Archive for July 11th, 2016
Olympic sailor Allan in final training push
(CNS): Cayman Islands Olympic sailor Florence Allan, and her coach, Raphael Harvey, have just returned from training in Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro, ahead of the Summer Olympic Games. Allan trained for two weeks learning the local climate patterns, tides and currents to prepare to compete in her first Olympics, which will begin in less than […]
Cayman’s swim team brings home 13 medals
(CNS): Cayman Islands national swimmers returned from the Caribbean Islands Swimming Championships (CISC) in Bahamas last week with medals, records, personal bests, experience and lots of memories. At the open-water competition, Cayman’s Catriona MacRae – who is hanging up her goggles when she heads off to college at Auburn University this fall – won a […]
Heroes needed to support childhood cancer research
(CNS): The fourth annual Hannah’s Heroes fundraiser is set for 23 September during childhood cancer awareness month. Organisers of the event are encouraging members of the community to come out to shave their heads to raise funds for the St Baldrick’s Foundation to support childhood cancer research. Once again, the venue will be the Wicket […]
U-19 men’s rugby team at regional championships
(CNS): The Cayman Islands DART National Men’s Under-19 Rugby team is competing at the 2016 Rugby Americas North Championships in Miami in a bid to bring home the title for the first time in four years. The team spent the weekend training and will play their first game at 4pm EST today (11 July) against […]
