What a fantastic job by our kids! They made us proud, and we must continue to encourage the youth of the Bahamas that with hard work and dedication, they can reach their goals. These youngsters are the future of our country.

And for those who want to politicise it, let's just work on congratulating these kids for a job well done.

Where do you live???????? Everything in this country is political!!!!!!!!

Even swimming.............. just look at who swims...... conchyjoes, expats and uppity blacks............... get real and face it.

On top of that ..................................add in Algernon Cargill

I think you need to come around the pool sometimes, so you can see the dedication these kids have for the sport, regardless of from which background they come from, just congratulate the team, they did great for The Bahamas and nobody can take that away from them. I would like to see some of your positive contributions in recent years, or do you have anybody involve in anything positive, if so..you have my respect also. GO TEAM BAHAMASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS. Congrats to the coaches, and parents for getting involve in such positive sport.

Sheeprunner:
I am sure the last colonoscopy you had the doctor told you where your head was.
Why did you not have the decency the congratulate OUR BAHAMIAN swimmers instead of making a stupid remark.
To all OUR swimmers (note I did not refer to any creed or colour) I congratulate you and your coaches for a job well done.

Then you are just one of the many mindless zombies in The bahamas singing kum ba yah and hoping for better from these (PLP) jerks.

Do you see how many ghetto children are told to play basketball?????? Every politician has a basketball "tournament" and then what?? While their children play golf, tennis, club track and swimming?????

GET REAL FOOL.

Sheeprunner:

I never was a PLP and you would be surprised if you knew me. It is time we all separate our political beliefs and hang ups unless they are politically connected. People like you on both sides of the political divide are a great contributors to our divisive problems. If the little black boy wants to swim he can do it, if the little white boy wants to play basketball he can do it if you would contribute time and money towards either. So now stop your complaining and contribute to making a better Bahamas for ALL.

Thanks for your contribution to a better Bahamas.......... we need idealists

I am very proud of our Bahamian Team. They have done well, and they make all well thinking Bahamians very proud. I pray that they will continue to do well and have a blessed wonderful life.

A job well done by OUR youths.

Excellent news for Bahamian youth! Hopefully we can expect to see even more Bahamian swimmers competing and winning. Also, couldn't help but notice the REWARDS MATTER banner behind them. I hope this government will REWARD with these young people with some FUNDS or LAND--not another cell phone. Past/present governments are quick to reward the track athletes; I hope these youngsters, and others with different interests, are also encouraged and rewarded.

HOOORRRAAAYYY for a job well done! Congrats to our swim team and coaches.

Sheeprunner12....Your ignorance and stupidity exceeds your lack of intelligence STFU!

I am ignorant and definitely not stupid......... you donot wish to see reality

Can you imagine where this country will be without petty politicians?????

There is no shame in being ignorant........ its a sin to be stupid. read your Proverbs and learn life lessons

Iam a big time supporter of swimming as a sport. Every kid that swims doesnt have rich parents. In fact, many will be surprise of the struggles some families go through just to keep their children in the sport. Our best swimmer in the team, her parents couldnt even afford to go to Carifta to see their child swim. I would like to congratulate the entire Carifta Swim team for a great performance, they made history and nobody can take that away from them. It was a team performance at the highest level, all the 5.am practices weekly and evening practices finally paid off. In a time where in our society the first headline news on a daily basis is just crime, these good news of children doing positive contributions for their country, it is simply fantastic. Congrats to the Coaches, parents who dedicate ther time every day to take their children to swim practice. To the Swimming Federation keep the good work and specially keep encouraging this set of children with such a talent. To the Government, step up supporting this great sport, it is about time our swimmers get some respect just as track, we had to fight you even to provide the plane to take this great team to Aruba, and just give these childen their new puma uniforms as you did with track and field, they went to the games with 5 years old uniforms. It is a National team, wake up and do the job you asked for in 2012.

The BAAA, not the Government, has the contract with Puma. Neither the Minister nor the Director of Sports has the new uniforms, which to my understanding only recently arrived anyway.

The Bahamas Olympic Committee signed a separate contract with Puma to supply uniforms to athletes for the Olympic, CAC, and PanAm games. If the BOC uniforms have arrived, perhaps the Swimming Federation can request some.

Great uniform update, you forgot to congratulate the swim team. If the uniforms are for such high level meets, why track is using it for Carifta. But Karma is something else with old uniforms.. we are the champions my friend, not seven place, lol and many more to come in the near future. Worst place we ever finish was 4 place. They never thought nothing of our team. Thats why never came to Aruba. Swimming is rolling and we have the Gold rush..nobody else.

Don't get me wrong - I absolutely adore the swim team and wholeheartedly congratulate them. My post was merely to clarify where the uniforms come from.

Again, the BAAA has its own contract with Puma - those uniforms were used for the first time at CARIFTA and wherever else the BAAA wants to use them going forward, I presume. The BOC also has a contract with Puma - those uniforms (as I understand it) are for high level international competitions. At those meets, the BOC supersedes the BAAA, but they have the same sponsor so it should not matter (assuming that the uniforms are the same).

Having said all that, the BOC has been known to supply uniforms to federations who need them. Perhaps they will for swimming. This has been my experience not because I am a BAAA person (I am not) but because I come from a small sporting federation that the BOC has helped in the past.

Forward Upward Onward TOGETHER is our National motto - I do believe! Maybe we should try it sometime!