AMMAN – The open summer
swimming tournament organized by the Jordan Swimming Federation started Friday
at the Olympic pool in Al-Hussein Youth City.
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The tournament is the final of
the current summer season and features 260 swimmers competing in all age
groups. The tournament ends on Monday.
The president of the Jordan
Swimming Federation, Maher Mahfouth, said that the purpose of this tournament
is to measure the level of swimmers and bring them into the competition
atmosphere.
Mahfouth also confirmed that
through this tournament, the national team will be selected to participate in
the Arab Championship, which will be held in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi next
month.
The first day of the tournament
saw a new national record in the U10 50-meter freestyle race by swimmer Hashim
Naimat, who recorded a time of 33:04.
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