Mike Cassidy (spearfisher)

Guamanian spearfisher

Michael Cassidy is a Guamanian spearfisher.

Career

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

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.