SMAF hosts swim camp in preparation of FINA World Aquatics Day.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Sint Maarten Aquatic Federation (SMAF) in collaboration with FINA World Aquatics Day launched an island-wide swim training camp on Friday, May 7^th, at the Carib Swim Pool in Cole Bay.

The camp will be providing training for approximately 40 of our island’s best swimmers who are registered among the three SMAF teams. The SMAF Teams are The Carib Swim Team, The St. Maarten Dolphin Swim Club, and the St. Maarten Super Slash Swim Team.

This event is the first of its kind for SMAF and will cater to children and teens alike, with training for children 11 – 12 years old from 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm and swimmers 13 years and above from 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm.

“This initiative has two objectives for us as a Federation,” Steve Leal; Event Project Leader explained. “Through this training camp, we will hone the skills of our local swimmers and as a Federation we will also be able to use this as a precursor to attending the Swimming Camp being held in Curacao in October.”

FINA is the international governing body for aquatic sports which is recognized by the International Olympic Committee.

Leal explained that SMAF will also be actively participating in FINA World Aquatics Day Celebration, which is an international day recognizing physical activity in aquatic sports and takes place on the first weekend of July.

SMAF will be celebrating with several events through the spring and summer, starting with the Training Camp and much more which will be announced later.

“We are proud of our swimmers and will continue to work towards getting them to an international stage, it is for this reason that all our events are geared towards creating strong swimmers and providing opportunities for our special needs swimmers as well to grow in the sport,” Leal added.

The invited camp swimmers are: