Young swimmers compete at Nicosia short-course qualifying meet

Young swimmers from three clubs posted notable age-group performances at a short-course qualifying meet held in Nicosia on 10 and 11 October, according to Halkın Sesi.

The TRNC Aquatics Federation staged the 7–12 Age Short-Course Individual Swimming Qualifying Meet at the Atatürk Indoor Swimming Pool. The reported results included age-category record performances and leading times in several events.

YDÜ swimmer Efes Esatoğlu was reported to have set a TRNC age-category record in the 50-metre freestyle twice over the two days, clocking 31.61 seconds on Saturday before lowering the mark to 31.30 seconds on Sunday. Esatoğlu also recorded a reported age-category record of 1 minute 10.25 seconds in the 100-metre freestyle.

For Fast Frogs, Toprak Bağ improved his 50-metre freestyle time from 33.67 seconds on Saturday to 33.26 seconds on Sunday, reported as the best TRNC time for his age group. Bağ was also reported to have posted his age group’s leading TRNC time in the 50-metre breaststroke, finishing in 43.95 seconds.

Bluefinn swimmer Melisa Erdoğan recorded a time of 3 minutes 2.82 seconds in the 200-metre backstroke, reported as the leading TRNC performance for her age category.

The Aquatics Federation said it intends to develop wider athlete-development projects and provide further opportunities for young swimmers.