AMATEUR SWIMMING ASSOCIATION

OF

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

 

P.O. Box 244, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, W.I.

 

                                                       President: Mr. Wilfred Espinet

                   Secretary: Mr. Shastri Roberts

 

        19^th August, 2004

                

Mr. George Bovell III

Athens Games Village,

GREECE.

 

Dear George,

 

The Amateur Swimming Association of Trinidad and Tobago congratulates you, our brightest star.

 

We know that you have worked long and hard in the vineyards.  We know that it has been a sometimes lonely trail where you would have been forced to look within yourself and your extended family for the true grit and determination.

 

We recognize that your achievement is a culmination of a century of competitive swimming, and 54 years of the Association’s existence.  For all the hundreds, including those who aspired to simply get across the breadth of the pool to those who dreamt of these lofty Olympian heights, WE SALUTE YOU, WE COMMEND YOU, WE CONGRATULATE YOU and the rest of the swim team Coach Anil, Manager George II  and teammates Sharntelle and Linda for your stellar efforts for the Red, White and Black.

 

We extend the heartiest congratulations to your family, your  mother Barbara   and    father George II, who have been instrumental in steering your career.  We also must publicly commend your two sets of grandparents, who were instructive in ensuring that both your parents pursued athletic and academic excellence, which has been handed down to you.  God’s grace continue to be with you all as you return from Athens safely.

 

Geoffrey Ferreira was the beacon for swimmers 3 decades ago, you are now handed the torch, to show the others the way and we know that you shall carry it  with distinction. 

 

The Association hosts the Goodwill Swim Meet this weekend (August, 20^th –22^nd) , which is a developmental meet to the younger ones into the sport.  We therefore see, the full cycle and your performance has planted the seed into our 2012 Olympians, and for this we are eternally grateful.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

 

…………………………

SHASTRI ROBERTS

SECRETARY

 

(Affiliated to the F.I.N.A., C.C.C.A.N., and Trinidad & Tobago Olympic Association)