Dar club shines in FK Blue Marlins Swimming Championships

The championships had also involved 12 other clubs, ending with Bluefins amassing 1,441 points to take the overall trophy at the exciting event.

The championships saw the Taliss-IST swimming club finish second with 1,078 points, and in third place are Dar Swim Club (DSC), who scored 1,025 points. Bluefins swimmers won a total of 62 medals, which included 19 gold, 21 silver, and 22 bronze medals.

The club’s Abbas Abdulali won five gold medals and two silvers, while Zainab Moosajee won four golds and three silvers, and Aaliya Takim collected four gold medals and one silver.

Other swimmers with medals won in brackets are Avinav Mahapatra (three gold, two silver, and two bronze),  Kabeer Lakhani (three gold, two silver, and two bronze), Imaan Kimario (one gold, three silver, and two bronze), Kaysan Kachra (one gold, two silver, and three bronze), and Camilla Kyenekiki who collected one gold, two silver medals, and two bronze medals.

Others are Jay Badiani (three silver and one bronze), Shuneal Bharwani (three silver and one bronze), Taher Zavery (two silver and two bronzes), Fatema Manji (two silver and one bronze), Sakina Abdulali (two silver), Adnan Hassanali (one silver), Rayyan Kassam (one silver), and Burhanuddin Mustansir, who won one silver.

The list also includes Burhanuddin Hatim (one silver), Sakina Manji (one bronze), and Burhanuddin Jivajee, who won five bronze medals.

Bluefins swimmers who also won overall trophy awards are Abbas Abdulali (winner in the boys 13–14 years old), Avinav Mahaptra (first runner-up in boys' 15 years and above), Imaan Mfaume (second runner-up in girls' 9–10 years old), and Zainab Moosajee (second runner-up in girls 11–12 years old).

Aaliya Takim (second runner-up in girls 15 years and over), Kabeer Lakhani (first runner-up in boys 11–12 years), Kaysan Kachra (second runner-up in boys 11–12 years), and Taher Zavery (second runner-up in boys eight years and under) complete the list.

The club’s head trainer and founder, Rahim Alidina, said: "We are extremely happy that our swimmers put up a splendid show to emerge in the top position in this gala. 

The official noted: "Our coaches Hassan Omar, Odilo Kamata, Michael Katala, Saidi Hodari, and Juma Mwenda, have been training them for quite a while, and these are the fruits of the hard work."

The official moreover pointed out they are now looking forward to next weekend's National Championships.