Egypt Tops Medal Table at First Finswimming World University Championship in Africa

Egyptian swimmers topped the medal table at the first World University Championship in finswimming ever held in Africa, winning seven gold medals, nine silver medals, and three bronze medals on home water. Finswimming is a sport in which athletes race with fins, often a single monofin, either on the surface with a snorkel or underwater. The championship, held 28 to 29 October in Sharm El-Sheikh, was the first time the event had been staged in Egypt, the Arab world or Africa, according to the Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education. Backed by the International University Sports Federation, known as FISU, and the World Underwater Federation, known as CMAS, organizers expected to draw about 200 athletes from 20 countries, and said hosting it would strengthen Egyptian university sport and promote sports tourism. Tarek Hassan Elsayed set the tone on opening day, winning the 100-meter surface race in 34.50 seconds, a competition record. He had already broken the record in the heats, swimming 35.59 seconds, before lowering it by 1.09 seconds in the final. China’s Guan Hanzhi took silver in 36.31 seconds, and Egypt’s Ammar Ahmed Waseef took bronze in 36.51 seconds. MohabContinue reading "Egypt Tops Medal Table at First Finswimming World University Championship in Africa" The post Egypt Tops Medal Table at First Finswimming World University Championship in Africa first appeared on Egyptian Streets.