Bermuda Olympic Association have announced the names of the largest team to ever leave the Island to represent Bermuda at the CAC Games.

Some 60 athletes will travel to Puerto Rico next month for the competition, which runs from July 17 to August 1.

Triathletes Flora Duffy and Tyler Butterfield will fancy their chances of finishing among the medals, as will athletes Arantxa King and Aaron Evans.

A dozen bowlers will also be making the trek as will the women's hockey team, two boxers, and six swimmers.

The Games represent a significant financial undertaking for the BOA, as well as the majority of the athletes, who also have to dig into their own pockets to make the trip to Puerto Rico.

"It is difficult for many Elite and would-be Elite Athletes to commit sufficient time to training and also earn or raise enough funds to get them to international competitions like the CAC Games," said BOA Secretary General, Philip Guishard. "The BOA, therefore, fills a vital role in helping young athletes along their journeys to success.

"Although, in the current economic environment, the BOA has had challenges securing much-needed operating funds from the private sector, through our associations with the Olympic Solidarity arm of the International Olympic Committee and the Pan American Sports Organisation, we are proud that we have been able to help Bermuda field its largest-ever team for a CAC Games."

Chef-de-Mission Donna Watson, who is president of the Bermuda Track and Field Association, will accompany the squad to the oldest continuous-running regional Games, dating back to 1926.

Held every four years, the Games typically host competitors from countries in Central America, the Caribbean, Mexico, Bermuda, and the South American countries of Surinam, Guyana, Colombia and Venezuela. The CAC Games are considered the starting point of international competition for athletes from the region who are seeking to represent their countries at the Olympic level.

They are designed to provide a step between sub-CAC-region Games held the first year following a Summer Olympics and the Pan American Games, which are held the year before the Summer Olympics.