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Team Bahamas returns from 30th Goodwill Swimming Team Bahamas returns from Goodwill Swimming Championships with 55 gold, 45 silver and 29 bronze 1234564*+*'),$617*8*96:/;*'6/+.64*+*'),$6%<6=%#)76/+.6>9%$)'64/$*%6?%&8,@6@$,,)6A,/-6?/7/-/'B6'&*--,$'6%+6)7,*$6/$$*;/86C,'),$./C0666666666666666666666666666666666666666617%)%D6&/8/9#:;9.<652 !"#$%&'()'&# !*++%,(./0123#-45.67#+345.63. !"#$$%&'( )$*"#+,-,.*/0+,) TEAM Bahamas’ fouryear reign at the Goodwill Swimming Championships was celebrated last night as the country’s junior swimmers were honoured at the Betty Kelly Kenning Swim Complex following another dominant performance at the regional championships. Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis was in attendance for the ceremony and addressed the young swimmers,

congratulating them on their success while encouraging them to maintain the standard of excellence that has made The Bahamas the team to beat at Goodwill. Davis also acknowledged the parents and coaches for the commitment and sacrifices that go into developing the young swimmers and preparing them to represent the country. Minister of Youth and Sports Mario Bowleg was also in attendance. The Bahamas won five of the 10 age group divisions at the 30th Goodwill Swimming Championships in Trinidad and Tobago,

securing its fourth consecutive overall championship. Head coach Dwayne Davis says the latest title was the product of a complete team effort rather than the work of a few individual swimmers. “We had a full domination from day one,” Davis said. “It was a full team effort.” The head coach said the team arrived in Trinidad with a clear objective and remained focused throughout the competition despite the atmosphere surrounding the championships. “We went down to Trinidad and it was very, very

loud. It was very, very competitive,” Davis said. “The team stayed focused.” Davis said the swimmers understood what was at stake and continued to build momentum as the competition progressed. The Bahamas’ depth was reflected in the number of swimmers who produced high point performances across the age groups. The high point trophy winners were Nia Ferguson in the girls’ 8-and-under division, Mason Sadowski in the boys’ 8-and-under division, Hannah Astwood in the girls’ 11-12 division, Fraser Menzies in the boys’

11-12 division and Helsinki Mitchell in the girls’ 13-14 division. Ferguson was among the biggest individual standouts for Team Bahamas. The eight-year-old won gold in eight of her nine events and established a new Goodwill meet record in the girls’ 8-and-under 100m individual medley. Ferguson stopped the clock at 1:22.58, breaking the previous meet record of 1:24.28 by 1.70 seconds. She also won the 100m freestyle in 1:07.22, 50m freestyle in 30.52 seconds and 50m butterfly in 32.34 seconds.

Ferguson contributed to relay victories in the mixed 8-and-under 200m freestyle relay in 2:07.21, the 200m medley relay in 2:34.89 and the 200m freestyle relay in 2:12.21. She also won the girls’ 8-and-under 50m backstroke in 37.19 seconds, dropping 2.02 seconds from her entry time of 39.21. Teammate Payton Botswick finished second in 37.83 seconds, giving The Bahamas a one-two finish. Ferguson said the championship was particularly meaningful because it was

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Michael Phelps returns poolside with his sons as 8-year-old Beckett eyes swimming !"#!=()#)'++>-# '?#-45.67#,./63. IRVINE, California (AP) — Ten years to the week after ending his career at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics with 23 career gold medals, Michael Phelps turned up at the Pan Pacific Championships with two of his four young sons. And one is interested in swimming. Beckett, who's 8, and brother Maverick, who's 6, sat with their dad and mom Nicole watching two days of the international meet featuring the US, Australia, Canada and Japan. Oldest brother Boomer, age 10, was keeping youngest brother Nico, age 2, entertained at home. Beckett took a keen interest in the racing. The US team is being overseen by Phelps' longtime coach, Bob Bowman, who is an unofficial grandfather to the boys. “Grandpa Bob is giving him some pointers here and there,” Phelps said. “I would say he’s got more of a sprinter-type stroke, so not me, which kind of makes me happy.”

The family is researching coaches in Phoenix, where they live, for Beckett. “If he wants to be a swimmer, I will support it,” Phelps said. “I will never push him into it. I want him to become his own person. I just hope he has fun.” Phelps was careful to explain some of the finer points to Beckett. “I was like, ‘Dude, if you want to train hard and literally grind, this is the sport,’” he said. Phelps began swimming when he was seven in his hometown of Baltimore, where he was initially afraid to put his face in the water. He joined a local club partly to follow his older sisters who swam and also to channel his high energy levels that occasionally bedeviled his single mother, Debbie. He made his Olympic debut at 15 in the 2000 Sydney Games. Now he sees some of himself in his second son's traits. “He has a hard time turning the switch off, so when he gets angry, he gets angry,” Phelps said. “That was the same way I was, so stare at that black line and scream as loud as you possibly can.”

THE TRIBUNE

Wednesday, August 19, 2026, PAGE 11

Goodwill Games Swimming Final Standings THE Bahamas’ 40-member team will return from the Goodwill Games Swimming Championships 2026, held over the weekend in Trinidad & Tobago, with its fourth straight title. Here’s a breakdown on how the Bahamas Aquatics team, coached by Dwayne Davis Jr, did it. Official individual high point top 10 finishers: Girls 8 & Under 1. Nya Ferguson - 50 points. 3. Payton Bostwick

- 40 pts. 8. Charlotte King 9 pts. Boys 8 & Under 1. Mason Sadowski - 52 pts; 3. Geyon Mos - 28 pts. Girls 9-10 5. Anthonique Rolle and Skyrah Chambers - 26 pts each; 8. Gem Rolle - 20 pts. Boys 9-10 6. Randol Dorsett - 22 pts; 7. Avyn McKenzie - 19 pts. Girls 11-12 1. Hannah Astwood - 59 pts; 5. Samaiya Coleman

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- 28 pts. 6. Rinia Johnson 27 pts. Boys 11-12 1. Fraser Menzies - 60.50 pts; 8. Asher Bastian - 24 pts; Dylan Musgrove - 23 pts. Girls 13-14 Helsinki Mitchell - 39 pts; 4. Taylen Nicols - 36 pts. 9. Morgan Simms - 17 pts. Boys 13-14 2. Blake Comarcho - 35 pts'; 4. Da'Kari Cooper - 31

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pts; 8. Benico Robnson - 22 pts; 9. Brandon Sweeting 21 pts. Girls 15-17 4. Asha Seymour - 33 pts; 9. Samirah Donaldosn - 15 pts. Boys 15-17 2. Dijon Simmons - 45 pts; 4. Jahan Chatlani-Pickstock - 34 pts; 5. Trace Russell - 30 pts. 8, Kaylan Williams - 26 pts.

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THE TRIBUNE

Team Bahamas returns from 30th Goodwill Swimming Championships with 55 gold, 45 silver and 29 bronze SWIM, from Page 12 her first time competing at Goodwill. “I felt very happy. I felt very proud because I’ve never went to Goodwill before,” Ferguson said. She said making the team had been an important goal and she was pleased to finally get the opportunity to compete. “I was trying to secure a spot at Goodwill, and I was happy that I made it,” she said. Once she began collecting victories, Ferguson said she focused on enjoying the experience and competing alongside her teammates. “I was just very happy and I just couldn’t wait to be done so I can hang out with my friends,” she said. Ferguson also credited the work she put in before the championships, particularly with her underwater technique. “They taught me to work on my underwater,” she said. The youngster said the experience left her feeling “very, very proud.” Sadowski also enjoyed an outstanding championship in the boys’ 8-and-under division. He won the 50m backstroke in 38.99 seconds, with Sydney Nelson taking silver in 39.56 seconds. Sadowski also captured gold in the 100m freestyle in 1:09.63, 100m individual medley in 1:22.25, 50m freestyle in 30.14 seconds and 50m butterfly in 34.14 seconds. He was also part of the winning 200m freestyle relay team that clocked 2:07.21, the 200m medley relay team that finished in 2:39.62 and the 200m

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freestyle relay team that posted 2:16.22. The Bahamas also completed a sweep of the girls’ and boys’ 13-14 50m backstroke events. Helsinki Mitchell won the girls’ final in 32.15 seconds, while Da’Kari Cooper captured the boys’ event in 29.08 seconds. Mitchell’s performance helped her secure the girls’ 13-14 high point trophy. Fraser Menzies was another major contributor in the boys’ 11-12 division. He won the 100m butterfly in 1:08.97, the 200m

individual medley in 2:30.60 and the 100m backstroke in 1:10.05, earning the boys’ 11-12 high point trophy. Hannah Astwood was one of the top female performers for The Bahamas, collecting five first place finishes in the girls’ 11-12 division. Astwood won the 200m individual medley in 2:46.18, 50m freestyle in 28.61 seconds and 50m backstroke in 32.53 seconds. She also helped The Bahamas win the 200m medley relay in 2:12.50 and 200m freestyle relay

in 1:57.79. Astwood was named the girls’ 11-12 high point trophy winner. Davis, who has served as head coach of the Goodwill team for the past four years, said he was proud of the swimmers and grateful for the opportunity to continue leading the programme. “It has been a pleasure serving as the head coach for the last four years,” Davis said. With another championship secured, his focus has already shifted toward the future of Bahamian swimming.

Davis believes the success at Goodwill demonstrates the strength of the country’s junior programme, but he wants to see more young swimmers enter the sport and remain involved long enough to reach the highest levels. “It shows that the junior level of swimming is in a good place,” Davis said. “But I guess I want to see more kids check it out, stick to the sport and go to the Olympic level, World Championship level.” He said coaches at the junior level have an important responsibility in ensuring young swimmers develop a genuine love for the sport. “I think it’s our job at this level to make sure the kids do love the sport,” Davis said. Winning can play an important role in keeping young athletes motivated. “I enjoy winning because they enjoy winning,” he

said. “So when they see you win, they always want to swim.” The four consecutive Goodwill championships have provided another indication of the depth within the Bahamian junior swimming programme, with swimmers from the youngest age groups through the 13-14 divisions contributing to the latest title. Davis wants the swimmers who have experienced success at Goodwill to continue developing, while encouraging more young Bahamians to enter swimming and pursue the possibility of representing the country at the Olympic and World Championship levels. The latest four-peat gives Team Bahamas another championship to celebrate, but Davis and his swimmers are already looking toward maintaining the standard that has made the country a dominant force at Goodwill.

US men and Canada women win flag football world titles as spots earned for LA Olympics DÜSSELDORF, Germany (AP) — The United States successfully defended the men's title at the flag football world championships on Sunday but lost the women's title to Canada, while Mexico's women and Canada's men earned qualification spots for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. The United States men beat Italy 46-26 to secure a sixth straight title and

the women missed out on a fourth straight title after losing 27-20 to Canada. “Gold is the only standard,” said men's quarterback Nico Casares, who threw two touchdown passes. “That's our motto. That's what we play by, that's what we live by.” The US women started strongly but it was tied 14-14 at the break after Caroline Moquin-Joubert caught quarterback Sara

Parker's pass at the end of the first half. Parker set up Frederique Morneau at the start of the second half as Canada took control. The US had a fourth down, yards from the line, with three seconds left, but could not make the final play count. It was Canada's third title and first since beating the US in the 2014 final. “I feel so happy, I can’t believe it,” Parker said after

hugging her mother. ”Literally the best day ever.” The International Federation of American Football ran the championship tournament, which doubled up as a qualifier, in the German city of Düsseldorf. The top two men’s and top two women’s teams earned a spot at the 2028 Games, along with the US men's and women's teams because they already qualified as hosts.

Sunday's two other finalists — the Italian men and Canadian women — earned an Olympic spot by reaching the final against the US teams, meaning that the bronze-medal games decided who joined them. Mexico women cried with joy after a 20-19 win over Great Britain — which rallied from 20-6 down — for the women’s bronze and an Olympic spot. But Mexico's men lost 34-26 in overtime

to Canada, which claimed an Olympic spot. Rules of the game Flag football was among five sports given Olympic status for the 2028 Games back in 2023, with the game played five-on-five in two 20-minute halves, no tackling and an emphasis on speed and elusiveness. The NFL has said it plans to launch women’s and men’s professional flag football ahead of the Olympics.

Athens is cleaning its all-marble Olympic stadium for the first time in more than a century !"#$%&%'#()*+,+-.+/# 012#*3%+$+&)#*+4()/# )5567809:2#,;:55 ATHENS, Greece (AP) — It has welcomed marathon runners, rock stars and the first modern Olympic athletes. Now it’s time for a monumental scrub. Athens’ U-shaped Panathenaic Stadium — made entirely of white marble — is getting its first systematic cleaning in more than a century. Rebuilt for the first modern Olympics in 1896, the site is the ceremonial send-off point for the Olympic flame, including for Los Angeles 2028. A fresh look in Athens ahead of LA 2028 The stadium is made of the same glittering marble used on the Acropolis, making the cleanup job delicate. The work is revealing a monument changed by time, weather and millions of visitors. Cleaners in white and blue overalls move across the stadium’s 47 steep tiers with thin spray lances, using clean water at carefully controlled, low

pressure. Machines vacuum up the runoff as they go. “The goal of cleaning is not to make everything white. It’s to remove the dirt and the first layers of organic material that are deposited on the surface,” said Dimitris Selemis, a senior conservator at the site. “The idea is to clean all the material that (contains) dirt from the surface, so we have a better understanding of the monument,” he said, noting that there is more weed growth and dirt in areas that receive less direct sunlight. Dealing with chewing gum, high heels and soft-drink stains Crews are also using steam to remove blotches of chewing gum, which have turned black over time. Stadium officials say chewing gum, high heels and softdrink stains are among the main culprits that stain the marble. Now slowly being revealed, the original gleaming look of the venue earned it the widely used Greek nickname “Kallimarmaro,” or beautiful marble.

rock concerts, boxing matches and national celebrations — as well as lavish patriotic ceremonies ordered by a military dictatorship in the 1960s. Today, it’s a popular draw for tourists. Apart from the cleanup, the Kallimarmaro is also getting a new track, upgraded lighting and fresh support facilities. The project is privately funded by a shipping company and overseen by the Hellenic Olympic Committee with guidance from Culture Ministry experts. The work will continue through 2026 but is currently concentrated on the stadium’s “sling,” or curved end, in time for the next !"# $%&'$(# )'%*# +,# -.%# /$0$-.%0$'1# 2-$3'456# $(7+# 80+*0# $7# 9:$(('5$&5$&+6# +&# ;%$4-',4(# torch-passing ceremony on 5$&;(%6<#*.'1.#.+7-%3#-.%#,'&7-#5+3%&0#=(>5?'1#@$5%7#'0#ABCD6#'7#7%%0#34&'0E#&%0+)$-'+0# September 10. *+&8#'0#!-.%076#@&%%1%6#F.4&73$>6#!4E47-#AG6#HIHDJ# That will be for the Dakar ################################################################################################K!/#/.+-+L*<0105585#/90=;0>85M Youth Olympics, scheduled “It needed to be cleaned Built into a natural ravine, for October 31-November “We call it Kallimarmaro because it is made of the of everything that has the stadium’s site was used 13 in Senegal, which will be finest marble, the best that accumulated over all these for ancient Greek athletic the first Olympic competiyears," he said. contests and later Roman tion ever hosted in Africa. was ever produced ... IOC President Kirsty "This way the Panathe- spectacles before falling “We are very proud Coventry, a swimming gold of it,” Isidoros Kouvelos, naic Stadium will show all into centuries of disuse. medal winner from ZimAn African celebration president of the Hellenic its brilliance and will once babwe, is due to attend the planned in Athens Olympic Committee, told again be the foremost monSince its 1896 revival, it September 10 ceremony, The Associated Press in an ument of humanity for the Olympic Movement.” has staged fashion shows, Kouvelos said. interview.