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29 March 2024

UAE national swimmers primed for FINA World Swimming Championships

Obaid Ahmed Al Jesmi with his team mates. (SUPPLIED)

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The UAE National Swim Team are fit, focused and in the midst of final preparations for the upcoming 10th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m).

The Championships are the largest swimming event to take place in the UAE and will be held at the newly opened Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Sports Complex from December 15-19.
 
Last weekend saw the UAE National Swim Team compete in the first ever test event held at the brand new sports complex. Entitled the UAE President Swimming Championship, the test event attracted over 200 swimmers from international and local clubs and provided the perfect opportunity to test the new venue and familiarise the swimmers with the setting for the FINA World Championships.
 
In preparation for the World Championships, the team has been participating in a gruelling training and competition programme over the last year. The programme has involved a physically demanding mix of training camps and competitions in the UAE and overseas, designed to push the athletes to the peak of their physical and mental fitness in readiness for the Championships in December. With just under six weeks to go until the big event, the UAE National Swim Team will be competing in events in Berlin, China and Abu Dhabi.
 
Talking about the preparations for the FINA World Championships (25m), Obaid Ahmed Al Jesmi, the captain of the UAE National Swim Team, said: “The UAE team is fit and training hard. I am confident that in December we will enter as a very strong swim squad at the world championships. I am continually grateful for the partnership the UAE team enjoys with Speedo who not only supports all our training and championship kit requirements, but is also an official partner of FINA. Speedo has played an important role in our success and was in constant pursuit to ensure the health and fitness of the team members, laying a great foundation for the future of swimming in the UAE.”
 
Speedo has been supporting talent in UAE since 2006. In addition to the sponsorship of the UAE National Swim Team, Speedo also supports the Speedo Swim Squad. The Speedo Swim Squad is made up of the most promising and talented young swimmers in the UAE and is seen as a platform for the next generation of UAE National Team swimmers.
 
Globally, Speedo has been at the forefront of swimsuit and equipment design since 1928 and has consistently pioneered swimsuit technology and innovations, with more athletes wearing and winning in Speedo over the last 80 years.
 
Speedo identified the need to develop local interest in the health and fitness benefits that participating in a low impact and enjoyable sport such as swimming can bring. Fortunately, Speedo found the perfect partnership in supporting the UAE National Swim Team and is delighted that the athletes will be wearing the latest Speedo technology.
 
For the first time ever fans of the UAE National Swim Team can now follow the action on a dedicated UAE National Swim Team facebook page. Log on to www.facebook.com/UAE National Swim Team to talk to the athletes, see all the latest action from the training camps and keep up to date with team training challenges.