The Tribune

By BRENT STUBBS

Senior Sports Reporter

bstubbs@troibunemedia.net

AFTER an intense Last Chance Meet over the weekend at the Betty Kelly Kenning Swim Complex, Bahamas Aquatics selected and ratified a 39-member team that will represent the Bahamas at the CARIFTA Swimming and Open Water Championships.

Bahamas Aquatics, headed by Algernon Cargill, will be heading to Curacao to compete against 23 other countries from April 6-12. The Bahamas is going after an unprecedented fifth straight championship title.

Former CARIFTA team member Camron Bruney, who competed for the Barracuda Swim Club, will be travelling for the first time as the head coach, although he was named as the assistant to Travano McPhee over the past two years. He has some high expectations for the team as they go for the five-peat.

“I think the selection process went very smoothly. I think the team is pretty strong,” said Bruney, who will be assisted by McPhee and Mancer Roberts Jr. “We lost about five senior swimmers from the last time. I think five is a lot. But we have some good juniors coming up, so I think we will be okay.”

Bruney, who last swum on the CARIFTA team in 2009, said after having more than 40 competitors attain the qualifying standards in the Last Chance Meet on Friday and Saturday, they have assembled a very strong team that should be very competitive in all age groups.

“I think we have the strength in each age group on the boys’ and girls’ side,” Bruney said. “We may not have the depth in every age group, but we have the strength in every age group.

“In my opinion, we have some competitors who can compete very well for us. We are going for five straight. I know this team can do it. The swimmers just have to believe that they can do it.”

As they begin final preparations for the games today at the Betty Kelly Kenning Swim Complex, Bruney said the coaches on the team will be working with the coaches of the swimmers named to the team so that they can make sure that they are ready for the trek to Curacao. “We want to make sure that we are on point as we prepare each of these swimmers to go over there and to do their best,” said Bruney, who was an assistant coach in ? when the championships was called off due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The following swimmers were named to the team:

Girls 11 -12 - Alissa Ferguson, Saleste Gibson, Madyson Julien, DNDN McKenzie, Kimaya Saunders, Skyler Smith and Jaylah Threadgill.

Girls 13 -14 - Lelah Lewis, Alanna Murray, Trinity Pratt, Zoe Williamson and Alexia Zatarain.

Girls 15 -17 - Rhanishka Gibbs, Katie Goulandris, Kyana Higgs, Keianna Moss, Seannia Norville- Smith, Mia Patton and Elle Theberge.

Boys 11 -12 - Christon Joseph, Alexander Murray, Trace Russell, Harold Simmons, David Singh and Kaylan Williams.

Boys 13 -14 - William Farrington, Michael Fox, Tristen Hepburn, Donald Saunders and Dijon Simmons.

Boys 15 -17 - Jack Barr, Nigel Forbes, Emmanuel Gadson, Ellie Gibson, Marvin Johnson and Caden Wells.

Open water girls team - Layla Saidi Males.

Open water boys team - Aiden Bain and Caellum Darville.

Team management

Head coach - Camron Bruney. Assistant coach & open water head coach – Travano McPhee. Assistant coach - Mancer Roberts Jr. Team manager - Celestial Darville. Female chaperone - Karon Pinder-Johnson. Male chaperone - Traven Cargill.

Here’s a look at the qualifiers from the swimmers during the two-day meet over the weekend:

Tia- Isabella J Adderley - Age: 15 - MAC - Girls 15-17 200 Breast Custom Computers - 2:56.26. Girls 15-17 50 Breast Cay Stone - 37.17. Girls 15-17 100 Breast Summit - 1:22.38. Girls 15-17 50 Breast Cay Stone - 36.69

Jack C Bain - Age: 17 - BSC - Boys 15-17 200 Free Family Guardian - 2:02.37.

Christin-Alyssa C C;larke - Age: 12 – BSC. Girls 11-12 50 Back The Med Net Group -35.15

Khori M Dames - Age: 12 – BSC. Girls 11-12 50 Breast Cay Stone - 39.57. Girls 11-12 100 Breast Summit - 1:26.84.

Samirah E Donaldson - Age: 12 – AAC. Girls 11-12 100 Breast Summit - 1:24.97. Girls 11-12 200 Breast Custom Computers - 3:08.43. Girls 11-12 100 Breast Summit - 1:26.39.

Grace M Farrington - Age: 17 – BSC. Girls 15-17 200 Back QVS - 2:42.49.

Will B Farrington - Age: 13 – BSC. Boys 13-14 200 Breast Wendy’s - 2:46.15. Boys 13-14 400 IM Arawak Port - 5:18.12.

Alissa A Ferguson - Age: 11 – BSC. Girls 11-12 50 Back The Med Net Group - 34.49. Girls 11-12 100 Back Southwest Plaza Ltd - 1:16.82. Girls 11-12 200 Back QVS - 2:48.63.

Caleb T Ferguson - Age: 15 – AAC. Boys 15-17 50 Free Sun Oil - 24.75. Boys 15-17 100 Free QVS - 54.72. Boys 15-17 50 Fly Equity - 26.37.

Tristin K Ferguson - Age: 16 - MAC - Boys 15-17 50 Free Sun Oil - 25.04. Boys 15-17 100 Free QVS - 54.98.

Michael A Fox - Age: 14 – AAC. Boys 13-14 100 Back Dan Brand – McDonald - 1:09.

Emmanuel L Gadson - Male - Age: 17 – BSC. Boys 15-17 200 Breast Wendy’s - 2:24.03. Boys 15-17 100 Fly Lightbourne Marines - 57.45. Boys 15-17 50 Breast IBS - 30.95. Boys 15-17 200 Fly Equity - 2:18.29. Boys 15-17 200 IM Ins. Company of Bah - 2:15.49. Boys 15-17 100 Breast D’Albenas - 1:06.58

Rhanishka R Gibbs - Age: 16 – BSC. Girls 15-17 200 Breast Custom Computers - 2:48.70. Girls 15-17 50 Free RBC - 26.54. Girls 15-17 50 Fly Odyssey Aviation - 28.48.

Ellie J Gibson - Age: 15 – AAC. Boys 15-17 200 Back Sun Oil - 2:18.56. Boys 15-17 200 Free Family Guardian - 1:59.75. Boys 15-17 100 Back Dan Brand - McDonald - 1:02.71. Boys 15-17 50 Back Arawak Port - 28.37. Boys 15-17 50 Free Sun Oil - 24.92. Boys 15-17 100 Free QVS - 54.21 15.

Saleste A Gibson - Age: 12 – BSC. Girls 11-12 100 Fly Sunshine Insurance - 1:11.80. Girls 11-12 50 Free RBC - 29.20. Girls 11-12 200 IM Sbarro - 2:43.25. Girls 11-12 50 Fly Odyssey Aviation - 31.14.

Katie A Goulandris - Age: 16 – LSC. Girls 15-17 200 Breast Custom Computers - 2:58.33. Girls 15-17 50 Breast Cay Stone - 36.96. Girls 15-17 100 Breast Summit - 1:20.78. Girls 15-17 50 Breast Cay Stone - 36.50.

Tristan M Hepburn - Age: 14 – AAC. Boys 13-14 200 Breast Wendy’s - 2:33.41. Boys 13-14 50 Fly Equity - 26.73. Boys 13-14 200 Back Sun Oil - 2:28.03. Boys 13-14 100 Fly Lightbourne Marines - 1:02.07. Boys 13-14 50 Breast IBS - 30.80.

Kyana E Higgs - Age: 16 – BSC. Girls 15-17 400 Free Sindaroc Inv - 4:53.01. Girls 15-17 50 Back The Med Net Group - 32.59. Girls 15-17 100 Back Southwest Plaza Ltd - 1:11.39.

Siann E Isaacs - Age: 12 – AAC. Girls 11-12 50 Back The Med Net Group - 35.35. Girls 11-12 200 Back QVS - 2:49.25. Girls 11-12 100 Back Southwest Plaza Ltd - 1:17.15.

Christon A Joseph- Age: 11 - Blue Waves. Boys 11-12 200 Free Family Guardian - 2:21.22. Boys 11-12 50 Free Sun Oil - 28.22. Boys 11-12 100 Free QVS - 1:02.65.

Madyson C Julien - Age: 12 – BSC. Girls 11-12 50 Fly Odyssey Aviation - 31.45. Girls 11-12 50 Free RBC - 29.87. Girls 11-12 50 Fly Odyssey Aviation - 32.06.

Aidan J Kemp - Age: 15 – AAC. Boys 15-17 50 Breast IBS - 31:60.

Leylah A Knowles - Age: 16 – AAC. Girls 15-17 100 Back Southwest Plaza Ltd - 1:11.50. Girls 15-17 50 Back The Med Net Group - 32.39. Girls 15-17 200 Back QVS - 2:42.37.

Lelah E Lewis - Age: 13 – BSC. Girls 13-14 100 Fly Sunshine Insurance - 1:09.29. Girls 13-14 200 Fly The Med Net Group - 2:47.34. Girls 13-14 50 Fly Odyssey Aviation - 31.26.

D F McKenzie - Age: 12 – MAC. Girls 11-12 200 Free Corner Bank - 2:26.83. Girls 11-12 50 Free RBC - 29.85. Girls 11-12 100 Free JS Johnson - 1:05.98.

Ayrton G Moncur - Age: 15 – MAC. Boys 15-17 200 Breast Wendy’s - 2:36.77. Boys 15-17 50 Breast IBS - 30.74. Boys 15-17 100 Breast D’Albenas - 1:09.00.

Alanna T Murray - Age: 14 – Bmsc. Girls 13-14 200 Breast Custom Computers - 3:04.39.

Alexander J Murray - Age: 12 – Bmsc. Boys 11-12 200 Breast Wendy’s - 3:00.18. Boys 11-12 400 IM Arawak Port - 5:50.67. Boys 11-12 50 Breast IBS - 37.02. Boys 11-12 100 Free QVS - 1:03.02. Boys 11-12 100 Breast D’Albenas - 1:23.65.

Seannia Norville-Smith - Age: 16 – MAC. Girls 15-17 100 Fly Sunshine Insurance - 1:06.92. Girls 15-17 200 Free Corner Bank - 2:15.53. Girls 15-17 100 Free JS Johnson - 1:01.93. Girls 15-17 50 Fly Odyssey Aviation - 30.35. Mia K Patton - Age: 15 – UN. Girls 15-17 400 Free Sindarock - 4:49.53. Girls 15-17 100 Fly Sunshine Insurance - 1:07.13. Girls 15-17 200 Back QVS - 2:40.69. Girls 15-17 200 Free Corner Bank - 2:14.79.

Hodari E Prince - Age: 17 – BSC. Boys 15-17 200 Fly Equity - 2:19.20. Boys 15-17 400 IM Arawak Port - 5:07.79.

Erin M Pritchard - Age: 15 – MAC. Girls 15-17 200 Breast Custom Computers - 2:58.46. Girls 15-17 50 Breast Cay Stone - 37.59. Girls 15-17 100 Breast Summit - 1:22.74.

Trace K Russell - Age: 12 – MAC. Boys 11-12 200 Breast Wendy’s - 2:56.00. Boys 11-12 50 Breast IBS - 35.68. Boys 11-12 50 Free Sun Oil - 28.57. Boys 11-12 100 Breast D’Albenas - 1:19.67.

Violet A Saralegui - Age: 12 – LSC. Girls 11-12 50 Fly Odyssey Aviation - 31.51. Girls 11-12 100 Fly Sunshine Insurance - 1:12.67. Girls 11-12 200 Fly The Med Net Group - 2:59.62. Girls 11-12 50 Fly Odyssey Aviation – 32.31.

Donald L Saunders - Age: 14 – LIT. Boys 13-14 50 Back Arawak Port - 29.91. Boys 13-14 100 Free QVS - 55.70. Boys 13-14 200 Back Sun Oil - 2:27.74.

Kimaya S Saunders - Age: 12 – MAC. Girls 11-12 200 Breast Custom Computers - 3:07.83. Girls 11-12 50 Breast Cay Stone - 36.45. Girls 11-12 100 Breast Summit - 1:23.42.

Dijon M Simmons - Age: 13 - Blue Waves. Boys 13-14 200 Fly Equity - 2:28.32. Boys 13-14 200 IM Ins. Company of Bah - 2:28.36.

Harold A Simmons - Age: 11 – MAC. Boys 11-12 50 Back Arawak Port - 32.82. Boys 11-12 100 Back Dan Brand - McDonald - 1:14.81.

Skyler Y Smith - Age: 11 – AAC. Girls 11-12 200 IM Sbarro - 2:47.96. Girls 11-12 100 Back Southwest Plaza Ltd - 1:15.53. Girls 11-12 200 Back QVS - 2:43.01.

Elle A Theberge - Age: 15 – MAC. Girls 15-17 50 Back The Med Net Group - 32.35. Girls 15-17 100 Back Southwest Plaza Ltd - 1:08.39. Girls 15-17 200 Back QVS - 2:29.88.

Jaylah N Threadgill- Age: 12 – LSC. Girls 11-12 100 Breast Summit - 1:24.26. Girls 11-12 200 Breast Custom Computers - 3:11.74. Girls 11-12 50 Breast Cay Stone - 37.63. Girls 11-12 100 Breast Summit - 1:24.08.

Rayven H Ward - Age: 14 – MAC. Girls 13-14 50 Fly Odyssey Aviation – 31.44.

Zoe A Williamson - Age: 14 – MAC. Girls 13-14 100 Fly Sunshine Insurance - 1:09.35. Girls 13-14 50 Free RBC - 28.62. Girls 13-14 50 Fly Odyssey Aviation - 30.78.