UAE brothers make world swimming history

It's a full family affair in the pool for host United Arab Emirates at the short-course swimming world championships.

Four brothers Obaid, Saeed, Bakheet and Faisal al Jasmi competed together in the 400-meter freestyle relay heats on Wednesday.

The brothers finished 14th in the 15-team field, but perhaps more importantly they became the first all-brother tandem in a world championship relay.

The brothers' next goal is to qualify for the long-course world championships in Shanghai next year, then the 2012 London Olympics.

However, with stricter entry standards, qualifying for those meets won't be easy.