Grenada unveils 34-member team for 32nd OECS Swimming Championship

The Grenada Amateur Swimming Association has announced 34 athletes who are all set to represent their nation at the 32^nd OECS Swimming Championship in November 2024.

The OECS Championship is a great platform for the swimmers of the Eastern Caribbean region to participate in the competition and represent their country on an international platform by showcasing their skills, techniques and talent.

And, this year, the 32^nd edition of OECS Swimming Championship has been scheduled to take place from 8^th to 10^th November, 2024 in St Vincent and the Grenadines. The venue selected for the much-awaited competition is the Shrewsbury Aquatic Center in Ratho Mill, St. Vincent.

While unveiling the swimmers who will compete at the OECS Swimming Championship, the GASA noted that they are pleased to present its thirty-four-member team to all. The GASA asserted that these selected swimmers have worked really hard and hold the potential to tackle all the challenges that come across their way to victory.

The participants that will be competing at the Under 8 category include:

Girls

• Halle Gooding
• Sydney Joseph
• Brianne De Roche

Boys

• Keshon Cobb
• Ethan William Clermont
• Layth St. John

Category 9 to 10

Girls

• Angeliner Glenes Jackson- Bain
• Konna- Marie Munroe
• Evie Twum-Barimah
• Faith Watson

Boys

• Mateo Thomas
• Ethan Gunpot

Category 11 to 12

Girls

• Nataly Escobar
• Soriya Stewart
• Eliza Rose Benjamin

Boys

• Ethan Chu Fook
• Patrick Dowden

Category 13 to 14

Girls

• Kristin Gresham
• Zeia Ollivierre
• Maggie Watson

Boys

• Jacob Collymore
• Kaleb Williams
• Jaaziel Francis
• Mark Mitchell

Category 15 to 17

Girls

• Tilly Collymore
• Sara Dowden
• Nina James

Boys

• Mallon Paterson
• Nathan Fletcher
• Tevin Duncan Grappy

In the category 18 and over

Girls

• Gabrielle Hyson
• Anaika Otway

Boys

• Zackary Gresham
• Jenebi Benoit

This team will be headed to St Vincent, accompanied by the Coaches Gerson Escobar and Chris Regis. The authorities noted that their team members are working diligently in order to give their tough competition to all the swimmers competing in the tournament.

As per the details, all the participating teams are expected to arrive the venue by 7^th November, 2024. This competition will take place in four sessions with first and second to be held on 8^th November, 2024. And, the Session 3 and 4 has been scheduled to take place on the next days of the competition i.e, 9^th and 10^th November, 2024 respectively.

Also, the Federations that have been invited for participating in the 32^nd OECS Swimming Championship includes, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, British Virgin Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Sint Maarten and St. Martin, St Kitts and Nevis and the hosts, St Vincent and the Grenadines.