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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TTO’s Blackman in action at Canadian Swimming Trials

2 weeks ago | trinidadexpress.com | Mark Pouchet

NIKOLI BLACKMAN will splash into action today in the men’s 50m freestyle on the third day of the 2025 Bell Canadian Swimming Trials at the Saanich Commonwealth Place in British Columbia, Canada. It will be the University of Tennessee sophomore’s last warm-up meet before the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore (July 11–August 3).
Francis sees gains from hockey camp

2 weeks ago | trinidadexpress.com | Mark Pouchet

Glenn “Fido” Francis, former TTO senior team hockey goalkeeper and current head coach of the Men’s Under-21 squad, has praised the recent camp led by Kwandwane Browne and Great Britain’s senior men’s goalkeeping coach Mark Hickman for delivering critical insights and improvements across both junior and senior national teams. “From the practice matches, I think it was excellent that we organised it,” Francis said.
‘Feel the Speed’

3 weeks ago | trinidadexpress.com | Mark Pouchet

Under the banner “Feel the Speed—Witness it Live!”, Drive Phase Sport (DPS), in collaboration with the Sports Company of Trinidad and Tobago (SporTT), will stage two Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)-approved Class One international cycling events at the National Cycling Centre (NCC), CouvaThe Speed Paradise pedals off on June 19.
Local stickmen in crucial warm-up games

3 weeks ago | trinidadexpress.com | Mark Pouchet

The Trinidad and Tobago Hockey Board (TTHB) is set to host two high-intensity practice matches between the senior men’s national outfit and the Under-21 men’s team, as both squads prepare for major international tournaments this summer. The matches take place at the National Hockey Centre in Tacarigua, the first from 7.30 p.m. today and then the second tomorrow night from eight o’clock. Admission is free and the public is encouraged to attend and support the nation’s top hockey talent.
Blackman gearing up for Canadian Trials

4 weeks ago | trinidadexpress.com | Mark Pouchet

NIKOLI BLACKMAN, the USA-based TTO swimmer, will have his last warm-up meet before the 2025 World Aquatics Championships when he competes at the Canadian Trials. He leaves for Canada next Wednesday. Blackman is entered to splash into action in the men’s 50m and 100m freestyle at the 2025 Bell Canadian Swimming Trials at the Victoria Saanich Commonwealth Place in Victoria, Canada from June 7-12.
All for a cause...

1 month ago | trinidadexpress.com | Mark Pouchet

The Trinidad and Tobago Cancer Society, in partnership with Republic Bank, last Friday unveiled the third annual “Batting Against Cancer” Charity T20 match, at the President’s Box, Queen’s Park Oval (QPO), Port of Spain. This event, scheduled for July 19 at the historic QPO), forms part of the Global Relay for Life initiative led by the American Cancer Society, uniting local celebrities, national cricketers and community clubs in the fight against cancer.
Wallace to use domestic races as stepping stones to World Champs

1 month ago | trinidadexpress.com | Mark Pouchet

Trinidad and Tobago track cyclist Makaira Wallace is currently in Canada for a fresh seven‑week block of training, intent on converting this year’s experience into crucial qualifying points. “We’re back in Canada to refocus after some big events earlier in the year,” she explains. Wallace’s season began in impressive fashion at the UCI Nations Cup, where she not only achieved a personal best in the flying 200m but also set a new national women’s sprint record of 10.784 seconds.
Carter and Blackman head-to-head delayed

1 month ago | trinidadexpress.com | Mark Pouchet

LOCAL swim fans will have to wait until the final day of the Aquatics Sports Association of Trinidad and Tobago (ASATT) National Open Long Course Swimming Championships for the clash between TTO stars Nikoli Blackman and Dylan Carter. Carter opted to swim a time-trial 50m butterfly in the final heat of Thursday night’s men’s 100m freestyle heats, before swimming down the remainder of the race at the National Aquatic Centre in Couva.
COUVA CLASH

1 month ago | trinidadexpress.com | Mark Pouchet

NIKOLI BLACKMAN and Dylan Carter are expected to face off in the final of the men’s 100 metres freestyle, on Friday, at the Aquatics Sports Association of Trinidad and Tobago (ASATT) National Open Long Course Swimming Championships at the National Aquatic Centre in Balmain, Couva. The four-day meet starts today from 6 p.m. with the preliminaries of that event among others. Blackman, Trinidad and Tobago’s rising collegiate swimming star, returned home yesterday.
Montagliani praises Edwards-led TTFA administration

1 month ago | trinidadexpress.com | Mark Pouchet

CONCACAF president Victor Montagliani arrived yesterday afternoon on a courtesy call from the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) and is expected to pay a site visit today to the Home of Football in Couva. Yesterday, the CONCACAF boss was also expected to attend a TTPFL fixture at the Ken Cooke Ground, Long Circular, St James, before fulfilling a dinner commitment with the TTFA executive.