Mark Pouchet

Trinidad Express Sports Journalist/Independent Swim Coach; multiple-time nat'l swim team coach with a love for distance coaching

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Ranking points at stake in Junior Open golf

3 weeks ago | trinidadexpress.com | Mark Pouchet

Trinidad and Tobago Golf Association president Wayne Baptiste has expressed his enthusiasm for the upcoming Republic Bank Trinidad and Tobago Junior Open Golf Tournament and explained the developmental direction the competition was taking. Baptiste made the comments at yesterday’s media launch at the Swing Golf Simulator and Lounge on Sweet Briar Road, Port of Spain,“Over the years, we have witnessed a marked improvement in our players’ performances at the junior level,” he noted.
Blackman 20th in NCAA 100 free

3 weeks ago | trinidadexpress.com | Mark Pouchet

TTO swimmer Nikoli “Niko” Blackman put in a solid performance yesterday morning in the Men’s 100-yard freestyle, finishing 20th in the preliminaries as the NCAA Men’ Division 1 Swimming & Diving Championships were set to conclude last night in Federal Way, Washington state. Although Blackman missed out on a top spot in the individual event, his effort—just four hundredths of a second shy of his personal best, clocking in at 41.88 seconds—represented a determined swim.
Blackman helps ‘Vols’ to NCAA relay gold

3 weeks ago | trinidadexpress.com | Mark Pouchet

Nikoli Blackman emerged as the linchpin of the Tennessee Volunteers’ historic 200 Free Relay victory at the NCAA Championships, his relentless pace and precision proving crucial to the team’s record-breaking performance Thursday night at the NCAA Division I Men’s Swimmign and Diving Championship continued at Federal Way, Washington.
Queen’s Park to launch virtual museum

4 weeks ago | trinidadexpress.com | Mark Pouchet

At yesterday’s Consultation Forum and closing session of the Regional and National Development Sector (RNDS) Intellectual Property and Sports Project at the Radisson Hotel in Port of Spain, Dr Nigel Camacho, President of the Queen’s Park Cricket Club, outlined his vision for leveraging intellectual property (IP) to transform sport in Trinidad and Tobago and the wider Caribbean.
Lewis: New IOC boss must not disappoint

1 month ago | trinidadexpress.com | Mark Pouchet

FORMER Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) president Brian Lewis, a long-standing advocate for gender equality in sport, has voiced his hopes and expectations after Kirsty Coventry became the first female president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Speaking candidly about the challenges ahead, Lewis reminded the world of his early call for a female IOC leader, urging that Coventry must rise to the occasion and not disappoint the long-fought-for cause of gender equality.
Serrette expects ‘best ever’ CARIFTA Games

1 month ago | trinidadexpress.com | Mark Pouchet

Ephraim Serrette, president of the National Association of Athletics Administrations of Trinidad and Tobago (NAAATT), has expressed his enthusiasm for the upcoming CARIFTA Athletics Championships which this country will host at the Hasely Crawford Stadium from April 19-21. At the launch of the event last week, the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee vice-president also highlighted the historical significance of the Games, noting that T&T played a pivotal role in its inception.
Jesse Noel, Rawle Raphael to be honoured

1 month ago | trinidadexpress.com | Mark Pouchet

Carifta 2025 is set to ignite a fresh era in Caribbean athletics and swimming, with key figures outlining a visionary path forward at the official launch yesterday at the Silver VIP room of the Hasely Crawford Stadium,With 28 nations set to participate in the track and field segment and 26 in the swimming, the Games promise to showcase over 1,200 athletes and coaches, supported by 500 technical officials and 500 volunteers, all converging in Trinidad and Tobago for this prestigious junior event.
JUNIOR STICKMEN CROWNED CHAMPS

1 month ago | trinidadexpress.com | Mark Pouchet

Trinidad and Tobago’s junior hockey men emerged as champions of the 2025 PAHF Junior Pan Am Challenge, yesterday staging a remarkable comeback to secure a 3-1 victory over Brazil at the Sir Garfield Sobers Sporting Complex, in Wildey, Barbados. After being edged 1-0 by Brazil in their final round-robin match on Saturday, the Glenn “Fido” Francis-coached squad exacted sweet revenge on the South Americans in the final.
Hockey women in 3rd-place playoff

1 month ago | trinidadexpress.com | Mark Pouchet

The Trinidad and Tobago junior women’s hockey team face a crucial rematch tomorrow as they prepare to contest the third-place playoff against Guyana, following a narrow 1–0 defeat in their final round-robin encounter at the Sir Garfield Sobers Sports Complex in Wildey, Barbados, yesterday.
Hockey men qualify for Junior Pan Am

1 month ago | trinidadexpress.com | Mark Pouchet

In a pulsating encounter at the Sir Garfield Sobers Sports Complex in Wildey, Barbados, the Trinidad and Tobago hockey men secured their ticket to the August 9–23 Junior Pan American Games in Paraguay, yesterday. With a hard-fought 4–2 win over Venezuela, the team, coached by Glenn “Fido” Francis, booked their place among the continent’s elite and assured themselves of a top-two finish in the PAHF Junior Pan Am Challenge. The match provided an intense showcase of resilience and late-game heroics.