvin L, Blue Marlins, 35.46. 2, Bonamy, Amauri E, BSC, 37.79. 3, Albury, Noah C, Abaco Swim Club, 38.35. 4, Clivio, Daniel, SWIFT-BA, 40.21. 5, Newry, Joshua K, SWIFT-BA, 40.95. 6, Ferguson, Tristin K, BSC, 42.11. 7, Williams, Rondon X, DSC-BA, 42.12. 8, David, Damani M, DSC-BA, 42.44 Girls 11-12 50 LC Metre Backstroke (Finals) 1, Cabral, Katelyn H, SWIFT-BA, 33.31. 2, Moncur, Liya L, BSC, 35.57. 3, Johnson, Hailey L, ORCA, 36.10. 4, Mortimer, Madison H, ORCA, 36.31. 5, Russell, Charlot L, DSC-BA, 36.56. 6, Roberts, Mandia P, BSC, 37.27. 7, Eneas, GiGi S, DSC-BA, 37.65. 8, Mullings, Kenedi A, DSC-BA, 37.70. Boys 11-12 50 LC Metre Backstroke (Finals) 1, Taylor, Lamar C, FAC, 31.11. 2, Pinder, Roman A, Abaco Swim Club, 34.27. 3, Lockhart, Remez R, Blue Marlins, 36.68. 4, Curtis, Jayden O, ORCA, 36.78. 5, Reckley, Jared J, AAC, 37.89. 6, Roy, Ishan A, BSC, 38.39. 7, Colebrook, Kailen D, LSC, 38.47. 8, Moss, Allison S, BSC, 39.10. Girls 13-14 50 LC Metre Backstroke (Finals) 1, Stamp, Virginia A, AAC, 30.80. 2, Johnson, Jaina L, AAC, 33.42. 3, Pinder, Amber M, BSC, 34.35. 4, Davis, Madison D, DSC-BA, 35.29. 5, Kemp, Kacey A, SWIFT-BA, 35.99. 6, Martin, Tenniya D, SWIFT-BA, 36.09. 7, Roberts, Dylan A, SWIFT-BA, 36.69. 8, Newbold, Jolise J, ORCA, 36.71. Boys 13-14 50 LC Metre Backstroke (Finals) 1, Carey, DaVante S, SWIFT-BA, 28.15. 2, Morley, Peter G, SWIFT-BA, 29.71. 3, Darling, Mark N, BSC, 30.86. 4, Walcott, Andre A, DSC-BA, 31.92. 5, Foulkes, T’Lez E, BSC, 32.19. 6, Neil, Christopher S, BSC, 32.38. 7, Najman,

MAKING A SPLASH: Swift Swimming Club claimed the Bahamas Swimming Federation’s National Championship, presented by RBC, for an unprecedented sixth consecutive year. Swift concluded the 45th edition of the four-day meet at the Betty Kelly Kenning Aquatic Centre with a total of 1768.50 points, 157 points ahead of the Barracuda Swim Club who finished second with 1611.50. Photo by Tim Clarke/Tribune Staff Brahm J, FAC, 33.33. 8, Cambridge, Sidney A, BSC, 33.78. Girls 15 & Over 50 LC Metre Backstroke (Finals) 1, Campbell, Celia M, SWIFT-BA, 32.81. 2, Thompson, Maya A, SWIFT-BA, 33.10. 3, McCarroll, Zoe N, AAC, 33.76. 4, Sturrup, Simone R, SWIFT-BA, 33.81. 5, Burrows, Logan D, SWIFT-BA, 34.34. 6, Pyfrom, Christina C, AAC, 34.38. 7, Misiewicz, Anna J, BSC, 34.59. 8, Armbrister, Vashley L, ORCA, 36.12. Boys 15 & Over 50 LC Metre Backstroke (Finals) 1, Albury, Miller M, AAC, 28.19. 2, Carey, Dionisio S, SWIFT-BA, 28.20. 3, Fernander, N’Nhyn M, BSC, 28.60. 4, Russell, Tyler T, SWIFT-BA, 28.72. 5, Greene, Gershwin S, BSC, 28.83. 6, Lloyd, Keith J, BSC, 29.04. 7, Cooper, Farion J, BSC, 29.66. 8, Roberts, Meshach B, BSC, 30.83. Girls 9-10 100 LC Metre Butterfly (Finals) 1, Brown, Abayomi A, FAC, 1:20.95. 2, Cuffy-Bethel, Devin R, BSC, 1:24.67. 3, Fernander, Dalisha C, FAC, 1:31.28. 4, Sastre, Mia G, BSC, 1:34.07. 5, Fernander, Darrienne C, FAC, 1:34.20. 6, Albury, Marissa L, SWIFT-BA, 1:37.48. 7, Farrington, Grace M, BSC, 1:44.33. 8, Moss, Keianna B, BSC, 1:49.86. Boys 9-10 100 LC Metre Butterfly (Finals) 1, Forbes, Nigel J, FAC, 1:09.52. 2, Prince, Hodari E, BSC, 1:20.18. 3, Albury, Noah C, Abaco Swim Club, 1:23.83. 4, Pinder, Maddox J, Abaco Swim Club, 1:33.41. 5, David, Damani M, DSC-BA, 1:37.06. 6, Albury, Kellon R, FAC, 1:42.10. 7, Clivio, Daniel, SWIFT-BA, 1:44.99. 8, St. Rose, Roman A, BSC, 1:50.91. Girls 11-12 100 LC Metre Butterfly (Finals) 1, Lundy, Rachel L, BSC, 1:13.50. 2, Johnson, Hailey L, ORCA, 1:16.08. 3, Russell, Charlot L, DSC-BA, 1:16.53. 4, Gibson, Salene P, Unattached-ZE, 1:16.62. 5, Roberts, Mandia P, BSC, 1:17.32. 6, Sims, Emily J, Abaco Swim Club, 1:29.40. 7, Hicks, Kiana M, Abaco Swim Club, 1:31.05. 8, Blue, Olivia M, SWIFT-BA, 1:34.69. Boys 11-12 100 LC Metre Butterfly (Finals) 1, Taylor, Lamar C, FAC, 1:05.77. 2, Ferguson, Rommel A, FAC, 1:08.47. 3, Sears, Taro C, AAC, 1:09.22. 4, Thompson, Jake F, AAC, 1:17.78. 5, Dam, Brayden J, Abaco Swim Club, 1:19.90. 6, Lockhart, Remez R, Blue Marlins, 1:22.52. 7, Reckley, Jared J, AAC, 1:23.55. 8, Curtis, Jayden O, ORCA, 1:26.07. Girls 13-14 100 LC Metre Butterfly (Finals) 1, Johnson, Jaina L, AAC, 1:11.30. 2, Newbold, Jolise J, ORCA, 1:11.87. 3, MacPhail, Anya I, BSC, 1:14.43. 4, Pinder, Jewel A, Abaco Swim Club, 1:15.71. 5, Slatter, Katherine M, BSC, 1:16.97. 6, Roberts, Dylan A, SWIFT-BA, 1:18.39. 7, Pinder, Amber M, BSC, 1:21.19. 8, Sands, Katie N, Abaco Swim Club, 1:22.55. Boys 13-14 100 LC Metre Butterfly (Finals) 1, Gibson, Samuel A, AAC, 59.88. 2, Pinder, Ian X, BSC, 1:00.79. 3, Laing, Darren, SWIFT-BA, 1:00.90. 4, Lockhart, Kevon D, BSC, 1:01.20. 5, Lopez, Shimon A, SWIFT-BA, 1:03.49. 6, Murray, Joshua M, SWIFT-BA, 1:06.21. 7, Najman, Brahm J, FAC, 1:06.65. 8, Walcott, Andre A, DSCBA, 1:06.70. Girls 15 & Over 100 LC Metre Butterfly (Finals) 1, Deveaux, Bria I, BSC, 1:02.75. 2, Higgs, Albury A, SWIFT-BA, 1:06.15. 3, Gibson, Jasmine E, SWIFT-BA, 1:08.44. 4, Russell, Victoria E, AAC, 1:09.05. 5, Sturrup, Simone R, SWIFT-BA, 1:10.47. 6, Lloyd, Keitra A, BSC, 1:12.70. 7, Longley, Sian C, BSC, 1:17.16. 8, Reid, Megan E, FAC, 1:19.40. 9, Taylor, Eliana A, ORCA, 1:20.93. --, Paez, Isabella, Venezuela, X59.68 OLYB. Boys 15 & Over 100 LC Metre Butterfly (Finals) 1, Fernander, N’Nhyn M, BSC, 57.87. 2, Gibson, Evante E, FAC, 58.33. 3, Lloyd, Keith J, BSC, 59.42. 4, Sands, Alec R, SWIFT-BA, 59.78. 5, Silvera, John B, FAC, 1:00.13. 6, Greene, Gershwin S, BSC, 1:01.05. 7, Albury, Miller M, AAC, 1:01.46. 8, Kerr, Kohen K, BSC, 1:02.60. --, Carter, Dylan, UNA, X53.05 OLYB. --, Hockin, Benjamin, PAR, X53.57 OLYB. --, Subirats, Albert, Venezuela, X54.67. Girls 11-12 200 LC Metre Breaststroke 1, Thompson, Zaylie-Elizabeth P, AAC, 3:02.34. 2, Hepburn, Jamilah R, ORCA, 3:10.77. 3, Taylor, Ebonie R, ORCA, 3:15.64. 4, Lundy, Rachel L, BSC, 3:19.67. 5, Quant, Arriel N, FAC, 3:22.48. 6, Percentie, Angel C, FAC, 3:31.04. 7, Hicks, Kiana M, Abaco Swim Club, 3:32.54. 8, Munnings, Teja A, BSC, 3:32.76. 9, Blue, Olivia M, SWIFT-BA, 3:34.25. 10, Moncur, Liya L, BSC, 3:34.86. Boys 11-12 200 LC Metre Breaststroke 1, Ferguson, Rommel A, FAC, 3:01.59.

2, Dam, Brayden J, Abaco Swim Club, 3:08.54. 3, Pinder, Roman A, Abaco Swim Club, 3:15.06. 4, Thompson III, Erald C, SWIFT-BA, 3:15.35. 5, Hall, Landon D, BSC, 3:16.03. 6, Knowles, Reis P, BSC, 3:30.08. 7, Bartlett III, Hugh A, BSC, 3:33.50. 8, Longley, Sean K, BSC, 3:33.64. 9, Bowers, Thomas M, AAC, 3:36.46. --, Stubbs, Kierro M, SWIFT-BA, DQ. Girls 13-14 200 LC Metre Breaststroke 1, Slatter, Katherine M, BSC, 3:04.31. 2, MacPhail, Anya I, BSC, 3:09.07. 3, Bowe, Cecily S, SWIFT-BA, 3:10.55. 4, Carroll, Taryn M, Abaco Swim Club, 3:51.78. --, Delancy, Jeleah S, FAC, DQ. Boys 13-14 200 LC Metre Breaststroke 1, Bastian, Izaak Z, BSC, 2:27.32. 2, Walcott, Andre A, DSC-BA, 2:35.84. 3, Murray, Joshua M, SWIFT-BA, 2:44.62. 4, Carey, DaVante S, SWIFT-BA, 2:46.46. 5, Thompson, Luke-Kennedy C, AAC, 2:48.14. 6, Russell, Tristan D, SWIFT-BA, 2:48.24. 7, Darling, Mark N, BSC, 2:50.08. 8, Thompson, Luke J, AAC, 2:52.68. 9, Jolly, Ricardo E, DSC-BA, 2:54.17. 10, Morley, Peter G, SWIFT-BA, 2:55.59. Girls 15 & Over 200 LC Metre Breaststroke 1, Morley, Laura J, SWIFT-BA, 2:35.24. 2, Higgs, Albury A, SWIFT-BA, 2:37.16. 3, Higgs, Lilly L, SWIFT-BA, 2:44.98. 4, McCarroll, Zoe N, AAC, 2:58.28. 5, Longley, Sian C, BSC, 3:00.08. 6, Nesbitt, Brianna N, SWIFT-BA, 3:00.16. 7, Slatter, Kaitlyn G, BSC, 3:04.15. 8, Scriven, Taja M, AAC, 3:13.17. 9, Armbrister, Vashley L, ORCA, 3:27.76. 10, Farrington, Reagan S, ORCA, 3:41.71. Boys 15 & Over 200 LC Metre Breaststroke 1, Tynes, Dustin E, SWIFT-BA, 2:23.00. 2, Knowles, Jeremy D, SWIFT-BA, 2:36.33. 3, Encinar, Alexander R, AAC, 2:36.67. 4, Wong, Joshua W, SWIFT-BA, 2:40.94. 5, Russell, Tyler T, SWIFT-BA, 2:43.07. 6, Cox, Tyrique J, BSC, 2:49.53. 7, Gaitor, Tenajh R, BSC, 2:50.70. 8, McGirr, Shawn W, SWIFT-BA, 2:52.25. 9, Roberts, Meshach B, BSC, 2:58.86. 10, Wong, Utoy C, BSC, 3:01.14. Girls 8 & Under 200 LC Metre Freestyle Relay 1, Freeport Aquatic Club ‘A’ (NorvilleSmith, Seannae B 08, Watson, Zarria J 07, Daniel, Passion T 08, Williamson, Zoe A 08), 2:46.75. 2, Swift Swimming-BA ‘A’ (Higgs, Ellianne R 08, Theberge, Elle A 07, Bertoldo, Giada 07, Roberts, Logan S 07), 2:50.32. 3, Team Orca ‘A’ (Clarke, Alia O 07, Cowan, Teeann X 07, Grant, Dasia A 07, Johnson, Tysha A 07), 3:07.68. 4, Sea Waves Aquatic Team ‘A’ (Knowles, Anjaleah B 07, Knowles, Taylor C 10, MossMoultrie, Kaiden C 07, Bowe, Taliyah A 07), 3:24.69. 5, Barracuda Swim Club ‘A’ (Bostwick, Bailey R 07, Knowles, Karis J 07, Adderley, Tia J 07, Ward, Rayven H 08), 3:27.71. 6, St. Anne’s School Blue Waves ‘A’ (Johnson, Sydney A 07, George, Teryl O 07, Newry, Kennedy C 07, George, Trinity S 09), 3:51.78. 7, Alpha Aquatics Swim Club ‘A’ (Major, Mathea C 07, Paul, Gianna , Campbell, Marliyah A 07, Miller, Skye J 07), 3:54.64. --, The Dolphin Swimming Club-BA ‘A’ (Dean, Olivia S 07, Robinson, Jarah C 08, Ferreira, Margaret D 09, Tucker, LiahRae A 07), DQ. Boys 8 & Under 200 LC Metre Freestyle Relay 1, Blue Marlin Aquatics ‘A’ (Johnson, Asher A 07, Knowles, Reginald R 07, Duncombe, Launy L 07, Gibson, Ellie J 07), 2:29.34. 2, Freeport Aquatic Club ‘A’ (Bain, Ayden T 08, Hepburn, Tristen M 08, Quant, Ricardo L 07, Archer, Daniel X 08), 2:46.62. 3, Barracuda Swim Club ‘A’ (Albury, Kyle A 07, Bartlett, Mikhail A 07, Adderley, Oscar R 07, Moncur III, Tre L 07), 2:53.46. 4, Swift Swimming-BA ‘A’ (Wells, Caden A 07, Cheetham, Jordan P 07, Moncur, Ayrton G 07, Martinborough, Jake P 07), 2:53.64. 5, Alpha Aquatics Swim Club ‘A’ (Darville, Caellum T 07, Dinnick, Thatcher R 08, Hirt, Sean B 08, Charles, Jarrod J 07), 2:56.69. 6, The Dolphin Swimming Club-BA ‘A’ (Kemp, Aidan J 07, Wiberg, Oliver M 09, Allen, John D 09, Daniels, Maxwell P 09), 3:36.73. Girls 9-10 200 LC Metre Freestyle Relay 1, Barracuda Swim Club ‘A’ (CuffyBethel, Devin R 05, Sastre, Mia G 05, Farrington, Grace M 05, Moss, Keianna B 05), 2:17.57. 2, Freeport Aquatic Club ‘A’ (Fernander, Dalisha C 05, Fernander, Darrienne C 05, Brown, Abayomi A 05, Norville-Smith, Seannia B 06), 2:21.49. 3, Swift Swimming-BA ‘A’ (Buzzi, Tatiana L 05,

Martinborough, Samantha V 05, Burrows, Laila D 05, Albury, Marissa L 05), 2:28.69. 4, Team Orca ‘A’ (Delson, Arianna S 06, Colebroke, Erin A 05, Carey, Shania P 05, Gibson, Alexia A 05), 2:41.43. 5, Alpha Aquatics Swim Club ‘A’ (Knowles, Leylah A 06, Cooper-Thompson, Madison C 05, Stubbs, Klaire J 05, Cargill, Jayla T 06), 2:43.13. 6, The Dolphin Swimming ClubBA ‘A’ (Wells, Jayna A 05, Ryan, Kristin 06, Brown, Cierra A 06, Culmer-Mackey, Sienna A 06), 3:09.44. Boys 9-10 200 LC Metre Free Relay 1, Barracuda Swim Club ‘A’ (Bonamy, Amauri E 06, Ferguson, Tristin K 06, Bosland, Msanna A 05, Prince, Hodari E 05), 2:16.71. 2, Swift Swimming-BA ‘A’ (Clivio, Daniel 05, Roach, Noah F 05, Newry, Joshua K 05, Bowe II, Lambert E 05), 2:19.37. 3, The Dolphin Swimming Club-BA ‘A’ (Hanna, Samuel G 05, David, Damani M 05, Kemp, Yohancy S 05, Williams, Rondon X 05), 2:24.05. 4, Alpha Aquatics Swim Club ‘A’ (Bowers, David E 05, Russell, Aaryn C 05, Zlicha, David X 05, Ferguson, Daniel H 06), 2:40.88. Girls 11-12 200 LC Metre Free Relay 1, The Dolphin Swimming Club-BA ‘A’ (Mullings, Kenedi A 03, Paul, Vanaj J 04, Eneas, GiGi S 03, Russell, Charlot L 03), 2:05.15. 2, Barracuda Swim Club ‘A’ (Lundy, Rachel L 04, Moncur, Liya L 04, Munnings, Teja A 03, Roberts, Mandia P 03), 2:07.26. 3, Swift Swimming-BA ‘A’ (Blue, Olivia M 03, Gilbert, Ashlynn E 04, Buzzi, Airlee 03, Cabral, Katelyn H 03), 2:07.84. 4, Abaco Swim Club ‘A’ (Pritchard, Savannah E 03, Albury, Paxton V 04, Hicks, Kiana M 04, Sands, Summer E 04), 2:17.86. 5, Alpha Aquatics Swim Club ‘A’ (Moss, Tamia T 04, Fowler, Isabel A 03, Stubbs, Courtney M 04, Thompson, Zaylie-Elizabeth P 04), 2:28.96. --, Lyford Cay Swim Club ‘C’ (Mizell, Delaney L 04, Wahl, Isabella A 03, Haines, Madison S 04, Reid, Kelsey E 03), x2:24.39. --, Team Orca ‘A’ (Johnson, Hailey L 03, Taylor, Ebonie R 03, Hepburn, Jamilah R 03, Mortimer, Madison H 03), DQ. Boys 11-12 200 LC Metre Freestyle Relay 1, Freeport Aquatic Club ‘A’ (Ferguson, Rommel A 03, Miller, Benjamin R 03, Forbes, Alexander A 03, Taylor, Lamar C 03), 2:02.74. 2, Alpha Aquatics Swim Club ‘A’ (Reckley, Jared J 04, Bowers, Thomas M 03, Thompson, Jake F 04,Sears, Taro C 03), 2:05.39. 3, Barracuda Swim Club ‘A’ (Knowles, Reis P 04, Bartlett III, Hugh A 03, McDonald, Gadville L 03, Longley, Sean K 04), 2:06.75. 4, Swift SwimmingBA ‘A’ (Stubbs, Kierro M 03, Mitchell, Dylan R 03, Todd, Kyle 04, Thompson III, Erald C 04), 2:13.36. 5, Team Orca ‘A’ (Curtis, Jayden O 03, Curtis, Homer N 03, Brennen, Dasario D 04, Russell, Tamir A 04), 2:16.50. 6, Blue Marlin Aquatics ‘A’ (Young, Pedro A 03, Williams, Kristian B 04, Smith, Ocean S 04, Lockhart, Remez R 03), 2:20.81. 7, The Dolphin Swimming Club-BA ‘A’ (Russell, Jared R 03, Mitchell, Aiden C 04, Ryan, Kristoff K 03, Farfan, Ancila A 03), 2:21.92. Girls 13-14 200 LC Metre Freestyle Relay 1, Swift Swimming-BA ‘A’ (Trotman, Jazmine M 02, Roberts, Dylan A 02, Bowe, Cecily S 02, Martin, Tenniya D 01), 2:00.81. 2, Barracuda Swim Club ‘A’ (MacPhail, Anya I 02, Slatter, Katherine M 02, Albury, Kaliyah G 02, Pinder, Amber M 01), 2:01.24. 3, Abaco Swim Club ‘A’ (Sands, Katie N 02, Albury, Taylor T 02, Carroll, Taryn M 02, Pinder, Jewel A 02), 2:07.73. 4, Alpha Aquatics Swim Club ‘A’ (Johnson, Jaina L 01, Zlicha, Eliana C 02, Darville, Hannah C 01, Stamp, Virginia A 01), 2:09.02. 5, Team Orca ‘A’ (Mortimer, Elysia S 01, Rolle, C’Aijah T 02, Newbold, Jolise J 02, Basden, Kai I 02), 2:15.01. 6, The Dolphin Swimming Club-BA ‘A’ (Davis, Madison D 01, Bellot, Simone A 02, Minus, Duriniqe S 01, Russel, Rachel A 02), 2:18.35. Boys 13-14 200 LC Metre Freestyle Relay 1, Barracuda Swim Club ‘A’ (Foulkes, T’Lez E 01, Lockhart, Kevon D 02, Pinder, Ian X 02, Bastian, Izaak Z 01), 1:42.22. 2, Swift Swimming-BA ‘A’ (Carey, DaVante S 02, Murray, Joshua M 01, Lopez, Shimon A 01, Laing, Darren 01), 1:43.54. 3, Alpha Aquatics Swim Club ‘A’ (Thompson, Tristan J 01, Thompson, Luke J 01, Thompson, Luke-Kennedy C 01, Gibson, Samuel A 01), 1:47.53. 4, Freeport Aquatic Club ‘A’ (Najman, Brahm J 01, Archer, Dominic D 02, Mackey, Jabez C 01, Ingraham, Vjaughn J 01), 1:54.04. 5, The Dolphin Swimming Club-BA ‘A’ (Huggins, Yanek E 01, Jolly, Ricardo E 01, Walcott, Andre A 01,) 1:54.49. Girls 15 & Over 200 LC Metre Freestyle Relay 1, Swift Swimming-BA ‘A’ (Thompson, Maya A 98, Campbell, Celia M 00, Sturrup, Simone R 98, Higgs, Lilly L 00), 1:54.11. 2, Alpha Aquatics Swim Club ‘A’ (Weech, Andreas T 98, Scriven, Taja M 00, Russell, Victoria E 00, Weech, Ariel T 91), 1:56.78. 3, Barracuda Swim Club ‘A’ (Deveaux, Bria I 94, Lloyd, Keitra A 99, McDonald, Gabrielle A 99, Longley, Sian C 00), 1:57.27. 4, Team Orca ‘A’ (Thurston, Lynell M 88, Taylor, Eliana A 99, Farrington, Reagan S 00, Armbrister, Vashley L 00), 2:02.78. --, Hamilton Aquatic Club ‘A’ (Escobar, Susy 87, Gyurko, Virag 98, Diehl, Lauren 97, Hodge, Sarah 98), XDQ. Boys 15 & Over 200 LC Metre Freestyle Relay 1, Barracuda Swim Club ‘A’ (Greene, Gershwin S 98, Fernander, N’Nhyn M 98, Lloyd, Keith J 96, Kerr, Kohen K 96), 1:34.77. 2, Alpha Aquatics Swim Club ‘A’ (Moss, Perez L 95, Albury, Miller M 99, Rodriguez, Jorge A 85, Moss, Armando N 92), 1:35.77. 3, Freeport Aquatic Club ‘A’ (Gibson, Evante E 94, Silvera, John B 96, Knowles, Ashton K 88, Burrows, Vereance E 89), 1:38.78. 4, Swift Swimming-BA ‘A’ (Tynes, Dustin E 96, Sands, Alec R 99, Roberts, Joshua D 00, Knowles, Jeremy D 81), 1:39.58. • SEE MORE RESULTS IN THURSDAY SPORTS

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Battle 4 Atlantis scores another stacked field By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net BUDDY Hield was the focus of Bahamian basketball fans at the NBA Draft but it also displayed the extensive talent pool Bahamians get an opportunity to see every year at the Battle 4 Atlantis. Eight participants from previous Battle 4 Atlantis tournaments were selected in last Thursday’s draft hosted at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Those B4A alumni selected this year included Hield who went sixth to the New Orleans Pelicans, Marquese Chriss from the University of Washington - 8th pick to Sacramento Kings (traded to the Phoenix Suns), Domantas Sabonis from Gonzaga - 10th pick to Oklahoma City, Caris LeVert from University of Michigan- 20th pick to the Indiana Pacers, Malachi Richardson from Syracuse - 22nd pick to Charlotte Hornets (traded to the Sacramento Kings), Dejounte Murray from University of Washington - 29th pick to San Antonio Spurs, Michael Gbinije from Syracuse - 49th pick to Detroit Pistons and Daniel Hamilton from UCONN - 56th pick to Denver Nuggets, and Isiah Cousins – 59th pick to the Sacremento Kings. It capped a successful season for teams that participated in the tournament as the 2015 B4A champions, the Syracuse Orange, secured a spot in the 2016 NCAA Tournament’s Final Four, alongside three other Battle 4 Atlantis alumni. Not only did the 2016 NCAA Tournament’s Elite Eight boast five teams (62.5

per cent) that had participated in past Battle 4 Atlantis tournaments, but all Final Four teams were Battle-tested alumni. The Final Four included: Syracuse University (2015), University of Oklahoma (2014), Villanova University (2013), and the University of North Carolina (2013). Both Syracuse and Villanova hold titles as Battle 4 Atlantis Champions for their respective years. The 2013 Battle 4 Atlantis Champion Villanova Wildcats would go on to win the 2016 NCAA Championship. The B4A has established a legacy of drafted players in its short history dating back to the first “dress rehearsal” in 2011 which saw Iman Shumpert of Georgia Tech and Justin Harper of Richmond selected. In 2012, Andre Drummond and Jeremy Lamb of UConn and Bernard James of Florida State were selected. The 2013 NBA draft featured Gorfui Dieng and Peyton Siva of Louisville along with Mason Plumlee of Duke and Ryan Kelly of Duke and Glen Rice Jr of Georgia Tech. In 2014, the top overall selection Andrew Wiggins of Kansas, Russ Smith of Louisville and Semaj Christon were selected. Last year’s draft featured

Wisconsin teammates Frank Kaminsky and Sam Dekker, Kevon Looney of UCLA, Aaron White of Iowa, JP Tokoto of North Carolina, Darun Hilliard of Villanoza, Josh Richardson of Tenneseee and Norman Powell of UCLA. Already touted as one of the top early season tournaments in NCAA basketball, early reports indicate the Battle 4 Atlantis has scored another stacked field for 2016. The 2016 tournament includes the Michigan State Spartans, the Louisville Cardinals, the Wichita State Shockers, St John’s Red Storm, Virginia Commonwealth University Rams, Baylor Bears, LSU Tigers and Old Dominion Monarchs. It will mark the third consecutive year that a Bahamian will play at home in the Battle 4 Atlantis with point guard Lourawls “Tum Tum” Nairn who just finished his sophomore season with the Spartans. The 2016 field will also mark the second time the Cardinals will play in the Battle 4 Atlantis following their appearance in 2012. They fell to Duke in the tournament finale in Nassau but went on to win the NCAA national title. The 2015 tournament featured a strong Bahamian

LET THE BATTLE BEGIN: This year will mark the third consecutive one in which a Bahamian will play at home in the Battle 4 Atlantis with point guard Lourawls “Tum Tum” Nairn. presence with the Texas A and M Aggies’ Tavario Miller and Texas Longhorns’ Shaquille Cleare. Buddy Hield of the Oklahoma Sooners and Wannah Bail of the UCLA Bruins

became the first Bahamians to play in the tournament when they competed in 2014. The tournament is staged at the 3,900-seat Imperial Arena, a ballroom convert-

ed to a basketball venue. The event is televised live on ESPN and AXS TV. ESPN2 airs opening round games while ESPN airs the semi-finals, third place and championship games.

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British tennis instructor to face Federer today at Wimbledon By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer LONDON (AP) — Even Roger Federer appreciates the novelty of the journey that brought his out-of-nowhere opponent to their second-round match at Wimbledon today. Who wouldn’t be fascinated by the tale? Marcus Willis is a 25-yearold British tennis instructor who charges about $40 an hour for lessons, lives with his parents, is ranked 772nd in the world, and had never played a tour-level — let alone Grand Slam — match until a victory Monday. He was ready to give up on his goal of becoming a full-time professional player until being persuaded by his new girlfriend to stick with it. He was the last man invited to a playoff for low-ranked Brits to try to earn a wild-card entry for Wimbledon qualifying, won three matches at that event, then another three in qualifying rounds to get into the main draw at the All England Club. And now Willis will set foot on the grass of Centre Court, the most hallowed ground in the game, to face Federer, considered by many to be the greatest tennis player in history, owner of seven

ROGER FEDERER, of Switzerland, celebrates after beating Guido Pella of Argentina in their singles match on Monday. (AP) Wimbledon titles and a record 17 Grand Slam trophies overall. “There’s a lot of cool things that are part of the story,” Federer said. “Probably don’t even know where to start, to be quite honest.” Looking at the matchup from a tactical standpoint, the thirdseeded Federer said: “He can just go and check out all my matches, and he knows everything about me. He’s got an advantage there.” Yes, not much video out there of Willis, who is sure to hear plenty of support from his countrymen. It’s early in the tournament, but he certainly has become the talk of the town.

BRITAIN’S MARCUS WILLIS, the world No. 772, celebrates his victory over 54th-ranked Lithuania’s Ricardas Berankis on Monday. (AP)

“Look, I mean, anyone can beat anyone in the draw. Amazing things do happen in sport, sometimes. Obviously Roger’s a massive, massive favourite going into the match. I would expect him to win the match fairly comfortably,” said No. 2-seeded Andy Murray, the 2013 Wimbledon champion. “But Marcus’ game style, it’s pretty old school,” continued Murray, who got a look at the unheralded player’s strokes when Willis spent some time with Britain’s Davis Cup team as a teen. “He serve-and-volleys a lot. He uses a lot of slice. He hits the ball fairly flat. He has great hands. He has great feel.”

Willis clearly is enjoying the ride and he couldn’t stop smiling when he was asked Monday about the prospect of facing Federer. “I didn’t think I’d be answering these questions in a million years,” Willis said. “He’s a complete player. He’s a legend of the game. I’ve got a lot of respect for him. But I’ve got to go out and try to beat him.” • Other things to look for Wednesday at Wimbledon: CROWDED SCHEDULE: Because of rain yesterday that forced the suspension in progress or complete postponement of

a total of 30 matches, the Day 3 schedule is packed with a mix of first- and second-round contests. The bad news: There are more showers in the forecast. STOSUR-LISICKI: Sam Stosur, the 2011 US Open champion, takes a 5-2 career record against Sabine Lisicki into their second-round match. But Lisicki is the one with far more success at Wimbledon, including a run to the 2013 final, one other semifinal appearance, and three more quarter-finals. In Stosur’s 13 previous trips to the All England Club, she has never been past the third round.

THe WeaTHer repOrT

5-Day Forecast

TOday

OrlandO

High: 92° F/33° C low: 74° F/23° C

Tampa

THursday

FrIday

saTurday

sunday

Partly sunny, a t‑storm in spots

Partly cloudy, a t‑storm in spots

Clouds and sun, a t‑storm in spots

Partly sunny with a stray shower

Some sun, a t‑storm in spots; humid

High: 90°

Low: 79°

High: 90° Low: 79°

High: 90° Low: 78°

High: 89° Low: 78°

AccuWeather RealFeel

107° F

87° F

108°-90° F

107°-88° F

108°-88° F

108°-90° F

High: 89° F/32° C low: 77° F/25° C

The exclusive AccuWeather RealFeel Temperature® is an index that combines the effects of temperature, wind, humidity, sunshine intensity, cloudiness, precipitation, pressure and elevation on the human body—everything that affects how warm or cold a person feels. Temperatures reflect the high and the low for the day.

almanac

aBaCO

High: 86° F/30° C low: 80° F/27° C

4‑8 knots

High: 90° F/32° C low: 77° F/25° C

6‑12 knots

FT. lauderdale

FreepOrT

High: 89° F/32° C low: 78° F/26° C

W S

WesT palm BeaCH

uV inDex toDay

TOnIGHT

High: 89° F/32° C low: 77° F/25° C

mIamI

High: 90° F/32° C low: 77° F/25° C

3‑6 knots

Key WesT

High: 89° F/32° C low: 81° F/27° C

eleuTHera

nassau

High: 90° F/32° C low: 79° F/26° C

High: 86° F/30° C low: 82° F/28° C

tiDes For nassau High

Ht.(ft.)

Low

Ht.(ft.)

Today

3:30 a.m. 4:17 p.m.

2.7 3.1

9:47 a.m. ‑0.2 10:35 p.m. 0.2

Thursday

4:33 a.m. 5:18 p.m.

2.7 3.3

10:45 a.m. ‑0.2 11:38 p.m. 0.1

Friday

5:34 a.m. 6:16 p.m.

2.7 3.4

11:43 a.m. ‑0.3 ‑‑‑‑‑ ‑‑‑‑‑

Saturday

6:33 a.m. 7:11 p.m.

2.8 3.6

12:38 a.m. ‑0.1 12:39 p.m. ‑0.4

Sunday

7:29 a.m. 8:03 p.m.

2.8 3.6

1:34 a.m. ‑0.2 1:33 p.m. ‑0.4

Monday

8:23 a.m. 8:54 p.m.

2.8 3.6

2:27 a.m. ‑0.2 2:26 p.m. ‑0.4

Tuesday

9:15 a.m. 9:42 p.m.

2.9 3.5

3:17 a.m. ‑0.2 3:17 p.m. ‑0.3

sun anD moon Sunrise Sunset

6:23 a.m. 8:04 p.m.

Moonrise Moonset

2:13 a.m. 3:12 p.m.

new

First

Full

last

Jul. 4

Jul. 11

Jul. 19

Jul. 26

CaT Island

High: 85° F/29° C low: 80° F/27° C

4‑8 knots

7‑14 knots Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.

Statistics are for Nassau through 2 p.m. yesterday Temperature High ................................................... 91° F/33° C Low .................................................... 76° F/24° C Normal high ....................................... 87° F/31° C Normal low ........................................ 74° F/24° C Last year’s high ................................. 91° F/33° C Last year’s low ................................... 77° F/25° C Precipitation As of 2 p.m. yesterday ................................. 0.81” Year to date ............................................... 22.48” Normal year to date ................................... 13.43”

The higher the AccuWeather UV IndexTM number, the greater the need for eye and skin protection.

andrOs

san salVadOr

GreaT eXuma

High: 85° F/29° C low: 80° F/27° C

High: 86° F/30° C low: 80° F/27° C

High: 88° F/31° C low: 82° F/28° C

W S

lOnG Island

insurance management tracking map

High: 86° F/30° C low: 80° F/27° C

7‑14 knots

mayaGuana High: 86° F/30° C low: 81° F/27° C

Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and

CrOOKed Island / aCKlIns

tonight’s lows.

raGGed Island High: 85° F/29° C low: 80° F/27° C

High: 86° F/30° C low: 80° F/27° C

GreaT InaGua High: 88° F/31° C low: 82° F/28° C

7‑14 knots

8‑16 knots

marine Forecast aBaCO andrOs CaT Island CrOOKed Island eleuTHera FreepOrT GreaT eXuma GreaT InaGua lOnG Island mayaGuana nassau raGGed Island san salVadOr

Today: Thursday: Today: Thursday: Today: Thursday: Today: Thursday: Today: Thursday: Today: Thursday: Today: Thursday: Today: Thursday: Today: Thursday: Today: Thursday: Today: Thursday: Today: Thursday: Today: Thursday:

WINDS S at 6‑12 Knots SSE at 6‑12 Knots SE at 4‑8 Knots SE at 4‑8 Knots ESE at 7‑14 Knots SE at 8‑16 Knots ESE at 8‑16 Knots ESE at 8‑16 Knots SE at 7‑14 Knots SE at 7‑14 Knots S at 6‑12 Knots S at 4‑8 Knots SE at 7‑14 Knots SE at 7‑14 Knots E at 8‑16 Knots ESE at 8‑16 Knots ESE at 7‑14 Knots ESE at 8‑16 Knots ESE at 10‑20 Knots ESE at 10‑20 Knots SSE at 4‑8 Knots SE at 4‑8 Knots SE at 7‑14 Knots ESE at 7‑14 Knots SE at 7‑14 Knots SE at 7‑14 Knots

WAVES 2‑4 Feet 2‑4 Feet 0‑1 Feet 0‑1 Feet 2‑4 Feet 2‑4 Feet 2‑4 Feet 3‑5 Feet 2‑4 Feet 2‑4 Feet 1‑2 Feet 1‑2 Feet 1‑2 Feet 1‑2 Feet 2‑4 Feet 3‑5 Feet 1‑3 Feet 1‑3 Feet 3‑6 Feet 4‑7 Feet 1‑2 Feet 1‑2 Feet 1‑3 Feet 1‑3 Feet 1‑3 Feet 1‑3 Feet

VISIBILITY 5 Miles 5 Miles 5 Miles 5 Miles 5 Miles 5 Miles 8 Miles 8 Miles 5 Miles 5 Miles 5 Miles 5 Miles 5 Miles 5 Miles 8 Miles 8 Miles 5 Miles 5 Miles 8 Miles 8 Miles 5 Miles 5 Miles 5 Miles 5 Miles 5 Miles 5 Miles

WATER TEMPS. 84° F 84° F 88° F 88° F 84° F 84° F 84° F 84° F 83° F 83° F 86° F 86° F 86° F 86° F 86° F 86° F 85° F 85° F 85° F 85° F 85° F 85° F 85° F 85° F 84° F 84° F

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THE TRIBUNE

Nassau Darts Association awards the winners at annual ceremony

CELEBRATION TIME: The Nassau Darts Association held its annual awards ceremony at Get It Right, Gladstone Road, last week. Photos by Shawn Hanna/Tribune Staff