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Mike Cassidy (spearfisher)

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Mike Cassidy
Personal information
Nationality Guam
Sport
SportSpearfishing
Event(s)Individual, Team
Medal record
Spearfishing
Representing  Guam
Micronesian Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Pohnpei Team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Yap Team

Michael Cassidy is a Guamanian spearfisher.

Career

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At the 2014 and 2018 Micronesian Games, he won gold medals as part of the team events, the latter of which he won as a safety diver.[1][2] He also came fourth in the individual spearfishing event at the 2018 games.[3]

As a member of the Marianas Yacht Club, he stated in April 2023 that he is working on developing a youth sailing program in Guam that can compete at the 2027 Pacific Games and has applied for the Guam Sailing Federation to be re-added to the Guam National Olympic Committee.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Results - 2014 Micronesian Games - Spearfishing". GameDay. Archived from the original on September 8, 2024. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
  2. ^ "Team Guam at the Micronesian Games in Yap". USA Today. Archived from the original on September 12, 2024. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  3. ^ Tomas, Jojo Santo (July 16, 2018). "Micronesian Games: Guam medals in individual spearfishing, 10,000-meter runs". USA Today. Archived from the original on September 8, 2024. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
  4. ^ Tomas, Jojo Santo (April 4, 2023). "Cassidy will help bring back youth sailing". Pacific Daily News.