Discover Trinidad & Tobago 2016 — 25th Anniversary Edition

Swimming & aquatics
A new world-class National Aquatics Centre was nearing
completion at press time, intended to be a hub for
local sports including water polo and diving, as well as
to attract international swim events as part of a sports
tourism thrust. Amateur Swimming Association of Trinidad
& Tobago: swimtt.com
Tennis
Tennis is a vibrant sport in Trinidad, especially at junior
level. There are public courts at Nelson Mandela Park
in St Clair; and courts for hourly rental at the Trinidad
Country Club (Maraval) and some hotels. Reservations
are needed to use public courts. Also as part of the nation’s
sports tourism thrust, a National Tennis Complex
is being constructed in Tacarigua. Trinidad and Tobago
Tennis Association, 625-3030, tennistt.info
More sports!
For much more on
Trinidad’s sporting scene
— including basketball,
bodybuilding, dragon boat
racing, hashing, hockey,
horse racing, kayaking,
martial arts, motor sports,
netball, sport fishing,
sailing, surfing, yoga, and
more, visit our website at
www.discovertnt.com.
Tennis player Emma Davis. Photo by Maria Nunes
Some Trinidadian sporting heroes
Other Contacts
Sporting Company of Trinidad &
Tobago: sportt-tt.com
Trinidad & Tobago Olympic
Committee: ttoc.org
Stephen Ames: world top 25 golfer with four major
PGA titles, including historic victory over all-star
field with Tiger Woods at the Players Championship
(2006)
Ato Boldon: four-time Olympic medallist (2 silver,
2 bronze for 100m and 200m, 1996 and 2000), and
200m World Championship gold medallist (1997)
George Bovell III: the nation’s first Olympic medallist
in swimming, winning Olympic bronze in the
200m individual medley (2004), and several other
international medals
Hasely Crawford: our first Olympic gold medallist,
winning the men’s 100m (1976)
Brian Lara: multiple record-holding cricketer
with two test match score records (375 runs not
out in 1994 and 400 not out in 2004); highest
first class score (501 not out, also in 1994);
and all-time leading run scorer in test cricket
Keshorn Walcott: first black male athlete
and the youngest to win a gold medal in javelin
(2012 Olympics), after holding multiple
junior records. Also gold medalist at the
2015 Pan Am Games
Rodney Wilkes: nation’s first Olympic
medallist for weightlifting (silver in
1948, bronze in 1952).
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