“Rolls Royce” among Caribbean Pools commissioned

By Stabroek News On In Sports |
Director of Sports Neil Kumar, left, Dr. Frank Anthony, second right and Permanent Secretary Alfred King, right watches as President Donald Ramotar presents a trophy to the winner of an exhibition race at the newly commissioned Warm Up pool Friday at the National Aquatic Centre, Liliendaal. (photo courtesy of GINA)
Director of Sports Neil Kumar, left, Dr. Frank Anthony, second right and Permanent Secretary Alfred King, right watches as President Donald Ramotar presents a trophy to the winner of an exhibition race at the newly commissioned Warm Up pool Friday at the National Aquatic Centre, Liliendaal. (photo courtesy of GINA)

Described by an international stakeholder as the “Rolls Royce among pools in the Caribbean,” the state of the art 25-metre warm up pool was commissioned on Friday with President Donald Ramotar expressing the wish that Guyana would be recognized at prestigious events such as the Olympic Games.

Friday’s commissioning of the US$288,600 warm up pool at Liliendaal has brought this country