The 15th World Short Course Swimming Championships (25m) in Abu Dhabi, UAE are over with a 2 national records, 2 personal bests for current squad.

On December 21, the World Swimming Championship for our swimmers ended in Abu Dhabi (UAE).

These competitions were the last important start in short course this season, where our athletes showed great results!

At the 15th World Short Course Swimming Championships (25m), our FINA Development Center team was represented by 8 swimmers, and 5 alumni, namely:

1. Tendo Mukalazi (Uganda)
2. Rabejaona Holy Antsa (Madagascar)
3. Eloi Maniraguha (Rwanda)
4. Kirabo Namutebi (Uganda)
5. Ronan Wantenaar (Namibia)
6. Salvador Viera Gordo (Angola)
7. Ali Imaan (Maldives)
8. Jonathan Chung Yee (Mauritius)

1. Ado Gargovic (Montenegro)
2. Saddam Ramziyorzoda (Tajikistan)
3. Bisma Khan (Pakistan)
4. Davor Petrovski (Republic of North Macedonia)
5. Luis Vega Torres (Cuba)

The results of our scholarship holders:

Tendo Mukalazi (Uganda)
50m freestyle - 23.56
100m freestyle - 51.46
4x50m Freestyle Mixed - 1:41.54
4x50m Medley Mixed – 1:51.67

Rabejaona Holy Antsa (Madagascar)
50m butterfly - 29.13
100m butterfly - 1:05.80 (new personal best)

Eloi Maniraguha (Rwanda)
50m freestyle - 24.60
100m freestyle - 55.67

Kirabo Namutebi (Uganda)

50m breastroke - 33.35.
50m freestyle - 26.13
4x50m Freestyle Mixed - 1:41.54
4x50m Medley Mixed – 1:51.67

Ronan Wantenaar (Namibia)
100m breastroke - 1:01.36
100m Individual Medley - 56.92

Salvador Viera Gordo (Angola)
200m butterfly - 2:03.30 (new personal best)
100m butterfly - 54.99
4x50m Freestyle Mixed - 1:43.93
4x50m Medley Mixed – 1:52.84

Ali Imaan (Maldives)
400m freestyle - 4:24.45 (new national record of Maldives)
100m backstroke - 1:03.02 (new national record of Maldives)
4x50m Freestyle Mixed - 1:50.76
4x50m Medley Mixed – 2:05.97

Jonathan Chung Yee (Mauritius)
100m breastroke - 1:03.78
200m breastroke - 2:17.65
4x50m Freestyle Mixed - 1:43.75
4x50m Medley Mixed – 1:54.80

The coach of the FINA Center - Pavel Kutashev left his comment on the results of the World Swimming Championships (25m):

«Our team had a great short course season this year and World Championships in Abu Dhabi is good ending of this season. Results for our team were good, but not great. For sure some of the team feeling so exhausted, but in overall that SC season was brilliant with huge improvements.

We had great PB from Imaan and for everyone else results were very close to their PBs. Still, we have a lot to work on for next year Worlds in Japan. Just want to say thank you to our athletes for work that they have done, and they earned a Christmas vacation».

And we were also happy with the results of our alumni of the FINA Development Center.

In total, 4 national records were set, two by Ado Gargovic, and two by Bisma Khan. And also, Luis Vega Torres, was also able to improve his personal time.

The results of our alumni of the FINA Development Center:

Ado Gargovic (Montenegro)
400m freestyle - 3:59.93 (new national recor of Montenegro)
200m freestyle - 1:51.42 (new national recor of Montenegro)

Saddam Ramziyorzoda (Tajikistan)
50m freestyle – 26.81
100m freestyle – 58.29

Bisma Khan (Pakistan)
100m backstroke - (new national record of Pakistan)
50m backstroke - 30.37 (new national record of Pakistan)

Davor Petrovski (Republic of North Macedonia)
200m butterfly - 2:04.55
200m freestyle - 1:56.54

Luis Vega Torres (Cuba)
200m butterfly - 1:57.89
100m butterfly - (new personal best)

Congratulations athletes!!!

The FINA Development Center is proud of you and congratulates you on the great results!!!