Rodion Davelaar wins SILVER

admin — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:07:57 +0000

The Netherlands Antilles won their first medal in the CAC Games. Rodion Davelaar won the silver medal in the finals of the 50 meters breast stroke. He broke the Antillean record (29.04) with his new time of 28.82 seconds.

Ready for Youth Olympics

admin — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:49:48 +0000

NAOC will participate with three sports disciplines in the first Youth Olympics (Singapore). These sports are Athletics, Sailing & Swimming.
The two swimmers who already qualified for the Youth Olympics are Perry Lindo and Karlene Theodora. They travelled to the Netherlands on Saturday 17th of July, to partake in a trainingscamp. From Amsterdam they will then travel together with the other athletes to Singapore on the 9th of August.
On the picture our two swimmers showing their Olympic credential together with NAOC Director Remco Tevreden.

NAOC signs agreement with swimster from St. Maarten

admin — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:46:27 +0000

St. Maarten—Commissioner Frans Richardson attended the signing agreement of a Sport Scholarship between The Netherlands Antilles Olympic Committee(NAOC) and Naomi Korstanje for the program “Young Promising Athletes”.

Commissioner F. Richardson welcomed the signing and the commitment. He also pointed out that besides this agreement, he is committed as well to her athletic development, and that his office is open to her. “I want to congratulate you on this day, and I know that your family supports you 100%. I also want you to know that the community of St. Maarten supports you as well,” Commissioner Richardson said. “I want you to know too that you are an example to other young athletes on St. Maarten. I am here for you. If we don’t take care of our own, who will?” he asked.

The agreement between NAOC and Naomi stipulates the commitment of both parties to each other for the coming year. The agreement is in the areas of financial, athletic, nutritional, and health support, among other areas. The agreement also requires that Naomi has to do well in school and that she participates in Olympic sponsored programs of which there are about 4 or 5 before the Youth Olympic Games 2010.

According to Naomi’s mother, Carina Reyes, Naomi has been in the water since she was 3 months old, and she got her first swimming degree at 6. She has been swimming competitively since the age of 8; since 11, Naomi has been part of the Carib Swim Team. Today, Naomi is 16 years old, and on her way to the Olympics with the assistant of her longtime coach Ian Lee, who has been coaching for 15 years.

The present objective is to go to the Youth Olympic Games 2010 in Singapore, slated for August 14-26. The NAOC has committed to support the young athlete, in conjunction with the local affiliated arm—in this case, the St. Maarten Sports Federation, who will work with Naomi’s coach to develop a program that is supported financially and otherwise by both the Federation and NAOC.

President of the St. Maarten Sports Federation Aartwichgt Bell said that the organization is here to support athletes and to develop them in various aspects throughout their athletic careers. Other aims of the organization, he said, are to bring athletes together, to increase sport participation, and to debate issues in sport, among other aims and objectives.

Source: smn-news.com

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Rodion Davelaar wins SILVER

Ready for Youth Olympics

NAOC signs agreement with swimster from St. Maarten