Cayman Islands at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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Cayman Islands at the
2012 Summer Olympics
Flag of the Cayman Islands (pre-1999).svg
IOC code CAY
NOC Cayman Islands Olympic Committee
Website www.caymanolympic.org.ky
in London
Competitors5 in 2 sports
Flag bearers Kemar Hyman [1] [2] (opening)
Ronald Forbes [3] (closing)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Cayman Islands competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's ninth appearance at the Olympics, except the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow due to the United States-led boycott.

Contents

Five athletes from the Cayman Islands were selected to the team, participating only in athletics and swimming. Sprinter Kemar Hyman was the only athlete to compete at his first Olympics. Veteran sprinter Cydonie Mothersill, on the other hand, became the only female and the oldest athlete of the team, competing at her fifth Olympics. Swimmer Brett Fraser, and his brother Shaune advanced past the first round in the men's 100 m freestyle for the first time, since its swimming team began competing in 2004. Kemar Hyman carried the flag in the opening ceremony [1] and Ronald Forbes was the flag bearer in the closing ceremony. [3]

Athletics

Athletes from the Cayman Islands have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard): [4] [5]

Key
Men
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Ronald Forbes 110 m hurdles 14.218Did not advance
Kemar Hyman 100 m Bye10.164 qDNSDid not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Cydonie Mothersill 200 m DNSDid not advance

Swimming

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Brett Fraser 50 m freestyle 22.9132Did not advance
100 m freestyle 48.546 Q48.9215Did not advance
200 m freestyle 1:47.7414 Q1:47.0112Did not advance
Shaune Fraser 100 m freestyle 48.9916 Q49.0716Did not advance
200 m freestyle 1:48.5320Did not advance

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