Muscat, (ONA) - The Oman Swimming Association (OSA) organized today at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Bowsher the Speed Challenge Swimming Championship, which is the OSA's first competitive activity during the Corona pandemic. The laws of the International Swimming Federation were applied in all stages of the tournament with the application of the preventive and health measures in force in all swimming pools and the application of the medical protocol to combat the corona pandemic.

The race was held in 8 lanes with the wave breaker in the Olympic swimming pool, with the participation of more than 85 swimmers of different ages from clubs and individuals, which were managed by a national refereeing team led by international referee Ali Al-Ajmi, general referee of the championship, and international referee Hamad Al-Busaidi.

The championship witnessed fierce competition in all categories. In the 50-meter freestyle race for the age group of 10 years and below, Khalil Al-Hasani ranked first, swimmer Muhib Al-Kathiri came second, and Yusef Abdul Muttalib came third. In the 50-meter breaststroke race, Yusef Al-Ghanji came in first place, Hamad Awlad Thank came second, and Hadi Jaber ranked third. In the 50-meter backstroke race, Hamad Al-Hasani came in first place, Khalil Al-Hasani came second, and Sharma Kabeel came third. In the 50-meter butterfly race, Khalil Al-Hasani came in first, Sharma Kabeel came second, and Hadi Jaber came third.

In the 100-meter freestyle, Hamad Al-Hasani came first, Jihad Jaber came second, and Rashid Al-Barwani came third. In the 100-meter backstroke, Hamad Al-Hasani came first and Sharma Kabeel came second place. In the 100-meter backstroke race, Yusef Abdul-Muttalib came first, Jihad Jaber came second, and Khaled Al-Hasani came third. In the 100-meter butterfly race, Jihad Al-Jabri came first and Muheeb Al Kathiri came second.

In the 11-12-year category, Graidy Ayman came in first place, Khaled Al-Muddathir came in second place, and Maleser Arter came in third place. In the 50-meter backstroke race, Hussein Taha came first, Saeed Al-Siyabi came second, and Ahmed Al-Wahaibi came third. In the 50-meter butterfly race, Adel Al-Rawahi came first, Ali Al-Hasani ranked second, and Sharma Jain ranked third.

In the 100-meter freestyle race, Khaled Al-Muddathir came first, Marfrouf Janeer came second and Talal Al-Abri came third. In the 100-meter backstroke, Roman Wood came first, Fayez Muhammad came second, and Gwen Sharma came third. In the 100-meter backstroke race, Hussein Taha came first, Saeed Al-Siyabi, came second, and Muhannad Al-Kulaibi ranked third. In the 100-meter butterfly race, Hussein Taha came first, Jahangir Marfrouf came second, and Ahmed Al-Hinai came third.

In the 13-14-year-old category, Meshaal Al-Kulaibi won first place, Mc Cochin came second, and Dehimen Drew ranked third. In the 50-meter breaststroke race, Na'eem Ahmed came first, Moussa Awlad Thani came second, and Yusef al-Shizawi came third. In the 50-meter race, Osama Taha came first, Hilal Al-Ma’shari came second, and Ibrahim Al-Wahaibi came third. In the 50-meter butterfly race, Meshaal Al-Kulaibi came first, Ahmed Al-Shukairy came second, and Dayman Durouk ranked third.

In the 100-meter freestyle race, Bluer Kas came first, Ma'ad Al-Badawi, came second and Cagis Ramds came third. In the 100-meter backstroke race, Osama Taha came in first place, and Richard Kijis came second. In the 100-meter breaststroke race, Block Alex came first, Osama Taha came in second place, and Na'eem Al-Adasi came in third place. In the 100-meter butterfly race, Ahmed Al-Shukairy came first.

In the 15-17-year-old 50-meter freestyle category, Muhannad Awlad Thani came first, Darwish Al-Balushi came second, and Omar Al-Balushi came in third place.

In the 50-meter breaststroke race, Omar Al-Balushi came first, Adam Al-Ra'eesi came in second place, and Abdulrahman Al-Badi came third. In the 50-meter backstroke race, Muhannad Awlad Thani came first and Bashar Al-Kulaibi came second. In the 50-meter butterfly race, Tariq Al-Balushi came first, Nasser Al-Kindi came second, and Saif Amer came in third.

In the 100-meter freestyle race, Muhannad Awlad Thani won first place, Khamis Al-Hasani came in second place, and Bashar Al-Hasani ranked third.

In the 100-meter backstroke race, Muhannad Awlad Thani came first and Bashar Al Kulaibi came in second place. In the 100-meter breaststroke race, Abdul Rahman Al-Bada'i came first, Khamis Al-Hasani came second. In the 100-meter butterfly race, Tariq Al-Balushi came first, Nasser Al-Kindi came second, and Adam Al Ra'eesi came in third place.

In the 18-year-old and Masters category, Abdul-Rahman Al-Kulaibi came in first place, came in second place, and Marvatov Mirga came in the third place in the 50-meter freestyle. In the 50-meter breaststroke race, Khaled Al-Jahmi came first and Khaled Al-Kulaibi came in second place. Nawaf Al Qasimi came first in the 50-meter butterfly race.

At the end of the tournament, Mumtaz bin Faqeer Al Balushi, member of the OSA’s Board of Directors, in the presence of Ali bin Khalaf Al-Sheidi, Chairman of the Competitions and Referees Committee, Muhammad bin Salem Al-Hasani and Saeed bin Masoud Al Matroushi, members of the OSA’s Board of Directors, crowned the winners of the first three places in each of the championship races.

Taha bin Sulaiman Al-Koshari, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Oman Swimming Association, praised the success of the championship, which is the first of the OSA's competitions during the corona pandemic. Al-Koshari said that the participation of more than 85 swimmers in the championship is an important element in the OSA's support for the implementation of other tournaments during the coming period.

(ONA)