{"id":27120,"date":"2025-04-01T17:11:48","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T17:11:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=27120"},"modified":"2025-04-01T17:11:50","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T17:11:50","slug":"gasa-to-implement-panam-aquatics-recommendations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/gasa-to-implement-panam-aquatics-recommendations\/","title":{"rendered":"GASA to Implement PANAM Aquatics Recommendations"},"content":{"rendered":"
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February 25, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA) is set to implement a series of key measures recommended by PANAM Aquatics, the regional governing body for swimming. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These measures aim to enhance transparency, fairness, and responsiveness within the local swimming administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The initiative is part of a broader effort to ensure GASA regains formal recognition from both the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) and the National Sports Commission (NSC). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The recommendations were presented during a general council meeting on February 24, 2025, for member review and action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among the key directives, GASA has been tasked with establishing and publishing a calendar of domestic events, complete with a prospectus detailing registration deadlines, competition rules, and event guidelines. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The association must also ensure the adoption of non-discriminatory policies for athlete selection. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The selection criteria must be made publicly available to ensure a fair and transparent process for determining Guyana\u2019s swimming representatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, GASA has been urged to establish a grievance procedure with clear de-escalation protocols to allow for fair hearings of member concerns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The association must also immediately reinstate clubs previously affiliated with GASA and collaborate with both member clubs and the government to ensure fair and balanced access to swimming facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These measures follow a period of administrative challenges for GASA. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In September 2024, the NSC removed swimming as a core sport after repeated intervention attempts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier, in May 2024, the Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sport announced that it would not provide financial support to GASA due to concerns over irregularities in the association\u2019s administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The GOA subsequently withdrew its recognition of GASA as a sports body in good standing, intensifying the organization\u2019s challenges. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tensions escalated further when national swimmer Delroy Tyrrell expressed frustration over his inability to switch allegiance from Trinidad and Tobago to represent Guyana. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The situation worsened when the Dolphin and Trident swim clubs were banned for one and two years, respectively, following allegations of disrupting a competition in protest against GASA\u2019s administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With these new reforms, PANAM Aquatics aims to guide GASA toward regaining credibility and re-establishing its status within the national sporting framework.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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