Easter Swim Camp launched at National Aquatic Centre – Guyana Chronicle
THE Ministry of Culture, Youth & Sport (MCY&S) in collaboration with the National Sports Commission (NSC) opened their Easter Swimming Camp yesterday at the National Aquatic Centre, Liliendaal.
This year’s programme attracted over 2000 applicants as opposed to the 600 in 2022. In addition to the Aquatic centre, sessions will be held at Watooka in Linden, Colgrain House in Georgetown and at Albion.
President of the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA), Dwayne Scott, was present for the opening ceremony and gave brief remarks, detailing that, “It is a pleasure to be here and witness so many beautiful faces taking part in this initiative.”
“It exposes every one of you to this very important life skill. This is the land of many waters and the last thing you would want is to not know how to swim.”
Director of Sport, Steve Ninvalle, indicated that the NSC as a collective is mapping out different ways to make it easier for persons to participate and since last year, they removed the need for payment at registration, and this year, the registration was done online.
Given the number of participants, Ninvalle said safety is priority and in addition to the programme for children in August, there will be one for adults.
More so, the Director of Sport revealed that they acquired 20 touchpads that will be installed soon, boosting the capacity to host regional and international events at the National Aquatic Centre.
NSC vice-Chairman, Cristy Campbell, during her remarks noted that, “We [NSC] are committed to sports development, infrastructure and programmes that will benefit all Guyanese.
“The increase to 2000 signals that parents are au fait with the NSC’s work and they are grasping the opportunities presented. I wish all the participants a successful two-week at the camp and I hope that we will have some new swimmers channelling into our national swim academy.
