SPORTS
Swimmers hit the open seas for bank contest
Friday, May 27, 2005
Over 90 swimming enthusiasts of all ages competed in the 3rd Annual
Butterfield Bank ‘iTopUp’ 800m Sea Swim on Saturday 21 May.
Those who braved the rain in George Town on their way to participate in the
race were rewarded with clear skies and perfect sea conditions as the passing
rain squall was limited to south of the Governor’s House.
CIASA Race Official Jim Fraser started the race promptly at 4pm, and the
fastest swimmers of the contingent started crossing the line at Public Beach 9
minutes and 42 seconds later.
Senior National Swim-team member Kaitlyn Elphinstone led the pack shortly
followed by Carifta swim-team captain Michael Lockwood and fellow swim-team
member Joel Rombough. Local triathletes Helga Sergel and Marius Acker were the
first Masters swimmers to finish in just over 11 minutes, followed by Peter
Stafford, who put in another consistently strong swimming performance.
All participants received T-shirts and enjoyed refreshments after the race,
followed by the awards ceremony where trophies were handed out to the
top-three male and female finishers in each age division. Ten lucky swimmers
also enjoyed winning black ‘iTopUp’ back-packs, generously donated by
Butterfield Bank and distributed in a random draw.
Butterfield Bank representative Peter O’Neill stated that, “Butterfield
Bank was pleased to support the ever popular sport of open water swimming in
the Cayman Islands, and looked forward to supporting next year’s race.”
The next Open Water Sea Swim on the Cayman Islands Amateur Swimming
Association’s calendar is the “Cayman Recovery Mile Sea Swim”, being held on
Saturday, the 18 June, 2005. Interested swimmers are urged to visit the
official race website at
www.flowersseaswim.com
for further information on this race.
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