Dar club holds sway in 2023 Isamilo Swimming Championships  

25Mar 2023
By Guardian Reporter
Mwanza
The Guardian
Dar club holds sway in 2023 Isamilo Swimming Championships  

​​​​​​​DAR ES SALAAM's Bluefins Swim Club swimmers have collected 38 medals in the just-ended Isamilo Swimming Championships held at the Isamilo International School pool in Mwanza.

Dar es Salaam's Bluefins Swim Club's Imaan Kimario in action at the Isamilo Gala, which took place in Mwanza last weekend. Kimario was one of the leading swimmers in her age category of 9-10 in the showdown. PHOTO: CORRESPONDENT

In the two-day event that also involved other five clubs, Bluefins' young swimmers won eight gold medals, 16 silver medals, and 14 bronze medals.

The Dar es Salaam side's swimmers also scooped individual overall awards in various age categories and recorded new Personal Best Times (PBs).

Bluefins’ eight-year-old Camilla Kyenekiki and Taher Zavery were outstanding, as the former won three gold medals and two silver medals in the girls’ category.

Zavery scooped one gold medal and five silver medals in the boys’ category in the same age group.

Camilla also managed to break the record in the 25m Freestyle event, held since 2014, after completing her event in 17:19 seconds and creating a new record.

The youngster further won the overall trophy for the second runner-up position in her age category.

Kabeer Lakhani ended as the winner of the overall second runner-up trophy in the boys' age group of 11-12 years after winning two gold medals and one bronze medal.

Imaan Kimario was presented with the overall trophy as the first runner-up in the girls' 9-10 years age category after winning one gold medal, two silver medals, and two bronze medals.

Other Bluefins swimmers, who won medals in the showdown, are Abbas Abdulali who won one gold medal, two silver medals, and one bronze medal, and Kaysan Kachra (one silver medal and two bronze medals).

Sakina Abdulali (one silver medal and one bronze medal), Saalih Mbonde (one silver medal and one bronze medal), and Adnan Hassanali (one silver medal) also did well. 

Zahra Alibhai (one silver medal), Fatema Manji, Huzeifa Hassanali, and Idris Zavery that garnered one bronze medal each as well emerged as winners.

In the masters' category, Bluefins swimmers, Rehana Noorani (one silver medal), and Zeinab Jivajee (three bronze medals) got the better of other outfits' contenders.

Zeinab was also the overall winner of the second runner-up award in the ladies' masters category.

Bluefins swimmers who created new PBs include six-year-old Gulamabbas Dewji, Burhanuddin Hatim, Qais Kanji, Rayyan Kassam, Ayreen Lakhani, Burhanuddin Huzeifa, Mohamed Manji, Burhanuddin Jafferjee, Amatullah Mustansir, and Sakina Manji.

Burhanuddin Jivajee, Rania Noorani, Adam Patwa, Burhanuddin Mustansir, Zaeem Somji, Alefiya Patwa, Maahira Noorani, Burhanuddin Taibali, and Huda Tamim are the other swimmers with new PBs. 

Rahim Alidina, Bluefins' founder and head coach, said: We are extremely happy and satisfied with the performance of our swimmers especially the younger ones, many of whom were experiencing a swim meet of this caliber for the first time."

The official revealed: "They however managed to hold their nerve against some experienced swimmers, performed well, and beat their times."

"This was the goal that we had set for the younger swimmers and they surpassed our expectations," Alidina noted.

The official noted: "We can confidently say that these swimmers have a good future in swimming if they decide to take up the sport seriously.

He added: “We will continue to nurture and train young swimmers to develop them into competitive swimmers as has been the trend at Bluefins down the years.

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