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Grenada selects strong team for OECS Swim Champs

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, January 10, 2011 – Grenada will be fielding a 34-member team to defend its title at the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Swimming Championships in St Lucia this weekend.

The Grenada Amateur Swimming Association (GASA) on Monday announced the team which is seeking to retain the sub-regional championship for a fifth consecutive year.

“Grenada has a very strong team with experienced swimmers, some who participated in the Commonwealth Games in India last October and others who broke and set national records with gold, silver and bronze medals at the Caribbean Islands Swimming Championships (CISC) 2010, CARIFTA 2010 and the OECS Swimming Championships in 2009,” according to a statement from GASA.

The association said that the national swimmers have undergone intensive training for the January 13-16 Championships. “GASA has high expectations for this meet and hopes to retain the age group trophies”.

Grenada and St Lucia have battled for the championships over the past few years but recently Antigua has joined the medals hunt.

The national team will be led by double medallist Oreoluwa Cherebin and bronze medallist Chris Regis from the CISC in Cuba last July. Also included are the experienced Nicholas Coard and Esau Simpson – two swimmers from the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, as well as Samantha La Qua, Sophia and Ayesha Noel and veteran Nataly Regis-Sihera.

      GRENADA NATIONAL SWIM TEAM

FEMALE                                      MALE
8 & under                                    8 & Under
Kattie Lillie                                Christian Warner
Angelique Minors                        De' Andre Stephen
Enya Noel

9-10                                            9-10
Gabrielle Paparo                         Kerry Ollivierre
Simone La Qua                           Delron Felix
Lily Sylvester                               Matteo Bagnasco
                                                    Marco Bagnasco

11-12                                           11-12
Oreoluwa Cherebin                      Corey Ollivierre
Deleon Felix                                Calum Noel
                                                     Adrian Andall
                                                     Justin Steele

13-14                                         13-14

Chinwe Oluonye                         Khalil John
Valorie Andrews                          Andrew Hopkin
Kendra Moore

15-17                                         15-17
Sophia Noel                               Corey Latouche
Kevlian Andrews                        Richard Regis
Ayesha Noel                              Nicholas Coard

18 & Over                                  18 & Over
Samantha La Qua                      Esau Simpson
Nataly Regis Sihera                   Chris Regis
                                                   Martin Renwick

Head Coach:        Michael Davidson
Assistant Coach: Nataly Sihera
Manager/PRO:      Pamela Cherebin

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