FIVE Namibian senior swimmers leave for Gwangju, South Korea this week to participate in the 18th Fina Masters World Championships, which started on Monday and continue to 18 August.
Sonja Obholzer will compete in the women’s 35-39 age category; Sven Obholzer in the men’s 35-39 age category; Francois van der Westhuizen in the men’s 45-49 age category; Cheryl Young in the women’s 60-64 age category and Gabor Salamon in the men’s 60-64 age category.
Masters swimmers don’t swim under their countries. but rather for their club, so the swimmers will all be representing Marlins Swimming Club in Windhoek.
The Namibia Swimming Union (Nasu) wished them the best of luck, saying that they had trained very hard for the championships.
“These swimmers have done a fantastic job of maintaining their training, as currently their club swimming pool is undergoing improvements and maintenance. They have made use of private swimming pools, gym swimming pools and the ocean to maintain their training. Congratulations to all of you for your dedication. We at Nasu are super proud to see that masters swimming is on the increase and especially to be represented by such stellar individuals,” it said in a statement.
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