The Tribune

SWIFT OPEN

WATER SWIM

SWIFT Swimming Club is all set to host its first Open Water Swim Race of the new swim season at Palm Cay on September 28. The 1.67 kilometre and five kilometre events are being sponsored by Deloitte, Starbucks, Palm Cay and Chives. It is scheduled to take place at 10am with registration between 8-9:30am.

“Open water swimming is now a CARIFTA and CISC event and swimmers will be using this weekend to show their interest in swimming the event at CARIFTA or CISC during 2014. Open water swimming has become more and more popular and has been a World Championship event for many years and will be in its second Olympics in 2016. The Swift event will offer two race courses, one a 1.67K or one-mile course and the other a 5K or three-mile course. The 5K is the official FINA distance and the distance used at the CARIFTA level. There will also be an 800 metre race for the eight and under age group.

The age groups are 12-and-under, 13-19, and 20-and-over for both males and females.

The awards are medals for first, second and third in each age group and a trophy for an overall top finish for males and females in both courses.

“The Palm Cay and Chives Restaurant offer an ideal spot to host the event with a beach, good parking, and a six-foot deep shallow water course that allows spectators to watch the race from the beach or restaurant. The course is an equilateral triangle that will start and finish at the beach.

Once around the triangle is approximately a mile, so the 5K course will require the swimmers to swim three laps around the triangle. There will be three new eight-foot orange buoy markers that have been sponsored by Deloitte, the accounting firm.

All interested swimmers can check the Swift web page at www.swimswift.com for the registration form that can be filled out and brought to the event at 8am Saturday.

BARRACUDA

SWIM CLUB

FIESTA

THE Barracuda Swim Club’s annual Awards Dinner is scheduled for 7pm Saturday (September 28) in the Windsor Room of the British Colonial Hilton Hotel. It’s called a Fiesta. The dress code is Mexican attire/smart casual. The tickets are priced at $45. The club will be presenting awards to outstanding swimmers over the past year.

VOLLEYBALL

NPVA ACTION

THE New Providence Volleyball Association is slated to continue its regular season this week with the following matchups at the DW Davis Gym:

Thursday

7:30pm - Scottsdale Vixens

vs Young Cubs (L)

Sunday

3:30pm - Central Gas

Cougars vs

Young Cubs (L)

5pm - Champions

vs Technicians (M)

TOUR DE NEW

PROVIDENCE

THE Bahamas Cycling Federation and the New Providence Cycling Association are scheduled to host the Tour De New Providence around the western end of the island September 28-29.

The weekend will get started on September 28 with the stage one individual timed trials for all categories competing over a three-mile course. That will be followed by stage II with the competitors competing in a 24 and 12-mile road race.

Then on Sunday, the long road race, ranging from 50 miles for the senior competitors to 18 miles for the juniors. The cyclists who complete the stages with the fastest recorded times will be declared winners.

BOXING SHOW

Amateur Boxing Club has announced that its 12th annual L Garth Wright Sr Golden Glove Tournament is slated to be held 6pm Saturday, September 28 at the Arawak Cay Fish Fry.

The tournament will bring together amateur boxing clubs from New Providence and across the Bahamas, including the Inagua Amateur Boxing Club, the Abaco Amateur Boxing Club and the Freeport Amateur Boxing Club.

Bouts will include: Colin Johnson vs Keiron Knowles and Aparachio Davis vs Tyrone Oliver. Ten other matches will be featured. All amateur boxing clubs are invited to participate. The tourney will recognise Charles Thompson and the late Kevin Smith for their contribution to the sport of boxing, especially the hosting of the British Commonwealth Championship Fight at the Poinciana Arena on Bernard Road in 1986.

SOFTBALL

BSC ACTION

THE Baptist Sports Council has announced that its annual Softball Classic will now get started on Saturday, October 5, at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.

The classic is designed for teams competing in the men, co-ed and 19-and-under divisions. Teams interested in participating in the classic are urged to contact Brent Stubbs at 502-2363 or stubbobs@gmail.com, Jonique Webb at

joniquewebb@hotmail.com or Nicola Major at seek_ye_first@hotmail.com

BSC TRACK CLASSIC

THE Baptist Sports Council is scheduled to hold its 2013 Track and Field Classic 10am October 19 at the original Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium.

Interested churches are urged to contact Brent Stubbs at stubbobs@gmail.com; Jonique Webb at joniquewebb@hotmail.com or Nicola Major at seek_ye_first@hotmail.com for further information.

HOLY SPIRIT

RUN/WALK

THE Holy Spirit Anglican Church is scheduled to hold a fun run/walk 6am October 19.

The route will begin at the church on Howard Street and travel through the historic Chippingham area, passing Fort Charlotte on to West Bay to Goodman’s Bay (for walkers) and to the round-a-bout at Cable Beach (for runners) returning to the church.

Participants will be grouped according to their sex and age as of December 31 and awards will be presented to the first place only in the U-15, U-20, U-30, U-40 and 40 & over in both the male and female categories. A trophy for the church or organisation with the most participants will be presented.

Registration forms can be picked up and returned to the Holy Spirit Anglican Church Office on Granger Street, Chippingham. The contacts are 322-7993 or 323-6591 or email: holyspiritanglicanchurch@yahoo.com or call Laura Pratt-Charlton at 357-3109.

SOFTBALL

BSF TOURNEY

THE Bahamas Softball Federation has announced that its annual Austin ‘King Snake’ Knowles National High School Softball Tournament is slated to be played over the weekend of October 24-26 at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.

The federation is hoping to attract teams from throughout the Bahamas to participate in the senior boys and girls tournament. The tournament serves as a development for the federation, which looks at talented players to infuse into their senior programme within their affiliated island associations.

SOFTBALL

BSF NATIONALS

THE Bahamas Softball Federation is all set to hold its National Round Robin and Championship series over the weekend of October 31 to November 3 at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.

The event is expected to attract the federation’s affiliated Family Island championship teams in both the men and women divisions, who will get to compete for the national championship title.

The New Providence Softball Association is now preparing to start its best-of-seven championship series this week to determine which teams will represent their association in the event.