Sirens practise in Italy

A group of junior waterpolo players from Sirens ASC, along with 17 young swimmers from the same St Paul’s Bay club, recently attended a five-day training camp in Recco, Italy.

Despite a modest population, Recco won the coveted Italian waterpolo championship for the first time this year.

The Sirens team played friendly games against Bogliasco and twice against Camogli during their stay in northern Italy.

The waterpolo squad consisted of Gianluca Busuttil, Andrew Sammut, Sven Goran Xerri, Luke Caruana, John Napier, Julian Sant, Dino Zammit, Marc Grech, Vincent Bartolo, Nicholas Kane Grixti, Kurt Gatt, Paul Micallef, Isaac Spiteri and Daniel Cefai.

Coach Dorian Pisani, assisted by club officials Richard Micallef, Christopher Montfort and Robert Joseph Cassar, was in charge of the squad.

The swimming team trained at the Rapallo Piscina Comunale which hosts a new indoor Olympic-sized pool, an outdoor 50m pool and a 25m paddling pool.

The swimmers trained on a twice-a-day schedule and also took part in a time-trial meeting together with the Rapallo Swimming Team.

Swimmers representing Sirens were Karl Borg, Nicholas Sammut, Mathew Farrugia, Isaiah Riolo, Jeremy Bugeja, Bernard Sant, Antonio Scardino, Jasmine Borg, Rebecca Agius, Lara Marie Deguara, Martina Busuttil, Maya Borg, Mikela Riolo, Rebecca Agius, Emma Caruana, Emma and Leah Tanti.

The swim squad was under the guidance of head coach Davina Mangion assisted by Daniela De-guara and Mary Ann Bugeja.