Al-Hafnawi and Farida Othman are bid farewell to the morning qualifiers

Ghaleb sets a new Emirati record in the World Swimming Championships

The rising swimmer of the national team, Salem Ghaleb, succeeded in breaking his previous personal record and the UAE record in the 200 meters freestyle, under 16 years, in his last race in the world championship for short track swimming "Abu Dhabi 2021", after achieving a time of 1:52:94 minutes. In the liquidation that he issued yesterday morning on the second day of the championship competitions, breaking his previous record, which he achieved in the Arab Championship last October in Abu Dhabi as well (1:53.36 minutes).

Salem Ghaleb expressed his great happiness to participate in the tournament, for the first time in his history, and to compete with stars from different countries of the world, noting that the presence in such international tournaments contributes to the development of his level significantly.

In a press statement, he said, "The external preparation camp in which he was organized in Ukraine, accompanied by Youssef Al-Matrooshi, and lasted for two weeks, contributed to achieving a new figure in less than two months from the previous figure."

Salem Ghaleb had broken 10 new records in the Arab Swimming Championships under 16-18 years, and he is among the talented swimmers in the program of the General Sports Authority, as a special training program will be developed for him during the coming period.

Salem had failed in his first race in the current championship, in the 200-meter butterfly race, and did not achieve his personal record, as a result of his fear of the championship, and his presence for the first time in this international forum.

For his part, Youssef Al-Matrooshi failed in his first attempt to qualify for the next world championship, after achieving a time of 54:22 seconds, while his previous personal record was 53:53 seconds, and he was only 20 milliseconds away from the qualification number, leaving him another attempt. Next Monday in the 100 meters freestyle.

Japan's Seto enters the world record list

After swimming Siobhan Bernadette broke the world record in the 200-meter freestyle, Japan's Daya Seto set a new record by entering a list of only four swimmers, who succeeded in flying medals in five consecutive tournaments, after he flew the gold in the 200-meter individual medley on the first day of the The competitions that witnessed record-breaking reflected the strength of the competition and the desire of the swimmers to achieve victories.

“Unusual Generality” for “International Swimming”

Today, Abu Dhabi is hosting the Extraordinary General Assembly of the International Swimming Federation, with the attendance of 200 national federations, to discuss raising ethical standards in the international system of laws for the federation. Ethics with acknowledgment of the system of application, jurisdiction, prohibited behavior and penalties.

Farida Othman and El Hefnawi bid farewell to the first race

Tunisian Olympic champion Ahmed El Hefnawy bid farewell to his first race in the championship, after he failed to cross the morning qualifiers and reach the final round in the 400-meter freestyle race, and he has the 1500-meter race this morning. 100 meters freestyle, also exiting the 100 freestyle qualifiers.

Al Shamsi: Abu Dhabi is the meeting place for sports in the world

Vice-Chairman of the Organizing Committee for the World Swimming Championships Abu Dhabi 2021, retired Brigadier General Khalifa Butti Al Shamsi, confirmed that Abu Dhabi’s success in organizing the largest world championships made the capital the meeting place for sports in the whole world, noting that “the Organizing Committee is honored by this constellation of international stars in the World Swimming Championships. ».

Khalifa Butti Al Shamsi told "Emirates Today": "The events accompanying the World Championship reflect the great organizational ability of Abu Dhabi to organize more than one event at one time, and the certificate of the International Federation and the world's stars in the tournament is the biggest evidence of its success."

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