Unit Notice Board
Reserve Infantry Battalion Takes Top Trophies at Swim Meet
The Reserve Infantry Battalion took all the top trophies at the 2007 Force Swimming Competition held by the Jamaica Defence Force on 27 October 2006 at the National Stadium, in Kingston, Jamaica. The Third Battalion The Jamaica Regiment (National Reserve) won the overall Swim Meet as well as the individual championships. Their swimmers, Staff Sergeant David Richards and Private Kamarah Murray, captured the male and female champion awards.
There were various competitive categories – individual and relay, combat and non-combat – and these were opened to both male and female serving members, with a few exceptions. Among the popular highlights were the veteran events for persons over 40 years.
Winning the 2007 Swim Meet with 82 points, the point standings for the other major units which competed against the 3rd Battalion The Jamaica Regiment (National Reserve) are as follows:
PLACING | UNITS | POINTS |
1st |
Third Battalion The Jamaica Regiment (National Reserve) |
82 |
2nd |
Second Battalion The Jamaica Regiment |
69 |
3rd |
First Battalion The Jamaica Regiment |
67 |
4th |
Support and Services Battalion |
52 |
5th |
1Engineer Regiment (Jamaica Defence Force) |
45 |
6th |
Jamaica Defence Force Coast Guard |
43 |
7th |
Jamaica Defence Force Air Wing |
31 |
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