ONE of the most famous swimming clubs in Tanzania, Bluefins of Dar es Salaam, has won 29 medals in the recently concluded Tanzania National Open Championships held at the International School of Tanganyika (IST) Masaki swimming pool.

Apart from winning medals, the swimmers also broke two long-standing records at the event. The swimmers won two gold, 12 silver, and 15 bronze medals. Notably, swimmers Abbas Abdulali and Sahal Harunani broke two long-standing National Open Championship records.

Abdulali set a new record in the 100 meters backstroke event, finishing in 1:07.96, surpassing the previous record of 1:08.53 set last year.

Harunani set a new record in the 400 meters Individual Medley (IM) event, completing it in 5:24.53. The previous record of 5:31.16 was also held by Harunani from 2023.

Other Bluefins swimmers who won medals at the national event include Zainab Moosajee (one gold, three silver, and one bronze), Sahal Harunani (one gold and two silver), Aminaz Kachra (two silver and four bronze), and Kaysan Kachra, who secured two silver and one bronze.

Additionally, Hassan Harunani won two silver medals, Aliyana Kachra earned one silver and one bronze, Kabeer Lakhani took home one silver and one bronze, while Shuneal Bharwani and Idris Zavery each won one silver.

The list also includes Taher Zavery, Imaan Kimario, and Muskan Gaikwad, who each won two bronze medals, and Abbas Abdulali, who claimed one bronze.

The club’s founder and head coach, Rahim Alidina, commended the swimmers for their outstanding performances at the event, which was organized by the Tanzania Swimming Association (TSA).

“Our swimmers put up an amazing performance and achieved many new Personal Best times (PBs). Out of our 35 swimmers, 33 achieved new PBs, which is a major indication of how much they have improved. We commend the swimmers and our panel of coaches for a job well done, and also thank the parents for their support,” said Alidina.

Bluefins Swimming Club is well-known for training and developing swimmers from a very young age, tapping into their potential to prepare them for participation in various local and international swimming events.