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Article posted: 11/12/2012 11:08 AM

Barrington swimmers welcome new Jamaican teammates

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Jamaica Tornadoes Swim Club team members Alex Mignott, 12, Justin Gay-Semenkoff, 12, Christian Allicock, 12, with coach Wendy Lee and Llori Sharpe, 12, listen to instructions during practice Friday with the Barrington Swim Club at Barrington High School.

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Barrington Swim Club head coach Rob Emery writes down instructions for the Barrington Swim Club and Jamaica Tornadoes during a joint practice Friday at Barrington High School.

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Joshua Mignott, 6, of the Jamaica Tornadoes Swim Club gets slightly overshadowed as swimmers listen to instructions from a coach during practice Friday with the Barrington Swim Club at Barrington High School.

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Llori Sharpe, 12, of the Jamaica Tornadoes Swim Club powers through a lap during practice Friday with the Barrington Swim Club at Barrington High School.

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Joshua Mignott, 6, of the Jamaica Tornadoes Swim Club gets ready to swim laps after listening to instructions from a coach during practice Friday with the Barrington Swim Club at Barrington High School.

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In Jamaica, where the athletic stars traditionally shine in track and field, the pool of swimming talent can be shallow. So Barrington Swim Club head coach Rob Emery invited athletes from the Kingston-based Tornadoes Swim Club to come north to train with their Barrington peers.