T&T Aquatics
Marlins Swim Club & Flying Fish Swim Club 0000 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
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Wow! Wow! Wow! Bronze for Team TTO/T&T Aquatics in the 40 x 50 Freestyle relay!! This team is on fire! ... 1) Richard 2) Patrick 3) Curtis 4) Anton With a fight to the finish by team Captain Anton to overtake Brazil and bring in the Bronze for TnT! Here’s what people at the club have to say: What a tremendous team effort !! Congrats everyone !!~ Keith Daniel So very proud of you all. Everyone is doing so well.~ Wendy Ammon Well done fellas!! Fantastic performance ~ Jenna Ross Excellent race~ Dani Cozier (fellow team member)

Real action at the Marlins pool this morning.. We did some underwater work at the swim sesh today and Coach Walter managed to capture these four in action. Here, our focus is on Technique. ... Why? Technique is more important than speed. With the wrong technique, our speed is limited but with the right technique our speed has limitless potential and that’s what we want!! Focus on maintaining a slight bend of the elbow at all times and on using the entire forearm to move a body of water from in front of you all the way to the hips. Take a look at the second swimmer in this video, he has a nice glide with a preferred stroke for longer distances. Hope you enjoyed today’s tip!

We’d definitely love to see one of our coaches try this when we’re next at the pool !! Coaches..any volunteers?

Congratulations to our boy Curtis Harper on placing first in his heat for the 100m Freestyle! You guys sure are making Team TTO and T&T Aquatics proud! Well done

Hey Fishies! It’s been a while huh? Check out this podcast. ... We are sure it may have some interesting tidbits to think about as we continue social distancing from the pool life. We spoke to a marathon swimmer today and some bits I think would be interesting to you all. She was a pool swimmer who made pan ams for us in 400 free. Now crosses the English Channel and north channel which is crazy. Check it out. https://youtu.be/JGH4ttCZI10

Get your swim therapy on tonight! Join us at Marlins @ 7pm

Increase your feel of the water and improve your breaststroke technique. come join us at Marlins - 10:30am

This Beginner swimmer's workout can help to increase endurance in - and out - of the pool.

Good luck going out to our swimmers heading to Barbados this weekend for the 8th Open Water Swimming Festival.. The fun has already started with practice swims on Nov 6,7,8 and the Open Water Races on Nov 9 (1.5K race & 1.5K just-for-fun) and Nov 10 (3.3K 5K 10K) - Swimming behemoth William Carr 1.5K and the 10K - Keith 'the weatherman' Daniel 1.5K - Emile or Josh 1.5K... - Alice 1.5K .. has been looking forward to this for weeks now - Elizabeth Angney 3.3K Some recent footage of the practice swims. For more information, the venues and timings https://www.swimbarbadosvacations.com/2019-agenda.html

Hope it’s not too late to say Merry Christmas y’all!! Better late than never (or so they say ) From some of the happy faces of Team T&T Aquatics

Join us this Saturday Marlins Pool 10:30am

A beaming Nicky Neckles told reporters he stopped swimming competitively ten years ago and he never imagined he would be back at the World Masters at age 40 win...ning GOLD. When asked what next, he said: "I am so satisfied, not much could top this. People were taking pictures of me! The Meet organizers asked for a selfie with me!" Three Golds and three World Records! 2019 FINA World Masters in Gwangju. (40-44 age category). The humble and sincere Neckles said he will be resting for two days and then is looking forward to returning to work with his "Sagicor family". Members of his swim club - Hightide Stingrays as well as the President (Tony Selby) and VP (Samantha Clarke) of the Barbados Aquatic Sports Association, family, swimmers and well wishers were on hand to welcome and congratulate him. Amazing achievement Nicky! See more

Throwback to last Saturday night when a fabulous time was had by all our Aquatics members old and new alike as we came together for what can only be considered as the most epic Club event for the year. Much excitement led up to this event allowing us to have almost 100 of our team come together, getting to know each other loads better outside the lanes. Best part, all dressed up pretty nice too! You Aquatics peeps sure clean up very nicely!!

So long Cross Harbour 2019! When life gives you lemons...make a beach lime! Today’s marked the 3rd attempt of this years’ annual Maracas Open Water Swim and also it’s cancellation once and for all. ... Despite the best attempts of ASATT, Mother Nature had the final say and it was definitely No. What made today so much fun was the spirit of Team T&T Aquatics... most of the team stayed on to ‘lime’ and needless to say a grand time was had by all. Lots of sharing, jokes and storytelling. No swim today but the camaraderie was on point. Here are a few pics to show how things played out for us at the beach.

If you had to describe each 200m length event..

Finally! A pic of our Sensational 7 - Team TTO/ T&T Aquatics at Gwangju, South Korea in full kit (we liking the kit ) as they prepare for a full day of events on 13th August. Dani our only female in this crew represents us with a strong swim in the 50m butterfly Read about this and more in our blog right here :... https://tntworldsmasterskorea2019.wordpress.com//aug-14-5/ See more

Come join us today at Marlins - 10:30am

You just never know who you’ll meet at the pool on Saturday! Come join us - Today- 10:30am- Marlins Pool

I’m sure some of us have contemplated this before Come join us at the pool today. We are back on track with the Saturday morning swim sesh. ... Marlins pool 10:30am - 11:30am

Happy New Year You Guys!! We made it! Welcome to 2020! From all of us at Team T&T Aquatics

May the road rise up to meet you, may the wind be ever at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face and the rain fall softly on your fields. And until we meet again, may God hold you in the hollow of his hand. Irish Blessing An Irish send-off to our very own Frenchie Matthieu Leroux. ... We are so grateful to have met you Matthieu but we know it’s not really goodbye but more of an au revoir. Safe travels mon ami. Until we meet again a very warm send off from all of us at Team T&T Aquatics.

Who’s first in lane tonight? Come join us at the pool! Tonight. Marlins pool. 7am-8pm

Coach Samuel making light work of kicks! Join us today at Marlins 10:30am- 11:30am

Come join us tonight! Marlins Pool: 7pm-8 pm

Happy Monday Folks! T&T Aquatics officially re-opened on Wednesday July 1st 2020 with a few adjustments to our schedule. Location:... St. Anthony's College Pool (Marlins Swim Club), off Morne Coco Road Schedule: See our pic for deets Coaches and other support staff: Coaches and support staff will be on pool deck on the Monday, Wednesday and Saturday sessions Support staff will be on pool deck on the Tuesday, Thursday and Friday sessions. There will be no coaches on pool deck at these weekday morning sessions, however there will be informal coaching by some of the more seasoned Masters. Additional new rules: No Spectators are allowed Bathroom Access: Check with Aunty Pat at front desk. Shower and soap before entering the pool If temperatures are being taken at the front gate, please avail yourself to this check For more info email : [email protected] That’s all for now folks! See you at the pool.

We know...still not in the pool But hey, chin up! Thought this photo was too good not to share!... Some inspiration to keep your dry land training on point. Let’s stay swim fit and positive. #justkeepsmiling

We were lucky enough to meet up with the friendly swim legend Gordon Borde at Maracas Bay last Sunday. For those of you who may not be aware, Gordon won the very first Open Water Swim held in Trinidad put on by the Amateur Swimming Association of Trinidad & Tobago (ASATT) in 1962 - The year our country gained its' independence. He also went on to win this Cross Harbour event consecutively in 1963 and 1964. Gordon started swimming in scouts in Trinidad at the age of 15 and ha...s been swimming competitively since he was 19 years old. While he enjoys swimming at the pool, open water swimming has always been his first love. This 81 year old is a living local legend , he has swam 111 Cross Harbour competitions - a whopping 81 here in Trinidad and 30 in other countries - Barbados, Grenada, Fort Lauderdale, USA and even in Venezuela! He plans to do his 112th Cross Harbour in less than 2 weeks at Maracas Bay on 22 September 2019. Gordon has quite a rich history in swimming; along with the late Joey Kaufman, he represented Trinidad & Tobago in the 1st Worlds Masters Games in Toronto in 1985. He also played water polo and represented our country in this sport during 1963 - 1973 and was the Vice President of our local swimming association ASATT on 6 separate occasions. The spritely Gordon, swims approximately 7,000m a week and has been coming up to Maracas Bay every Sunday morning for the last 20 years to swim with the Trinity Masters Club which was founded by the late Joey Kaufman, the late Mervyn Marquez and Gordon himself in 1984. If you'd like to learn more about this amazing human, come find him at Maracas Bay. Are you inspired yet? There is still time to register for this year's Maracas Open Water Swim. Race registration ends 15th September, 2019 register here: https://raceroster.com//subway-maracas-open-water-classic-

Meanwhile, some members of the team try to figure out the interesting features of the South Korean Toilets Note: We did say we were joining them on their journey )

Happy Independence Day Trinidad & Tobago ! You’re sweet! Celebrating 57 years of Independence with our fellow teammates at the pool today! See you guys there - Marlins @10:30am

Sadly, today's Maracas Open Water Cross Harbour Swim 2019 was cancelled due to tropical storm warning - good call by race organizers and ASATT, we commend you for placing our safety first. While many of us do feel a bit deflated after many months of preparation for this epic open water adventure, we've decided to take a positive spin on this situation and bring Monty Pyton's words to life in his song "Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life". We came across this truly great ...Podcast by Trinidad born Gerry Rodrigues of Tower 26. Triathlon Swimming. This video shares very useful race tactics which will allows us more time to prepare for the Maracas Open Water Cross Harbour Swim - when it is eventually rescheduled - with these useful strategies that will make our time in the open water much more efficient. Did we randomly come across this podcast today? We think not - definitely it was kismet! Enjoy Swim Friends!

A family that swims together, stays together! The first Saturday of the year found some of our T&T Aquatics members in high spirits as we ventured on our virgin Open Water experience for 2020 at the ever scenic Macqueripe Bay. Some came for the Swim portion only, some came for the breakfast lime at UPick Farms but all came for one thing...camaraderie - there was plenty of that to go around!... Take a look at a few pics of our first impromptu open water adventure and breakfast afterwards. On to more great things in 2020 and remember, just keep swimming! Team T&T Aquatics

Do great things today! Come join us at the Marlins pool: 10:30am - 11:30am

Clears throat... Ahem!!! We've reached 500 likes you guys!!!! Thank you for supporting our club. We like you too!!!!! ... Muah! See more

Thinking about learning to swim? Or trying to get in shape? T & T Aquatics is the place for you!!

Some of Team T&T Aquatics

Aye, Aye! Look ting!! Check out our very own ex-Olympian, Coach and T&T Aquatics Club Managing Director Sebastien Paddington in this video interview. ... Enjoy peeps! Oh! One more thing..please share!

With just over over one month before the annual Maracas Open Water Swim theres no time like the present to get that practice in. Join us tonight at Marlins - 7pm!

If you had to pick the hardest event: This is our ranking-

OMG!!!! That streamline is perfect! Come perfect yours too!... Marlins - Tonight - 7PM

Improve your swimming technique. Come join us today - Marlins @ 10:30am

Life may have its ups and downs at times, but swimming neutralizes it all. All that’s left is you and the water. Join us today @ 10:30am - Marlins

Mondays just keep getting better and better! See you tonight @ 7pm - Marlins Pool

Hello Swim Fam! The long awaited moment has finally arrived...we have reopened! Epic news right?... As of February 1st 2021 we have resumed swimming at Marlins with just a few tweaks to our schedule: Location: Marlins Swim Club, St. Anthony’s College Grounds Schedule: Mondays and Wednesdays: Shift 1: 6pm to 7pm Shift 2: 7pm to 8pm Saturdays : Shift 1: 10am to 11am Shift 2: 11am to noon Fees: Send us a message or call Aunty Pat at 747 1244 for more deets. Coaches and other support staff: Coaches and support staff will be on pool deck on the Monday, Wednesday and Saturday sessions Additional new rules: # of Swimmers: For each shift, a maximum of 20 swimmers will be allowed in the 50m pool. 10 swimmers at each end. The coaching staff will manage the sets according. It will be first come first serve. For e.g. if you arrive at 6pm for Shift 1 and 20 swimmers have already arrived and registered before you, you will have to wait until Shift 2 at 7pm before you can enter the pool. The small pool will be closed. No Spectators are allowed inside the facility Bathrooms are available for emergency use only Shower and soap before entering the pool Temperatures are to be taken by Aunty Pat at the front gate and your temperature, name and telephone contact recorded on the sign up sheet (same sheet where dues and attendance are recorded) on the exact date that of swim and BEFORE proceeding past the front desk ONCE TEMPERATURE IS WITHIN THE PERMISSIBLE RANGE. THIS NEEDS TO BE DONE EACH TIME YOU SWIM. NO EXCEPTIONS. No mingling before, during or after the sessions on the pool deck. Please wear a mask when entering the pool. On arrival at the facility, kindly sign in with/pay Pat at the front desk, record temperature, shower and enter into the pool immediately. Once finished swimming, kindly exit the facility immediately once. Premises to be vacated by 12:15pm on a saturday and before 8:15pm on evening sessions. Prioritise to park in the car park on the western end of the facility for all sessions. Once exiting your vehicle, the objective should be to get into the pool as quickly as possible, which means arrive already warmed up/stretched and dressed to swim. If you arrive early, remain in vehicle until ready to enter the pool. No lingering (lime ) in the car park. Concerns/suggestions/comments? Please address all questions, concerns, suggestions and comments directly to T&T Aquatics via email ([email protected]). We will continue to monitor attendance and constructive feedback over the next few weeks and revisit whether any changes to these arrangements should be made at that time. Thank you again for your continued patience and looking forward to seeing you all at the pool. Please keep safe.

Former Olympian and T&T Aquatic’s Sebastien Paddington confirms T&T awarded 2022 Pan American Aquatic Championships.

Medal for Richard, Dani in the 100m Fly!! The excitement continues for Team TTO/ T&T Aquatics Read about this and see more results here : https://tntworldsmasterskorea2019.wordpress.com/... Congratulations team!

We have only two more weeks left for the Maracas Cross Harbour. If you have been thinking about joining in the fun please sign up using the link in the message (see below). Already we have at least 34 swimmers so do not get left behind. We will be again joining the Trinity Masters group at Maracas this Sunday morning at 730 by the Main Life Guard booth . ... Also the tide conditions , the tide will be rising from around 600 am to 1200 , this Sunday will be the same, assuming all conditions are normal as Sunday 22. We are and will be in the Quarter moon phases. Looking forward to a large turnout on Sunday morning bright and early !!! Event: Subway Maracas Open Water Classic. When: Sunday 22nd September, 2019 Where: Maracas Bay Race Distance Options: 1000m, 3000m or 5000m Register online here: https://raceroster.com//subway-maracas-open-water-classic-

We're coming in hot for this one team T&T Aquatics! Hot on the heals of our success at the 18th FINA Worlds Masters Swim in Gwangju, South Korea, we more motivated than ever to make great things happen. DIVE in to training tonight - Marlins @ 7pm as we prepare for this event.... Event: Subway Maracas Open Water Classic. When: Sunday 22nd September, 2019 Where: Maracas Bay Race Distance Options: 1000m, 3000m or 5000m Register online here: https://raceroster.com//subway-maracas-open-water-classic-

Improve your breaststroke with this tough but highly effective exercise.

Unleash your greatness tonight. Come join us at Marlins - 7pm!

Hey T&T Aquatics Peeps, Just saying Hi . Long week huh?... It’s been a long week and lots going on. But above all things, let’s stay positive and keep our sense of humor up and running. Most importantly stay connected, now more than ever let’s use technology in our favor and keep the team spirit high. Especially for those of us who live alone. For those of us who are used to being on the go and are getting used to the transition of working from home (in other words MOST of us), we thought we’d share this fun vid ( you just might have seen it before) . That’s it for now Peeps and we’d like to leave you with this quote from one of our team... If you can’t keep swimming, just keep smiling

‘Tis the season of giving and a time to be jolly. On this note, we wish to give back and celebrate someone who gives of himself all year round..Coach Patrick Lee Loy Patrick is known for being highly supportive of the Special Olympian Swim Family and gives much of his time tirelessly coaching and supporting them ..particularly with open water swimming. ... He’s known for being patient and considerate while also allowing newbies to get a feel of their balance and ease in the water. Today was no different. He spent today’s Christmas swim with two of the special Olympians giving caring guidance without hovering (a great skill indeed). This care trickled over to another Master today who is getting a feel for being at peace with open water swimming and long distance swims. We salute you Coach Patrick! Thank you for giving of yourself so much during the year. We’d like to give back in this small way with heartfelt thanks for your caring guidance in the swim community! Special mention goes to William Carr another caring supporter of the Special Olympians. Happy Christmas All Simone Bethel

Some inspiration for next Sunday’s Maracas Open Water Swim 2019.. Cameron Bellamy is progressing nicely en route to St. Lucia.. it’s a charity swim to support and enable some of the poorest and most underdeveloped rural areas of South Africa, Zimbabwe and, more recently, the Caribbean. You can read more here: https://ubunye.web.app/

Congratulations to our very own Jason Costelloe on such a fantastic achievement. 1st in age group 7th overall AND Qualified for Challenge Triathlon World Champs!!!!... Congrats also to Gina Hart. Not an Aquatics member but most certainly proudly representing sweet T&T!

Yes! We are on to your tricks! Every last one of them.

What a beautiful thing! Hey Guys, Sadly we’re not in the pool these days but thought this vid would do great to lift the team spirit up. ... Hope you enjoy. Our favorite quote..Whatever you do, do it well and hard.

You know it! Never a dull moment with the T&T Aquatics crew. Lots of interest this week on the Trinity Masters Annual Five Islands Cross Harbour 2020 on Sunday 15 March as some of the team prepare for this epic 2.3K swim. ... Rumor has it that entry forms may be available at the club tonight. For now here are some pics of what’s in store.

Come on Champ! Join us tonight! Marlins Pool 7pm - 8pm

Independence Day celebrations! Last Saturday, not only did we celebrate the 57th anniversary of sweet T&T’s independence , we took the opportunity of the celebratory atmosphere to welcome home most of our team from Gwangju, South Korea and also the birthday of our very own Head Coach Paul!... Needless to say a fabulous time was had. Club members came out to show their love and support and many boisterous laughs were had as we shared in some light hearted moments to celebrate all that was accomplished in August. While photos don’t truly convey the experience, here are some pics to show how things went down. Enjoy and see you at the pool!

T&T Aquatics Swim heroes make local news! Following their hard won bronze in the men’s 4x50m Freestyle relay the quartet of Richard, Anton,Curtis and Coach Patrick earned mention in today’s local sports section of The Guardian Newspapers. Full article here :... http://guardian.co.tt//tt-gets-fina-masters-freestyle-rela Well done team!

Hey Peeps! It’s been a minute! We know right? Hope you guys are staying safe and well. ... Just thought we’d take a moment to share this article written about our very own Lane 6’s Anjani Ganase. Not only is she an amazing mermaid at the pool, but a marine scientist who wants to save the world. We salute you Anjani! See link below https://www.looptt.com//women-science-under-sea-marine-sci

Hey Swim Peeps! It’s certainly looking to be a December to remember!!! Just taking a moment to celebrate the three Sharks who swam an EPIC 8K this morning!!... Will, Shastri and Richard (not in pic ) swam for approximately 2 hours and 45 minutes, covering 3 laps + of Life Guard Hut- Tyrico- Fishing Village to cover 8K, earning massive respect and inspiring many this morning!! Of course, we celebrated with light beers for breakfast!! Gotta watch those carbs.. you know? Feels great to be surrounded by so many ordinary people doing Extraordinary things! Pandemic seems to be refining us and bringing out the very BEST! Next time you’re looking for a superhero? Go local...plenty right here on this sweet homeland of ours. Happy Sunday and have an epic week. Cindy’s Crew

Adios Amigo! Saying goodbye is never an easy thing, so in this case we switch our lingo up a bit and say Au Revoir to our favorite Spaniard Andres as he leaves our Trini shores for good. Andres, we miss you already but wish you the best as life and work take you to new and exciting adventures! Cheers to life!

Happy Friday Fishies!!! Pulled this article out from the archives! Get your reading glasses out and the magnifying glass ready!!... Or... You can look at this readable link supplied by one of page followers Jill. Thank you Jill Albada Jelgersma http://www.latycar.org/florida1999/joey.htm Good read on the late Joey Kauffman..highly regarded as the Father of swimming in T&T. Just keep swimming peeps and if you can’t swim, just keep smiling!!!

From Cross Harbour Tabanca aka Pool Harbour to Swim Barbados To say the least, the people of T&T Aquatics certainly know how to make a splash ! All that Cross Harbour training and no race led to many a sad heart on that Monday with plenty pent up energy!... But team T&T Aquatics came up with the perfect remedy for that! And so it was that we created our first Pool Harbour..a simulation of the Cross Harbour race distances swam at the Marlins Pool. This impromptu swim meet took place on Saturday 2nd November and of course, there was a lime afterwards! You know how we roll! Swim Barbados.. We then followed some of our more adventurous swim mates who craved a race-cation, long distances and the opportunity to swim alongside the infamous Cameron Bellamy, known for swimming around the island of Barbados as well as a host of other achievements. Congratulations to our very own William Carr on a fantastic 10K swim completed in 2:52:26:8 securing himself a first time podium placement in this event in addition to finishing ahead of the infamous Cameron Bellamy!!!!! Wow, look ting! Check out our album collab and see what we’ve been up to in the last 2 weeks! One thing’s for sure...never a dull moment with Team T&T Aquatics!

This lane rope drill introduces correct arm pathways.

Rolling more on your sides allows you to better engage the large back muscles in addition to the shoulder muscles.

Develop greater technique, strength and accuracy with this drill.

Improve coordination and timing of your breast stroke. Come joins us today - Marlins @ 10:30am

Oh yeah, ain’t that the truth?

As the journey ends for our amazing team in Gwangju, we end on another high note: Team Captain Anton realizes his goal by placing in the top 10 of his age group in the 50m backstroke. Meanwhile, fellow teammate Adrian achieves a PB.. also in the 50m backstroke with a time of 38:66. ... Thank you Team for making us extremely proud and for allowing us to be a part of your journey after many months of intensive training. Much inspiration has been provided to do great things too! Now go, enjoy yourselves in South Korea - permission granted See results here: http://wmc2019.microplustiming.com/swimming/index_web.php

How far would you swim for something you believed in? Cameron Bellamy’s epic swim from Barbados to St. Lucia in September 2019 just got him nominated for Performance of the Year by the World Open Water Swimming Association. How inspiring!... Vote for Cameron! See link below: https://openwaterswimming.com//2019-wowsa-performance-of-/

Tip#3 & 4 are our personal favorites!

Hey Guys, Tough times ahead for sure!!! Just wanted to remind you of British Comedy Troupe Monty Python’s infamous song ... Always look on the bright side of life... Thought we’d share some of these epic Olympic swim starts to cheer the spirits up. Enjoy Friends