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Sailing
The Cayman Islands Sailing Club was formally
established with Articles of Association and registered as a
non-profit organization in 1965, making it the oldest continuously
operating sporting organization in the Cayman Islands.
In 1976 in Montreal, Canada, Carson Ebanks, Gerry Kirkconnell, and Peter Milburn
became the first persons to represent the Cayman Islands at an Olympic Games.
Since that time, the Cayman Islands Olympic Committee has sponsored teams to
compete in the 1984, 1992, 1996, and 2000 Olympic Games.
Cycling
CI Cycling is committed to promoting the sport of cycling by fostering a spirit
that, through social cycling events, competitive cycling events and cycling based
gatherings will enable all our riders to achieve their full potential. That may
be just to use cycling to keep fit or compete in international events.
We will use our experience to promote cycling within a competitive, constructive,
friendly supportive club environment. We will promote road riding etiquette,
road safety, road traffic awareness and cycling as a sport for all in the pursuit
of a healthy and active lifestyle. We will in particular strive to raise the
awareness of cycling to the Cayman Islands youth and encourage and assist where
we can in helping, coaching and encouraging them. Cycling as a sport promotes
discipline, teamwork, physical fitness and dedication.
Cycling History >>
Swimming
Cayman Swimming is
multi-faceted and blessed with some of the best
open water swim conditions in the world. Despite there being just one 25 metre government-owned (built
by the Lions) pool in Grand Cayman, used for everything from learn-to-swim
to national team training, Cayman’s swim program produced three qualified
competitors for the 2004 Athens Olympics.
The
Cayman Islands Amateur Swim Assoc (CIASA) is
the governing body of swimming in the Cayman
Islands. A member of FINA, CIASA was
established in 1986 to promote, develop and
oversee the sport of swimming in the Cayman
Islands. CIASA supports the national teams,
oversees the local clubs, runs a full calendar
of open water events, subsidizes the masters
coaching, and is working toward building a
50m pool.
Squash
The Cayman Islands National Squash Rackets Association
("CINSRA") was originally constituted in the late
1980's and was reconstituted as Cayman Island National Squash
Association ("CINSA") on 8 January 2007 as an Ordinary
Non Profit Company Limited by Guarantee.
The national team has been competing against Bermuda, Bahamas
and Jamaica in Rosebowl since 1982 and won the overall trophy
in 1997, 2001 and 2006. In 1985 Cayman competed in it's first
Senior Caribbean Championships ("Senior CASA")
in Frreeport Bahamas. Although having never won the overall trophy John MacRury
was ranked # 1 in the Caribbean from 1987 - 1993 and the Ladies team won the
Caribbean Championships in 1993. The junior national team has been competing
in the Junior Caribbean Championships ("Junior CASA") since the mid
80's and boasts several champions including the late Dean Knight, Cathryn Tyler,
Phillipa Byles and more recently the reigning under 17 champions Alain Mudeen
and Samantha Hennings. In 2006 Chantelle Day and Jeff Broderick competed in the
Commonwealth Games in Melbourne and recently a team comprising mainly our top
juniors participated in the Guernsey 2007 Games which is a stepping stone for
the Island Games..
There are 9 courts on the the Island and South Sound Squash Club can rightly
be proud of its reputation as being by far the best squash facility in the Caribbean.
There is a very active junior programme with close to 100 youngsters participating.......the
future of Cayman squash is looking very healthy.
www.squash.ky
Shooting
The non-profit
entity now known as the Cayman Islands Sport
Shooting Association began as an “unincorporated
entity over thirty years ago” and is currently
the first and only sports shooting organization
recognized by the Governor
of the Cayman Islands. It was originally
called, “The Cayman Islands Rifle and Gun
Club.” In 1986, its name was changed to,
“The Cayman Islands Gun Club” and finally
in 2003 to “Cayman Islands Sport Shooting
Association.” The current
president is Mr. Eddie McLean.
The aims and objectives of CISSA
are to promote and guide sport and recreational marksmanship
locally, including training athletes for the Olympics, Island
Games, ISSF1 Skeet competitions, and continue the tradition
of waterfowl and upland hunting.
Table Tennis
Five years after a fledgling group of enthusiasts
made early steps to organize the association, the Cayman
Islands can at long last welcome the Cayman Islands Table
Tennis Association (CITTA) as the newest organized sport
to have a presence in these fair Islands!
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