Jam-Packed Crowd at swim meet

The swimming pool arena at the Centre of Excellence, Macoya, was sold out last Saturday when more than 480 swimmers representing 19 teams participated in the first OneLife RWB Stars of Tomorrow Swim Meeting.

Get set and off they go for the first event at the swim meet

RWB Aqua Stars hosted the developmental swim meet as the learn-toswim organisation commemorated its fifth anniversary on April 1. The meet featured swimmers from various competitive clubs and learn-to-swim organisations who had little or no competitive swimming experience. From very early, parents, guardians and swimmers converged on the Centre of Excellence, for what turned out to be a fantastic day.

At the end of the competition, RWB Aquatic Academy, competing in its first event as a club, emerged the top overall team with 615.5 points. Flying Fish Swim Club missed top honours and came in second with 611.5 points. Sea Hawks Swim Club placed third with 554 points. Tidal Wave Aquatics (503.5) and LH Sea Wolves (351.5) rounded off the top five.

Sea Hawks Swim Club won the team trophy for ten and under overall and ten and under boys. Hillview College were the best 11 and over boys’ team, while LH Sea Wolves earned the best 11 and over overall team. The sponsors included, Milo, Centre of Excellence, Unicomer, Powerade, Subway and Caribbean Awards.

Many door prizes were also given out to lucky patrons, and overall age group trophy winners also received hampers with their awards. The RWB Stars of Tomorrow Swim Meet was formally declared open by 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games medalist and multiple national record-holder Jeron Thompson. Now it is on to 2020.