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Despite being diagnosed with an intellectual disability as a young boy, Raymone Peart has fond memories of his adolescence — travelling the world and ...
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Jamaica take on regional rivals at Goodwill Swimming Championships
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Jamaica’s youth team to the 2025 Goodwill Swimming Championships, August 15-17, arrived in Barbados on Wednesday, ready to take on their top swimming ...
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Sports ministry allocates $1.5 million to national youth swimming team
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KINGSTON, Jamaica – Sports Minister Olivia Grange has announced that her ministry has spent $1.5 million to enable the national youth team to particip...
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SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — The United States (US) set a new world record in sealing a dominant victory in the mixed 4x100m freestyle relay at the wo...
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McIntosh wins second Singapore gold, China prodigy Yu fourth
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SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP)—Swimming sensation Summer McIntosh won a second world gold in as many days as she triumphed in the 200m medley on Monday, w...
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SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP)—France's Maxime Grousset came through at the death to win the men's 50m butterfly gold at the world championships in Singap...
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Qin beats Olympic champ Martinenghi for 100m breaststroke world gold
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SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP)—China's Qin Haiyang reeled in Olympic champion Nicolo Martinenghi to reclaim his 100m breaststroke world title in Singapore...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica’s swimmers returned to the island last week after their impressive second-place finish at the 2025 Carifta Aquatics Champi...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The island’s elite youth swimmers are eagerly looking forward to representing team Jamaica at the 38th Carifta Aquatics Championsh...
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