The thirty-first OECS Swimming Championships\u00a0 begin tomorrow afternoon, Friday November 10th at the Rodney Heights Aquatic Centre in St.\u00a0 Lucia. The national team comprises thirty-four athletes accompanied by two coaches, Gerson\u00a0 Escobar and Chris Regis, along with other team officials.<\/p>\n
Three of the athletes based abroad, along with a small contingent from Grenada have already\u00a0 landed in St. Lucia yesterday evening, while the final batch of contingent is scheduled to arrive\u00a0 today.<\/p>\n
The thirty-four-member team comprises swimmers from six age groups: 8 and under male and\u00a0 female, 9 -10 male, and female, 11-12 male and female, 13-14 male and female, 15-17 male and\u00a0 female, and 18 and over male and female.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday the Honourable Mr. Ron Redhead, Minister for Youth, Sports, and Culture, met with\u00a0 the swimmers at the Good Hope Swimming Pool, St. Paul\u2019s to congratulate them and wish them\u00a0 well prior to their departure. Through the support received from the Government of Grenada with\u00a0 additional assistance from corporate Grenada, namely Ariza and Grensure the team is poised to\u00a0 travel and compete in the Games.<\/p>\n
The athletes are in high spirits for the weekend\u2019s competitions as they have been engaged in\u00a0 ongoing intense training and anticipate a positive outcome.<\/p>\n
The weekend\u2019s championships end on Sunday 12th\u00a0November.<\/p>\n
The Grenada Amateur Swimming Association extends its best wishes to the team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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