By Admin. Updated 3:40 p.m., Wednesday, June 26, 2024, Atlantic Standard Time (GMT-4).
Considered the top female and male swimmers in St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), Kennice Greene and Alex Joachim have been nominated to represent the country at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
According to a press release from the Black Sands Swim Squad, the two swimmers recently represented St Vincent and the Grenadines at the 2024 Bahamian National Swimming Championships held in Nassau, Bahamas from 20th to 23rd June.
“Both Kennice and Alex are currently SVG’s best female and male swimmers and have been nominated to represent their country (SVG) at the upcoming 2024 Olympic Games held in Paris, France at the end of July,” the press release stated.
“The Bahamas Nationals were used as a measure to see the current status of the swimmers’ performance prior to the Olympics,” the press release added.
Swimming as invited guests, in The Bahamas, both swimmers’ swims were listed as exhibition swims, meaning they were unable to get medals at the event, however Kennice Greene put in a record-breaking performance when she swam the 50 meters Backstroke, resetting the SVG national long course record to a time of 33.11 seconds, the press release stated.
“Both swimmers swam close to their personal best times and are looking promising to perform at their best in Paris,” the press release stated.
“Next up, Alex Joachim will be competing at the Ontario Provincial Swimming Championships in Canada from 4th to 7th July and then both swimmers and their coaches will be heading to the Olympic Games,” the press release stated.
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