Gambia Swimming Association

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Gambia Swimming Association
(GSA)
Seat Serekunda, Kanifing Municipal
founding February 19, 2011

President Bintou Huma
Secretary General Yorro Njie

The Gambia Swimming Association (GSA, until July 2013 Gambia Swimming and Aquatic Sports Association (GSASA)) is the association responsible for swimming in Gambia .

The association is a member of the world umbrella organization Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA), the continental association Confédération Africaine de Natation (CANA), the International Surfing Association (ISA, member since 2014) as well as the Gambian National Olympic Committee (GNOC) and the Gambia National Sports Council .

The seat of the organization is in Serrekunda .

history

The association was founded on February 19, 2011 on the initiative of Yahya Al Matarr Jobe, Yorro Njie and Cherno Krubally after there had been joint activities for swimming from 2008.

In July 2013, under the influence of the Gambian National Olympic Committee (GNOC), the association was renamed the Gambia Swimming Association .

activities

In addition to regular training for members, the association organizes national championships every year. The first swimming championship took place in 2018 .

In addition, several regional and one national championship in open water swimming are organized, which is particularly well represented in the media:

  • May 8, 2011: competition over 500 meters, 13 participants (Palma Rima Beach Hotel, Kololi ).
  • 2012?
  • December 28, 2013: (3rd competition), 1.5 km (Ocean Bay Beach Hotel, Cape Point ).
  • December 28, 2014: canceled due to bad weather (Ocean Bay Beach Hotel, Cape Point).
  • September 12, 2015
  • 2016 and 2017?
  • November 24, 2018

Board members

Presidents:

General Secretaries:

  • Yorro Njie (also Yoro Njie, from February 2011 to at least 2017)

Well-known athletes

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ ISA announces Gambia and Nigeria as its 80th and 81st member nations. Accessed May 31, 2019 .
  2. ↑ a b Gambia Swimming Association. Accessed May 31, 2019 .
  3. ^ Gambia Swimming & Aquatic Sports Association. In: fina.org - Official FINA website. Accessed May 31, 2019 .
  4. ^ Gambia Swimming Association set for Saturday congress. Accessed May 31, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Swimming Association holds 500 m Open Water Swimming competition. Accessed May 31, 2019 .
  6. ^ Rowdy GNOC AGM adopts Voter list, set election date. Accessed May 31, 2019 .
  7. ↑ GNOC opposition queries election process, Secretary General Prom reacts. Accessed May 31, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Swimming Association holds 500 m Open Water Swimming competition. Accessed May 31, 2019 .
  9. ↑ 3rd National Open Water Swimming Championship set for Dec 28. Retrieved May 31, 2019 .
  10. ^ National Open Water Swimming Championship canceled. Accessed May 31, 2019 .
  11. ^ Gambia Swimming Association. Retrieved June 1, 2019 .
  12. ^ National Open Water Swimming Championship. Retrieved June 1, 2019 .
  13. ^ Gambia Swimming Association set for Saturday congress. Retrieved June 1, 2019 .
  14. ↑ Gambia: GSASA Holds Extraordinary Congress. Retrieved June 1, 2019 .
  15. ^ Gambia Swimming Association elects new executive. Retrieved June 1, 2019 .
  16. ↑ Gambia Swimming Association prexy resigns. Retrieved June 1, 2019 .
  17. ↑ Bintou Huma is new GSA President. Retrieved June 1, 2019 .
  18. ↑ Swimming Association holds 500 m Open Water Swimming competition. Retrieved June 1, 2019 .
  19. ^ Gambian International Technical Swimming Officer Appointed to Fasu Sub-Committee. Retrieved June 1, 2019 .

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