Sierra Leone Aquatics has successfully concluded a three-day intensive coaching course in Freetown, held from September 6 to September 8 at the Sierra Palms Hotel. This initiative, under the Olympic Solidarity Program, was designed to enhance the skills and knowledge of local swimming coaches. The course was officially opened by Acting General Secretary Joseph S. Jida Kiz-Kamara, who welcomed South African expert Eugene Da Ponta to facilitate the training. Kiz-Kamara emphasized the significance of capacity building, highlighting that t... Read More

5 September 2024 – Alani Ferreira broke two more African records at the Paralympics in Paris on Thursday. The visually impaired swimmer finished third in her morning heat of the SB12 100m breaststroke to set a new continental mark of 1:21.95 and then went even quicker in the evening final. While the World Championships bronze medallist was hoping to reach the podium in Paris, she had to be content with fifth place, but achieved it in an even quicker time, lowering her new record to 1:21.36. The race was won by three-time wor... Read More

3 September 2024 – South Africa’s Kat Swanepoel and Nathan Hendricks both swam to new African records at the Paralympic Games in Paris on Tuesday. Swanepoel competed in the S5 50m backstroke heats and revealed afterwards, she’d achieved her result with a dislocated shoulder. The Johannesburg swimmer was classed up just before the Paralympics, meaning she is facing much tougher competition in her events in Paris, having previously competed in the S4 category. While her time of 49.63 seconds was not quick enough to progres... Read More

31 August 2024 – Three African records were set by South African swimmers at the Paralympic Games in Paris on Saturday. Alani Ferreira set the first of them in the heats of the S13 400m freestyle, finishing in a time of 4:58.06 to book her place in her first Paralympic final. Competing again in the evening, the Pietermaritzburg swimmer took a further two seconds off her time to set another African record of 4:55.95. “I'm very happy, this is the race that I say it's my race because I do this one because I love it, not b... Read More

Paris, 10 August 2024 - In a display of grace, power, and synchronicity, Egypt's Nadine Barsoum and Hana Hiekal concluded their journey at the 2024 Paris Olympics with a strong performance in the Duet Free Routine. Scoring 225.6541 points, the Egyptian duo secured 14th place, earning applause for their intricate routine, which demonstrated remarkable skill and artistic flair. With a Degree of Difficulty set at 46.400, Barsoum and Hiekal executed their elements with precision, scoring 151.0041 for their technical prowess. Their Artistic I... Read More