Five New Records Set at the Kingdom Swimming Championship
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The Kingdom Championship for Clubs and Academies affiliated with the Swimming Federation witnessed the setting of five new records for the fourth age group, confirming the advanced technical level demonstrated by the male and female swimmers during the championship competitions.
Al- Hussein Youth Club swimmers Farah Al-Dukan and Sarah Khreis were at the forefront of the new record breakers. Al-Dukan successfully broke the record for the 100m butterfly event by clocking a time of 1:09.47 minutes, surpassing the previous record held by Serena Mahyar.
Khreis also broke the record for the 200m backstroke event with a time of 2:40.11 minutes, surpassing the previous record held by Sima Al-Khaldi.
Al-Dukan did not stop at this achievement, adding a second record to her tally in the championship by recording 1:18.63 minutes in the 100m breaststroke event, improving upon the previous record of 1:19.07 minutes held by Zein Al-Abdallat.
In the male competitions, Champions Swimming Academy (CSA) swimmer Saif Al-Shami shone by setting two new records, clocking a time of 30.84 seconds in the 50m backstroke event, surpassing the previous record of 31.04 seconds held by Mohammed Al-Badour.
Al-Shami returned to break another record in the 100m backstroke event, recording a time of 1:06.83 minutes, surpassing the previous record held by Mohammed Al-Badour, which stood at 1:07.64 minutes.
These records reflected the continuous development of the swimmers' levels in the age groups and the intense competition witnessed during the championship events among the participating clubs and academies.
