Bahamas Aquatics

18/01/2024

The Bahamas Aquatics Federation ('BAF') is responsible for the development, promotion and control of

07/04/2023

We’ve Moved! Please FOLLOW our new Bahamas Aquatics page!

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The Bahamas Aquatics Federation ('BAF') is responsible for the development, promotion and control of

06/04/2023

Let's goooo TEAM BAHAMAS!

05/04/2023

The Champions have arrived!

Team Bahamas arrived safely in Curacao on Tuesday evening just before 9:00pm via a Bahamasair charter.

05/04/2023

Good luck Team Bahamas!

14/03/2023

First CARIFTA Swim Team Practice in the Books.

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - At the crack of dawn Saturday morning, practice got underway for the country's swim team set to compete in the CARIFTA Games in Curacao next month.

09/03/2023

Thank you ZNS Northern Service for highlighting some of our Grand Bahamian CARIFTA Swimmers!

09/03/2023

Bahamas Aquatics is happy to congratulate swimmer Lamar Taylor on winning the 50-yard freestyle at the NCAA Division II Championships in a fast time of 19.04 seconds.

06/03/2023

Bahamas Aquatics is excited to announce the 2023 CARIFTA Aquatics Team.

01/03/2023

Congratulations Marvin Johnson on being awarded Swimmer of the Year!

BAHAMIAN MARVIN JOHNSON AWARDED SWIMMER OF THE YEAR

Bahamian Junior standout Marvin Johnson was named the swimmer of the Year by Tennessee Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association at the recent State Champs. The meet which ran from February 10 to 11 saw him recording state records in the 50 yard freestyle at 19.87 and 100 yard freestyle at 43.60.
Marvin dubbed "Marvelous " by swimming fans in Jamaica has set a standard for junior swimmers in his country and the region . He can also be ranked among the fastest Bahamian swimmers of all time. In the 50 yard freestyle he is the fourth fastest in Bahamian history. The list headed by the standard bearer for 242 Lamar "Cool Ruler" Taylor with his blast recently of 19.10.Next is is Olympic sprint pioneer Allan Murray with his best of 19.57. Third is long course record holder Olympian Elvis Burrows with his swift time of 19.83.

The list is much shorter in the 100 yard freestyle as only Taylor has ever swum faster than Johnson with his recent sub 43 performance of 42.81.

What Johnson has done is given credence to the phrase " No Limits". He along with arguably the deepest 15-17 fields ever promises one of the the most exciting CARIFTA Championships in Curaçao this April 6-12. In Barbados last year he tied with Trinidad and Tobago's star Nikoli Blackman for 50 metre Gold in 23.31. In the 100 metre freestyle he won the Bronze in a time of 52.16 behind the Team TTO's Twin Towers of Blackman and Zarek Wilson.
This year the Championship records in the 2013 100 metre freestyle of 50.67 by Team TTO Olympian Dylan Carter and the 2018 50 metre freestyle mark by Bahamian Olympian Izaak of 23.25 should not survive. Others looking to challenge include Marvin's Jamaican team mate Nelson Denny and Cayman Islands star James Allison with their recent showings .
Marvin will be looking to head the senior CARIFTA sprint field which could see the first medal podium under 51 seconds in the 100 metres and sub 23 for the 50 metres.
Photo courtesy of mccgpsaquatics