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‘Nationals’ begin today with swimming competition
-10km Road Race, Cycle Road Race also scheduled
The National Schools’ Cycling, Swimming and Track and Field Championship, will begin today at the Castellani Pool where the swimming competition will be held from 9am, while the athletics 10km Road Race and Cycle 40km Road Race are also scheduled.
The 10k Road Race will begin at 6am this morning at the Police Sports Club Ground, Eve Leary while the Cycle Road Race will commence at 10am at the Ocean View International Hotel on the
Castellani Pool will host the swimming competition of the 2013 National Schools Championship today.
Rupert Craig Highway.
Defending champions in the swimming competition, North Georgetown, District 11, has expressed confidence heading into today’s events. The District believes that they will extend their dominance at the Homestretch Avenue pool.
Flooded with a host of national swimmers, District 11 has won the competition for the past five years. Their strongest challenge, however, could come from East Georgetown, District 12, or the Barticians, who has hopes of winning the overall title.
Team manager Mark Wills, revealed yesterday that the swimmers has been training hard as they understand the task ahead. He said they are “just rearing to go”. Wills identified some of the stars from his District that he hopes will wrest the 2013 title.
Among the swimmers are national swimmers Britney Van Lange, Hannibal Gaskin, Sarah King, Omani Dunn, Onika George, Jamina Sammagan, Accalia Khan and Dylan Nurse. Wills said that his team is very strong and will be difficult to overcome today.
However, the Bartica and East Georgetown team could pose a serious threat. Meanwhile, the day begins at 6am this morning with the distance athletes taking the road for the 10km Road Race at Eve Leary.
District 6 (Corentyne) are defending cycle champions while New Amsterdam will produce the likes of Marica Dick on the road today. District 11 has won four of the last six Champion of Champions titles and like District 10 (Upper Demerara/Kwakwani) has won the title 13 times overall.
Nationals 2013 will decide who breaks the deadlock among North Georgetown and Linden or who will surprise them and upset the apple cart. The battle for supremacy begins today. Some field events will also be held at the YMCA and GTU fields today.
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