Swimming

It is just days away from the solemn commemoration of the 52nd year of the sinking of the MV Christena-one of the worse marine disasters that the region has known. In light of this, the second week of…

The first phase of the Christena Memorial Swim camp for 2022 was conducted at the Yachtsman’s beach between Monday 18th and Thursday 21st of July. The camp is being coordinated by the Swim to Win…

The second annual Christena Memorial swim camp, got on the way, at the Yachtsman’s Beach on Monday 18th of July. Chief Coordinator of the SWIM TO WIN organization which is conducting the sessions, in…

On Friday 1st July at the Yachtsman’s Beach, the closing ceremony for an intense week of training in Lifeguard safety procedures, took place. Director of Sports, Jamir Claxton, who chaired the…

The Lifeguard training program which is currently ongoing is going extremely well. This is according to the brothers’ facilitators, Bryce and Brandon Bond. Day one focused on indoor training which…

It is not quite 007 but the Bond brothers are in Nevis! Bruce and Brandon Bond out of the USA are currently on Nevis, conducting a training course for potential Life Guards on Nevis. An official…

The annual cross-channel swim, which takes place between Oualie Beach and the nearest point to St. Kitts, has been nominated in the 100 WOWSA world top 100 open water swimming events. The chief…

Another exciting week of teaching the children on Nevis to swim, concluded at the Yachtsman’s beach on Friday 22nd April. The program was coordinated by the SWIM TO WIN group, in collaboration with…

Sheilagh James, representing the SKN Moves Nevis Chapter, is hailing the first-ever AQUAFUNATHLON, as a huge success. The event was held on Saturday 16th April, at Oualie Beach and was hosted…

The great news is that professional swimming coach and instructor, Ms. Anne McClendon is back on Nevis-what she fondly refers to as her ‘second home.’ She is here conducting a swim camp, mainly…

The Bring It swim team (a partner of Nevis Aquatic and Sailing Center), run and led by Coach James Weekes, participated in the Blue Marlin Swimming Academy’s Easter Monday Swim Competition at Bird…

The annual cross channel swim between St. Kitts and Nevis, which had taken a two hiatus, due to the covid -19 crisis, took place on Sunday 27th March. A total of 139 individuals participated in the…

Sunday, March 27th will see the resumption of the Nevis to St. Kitts cross channel swim, after a two-year break, due to the ongoing covid-19 pandemic. The 2.5 miles swim will commence at Oualie Beach…

The RS Feva Barbecue at the Nevis Aquatic and Sailing Center, Saturday 5th March, was a phenomenal success. NASC raised over EC$13,000 through the sale of food, drinks and branded merchandise, and…

On Wednesday 23rd February, SWIMMING, officially became accepted as part of the curriculum of activities at the St. Thomas’ Primary School. Visiting professional swim coach, Anne Mclindon was…