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  • Rizwan Jamil Jaffery | 25 December 2019 | Pakistan

    Ismaili Boys Win at 58th Sindh Open Swimming Championship

    Winners of the 58th Sindh Open Swimming Championship
  • Rizwan Jamil Jaffery | 25 December 2019 | Pakistan

    Ismaili Boys Win at 58th Sindh Open Swimming Championship

    An athlete competing for breast stroke category

The 58th TPL Sindh Open Boys Swimming Championship was held in Karachi from Friday, the 8th of November through Sunday, the 10th of November 2019, where more than 400 competitors from schools, colleges and leisure clubs participated in the event. Organised by the Sindh Swimming Association (SSA), the event included competitive swimmers from all over Sindh, as well as friendly races for children from the Special Olympics. From the Jamati level, four boys - Abran Jeeva, Aly Muhammad Dadwani, Rayan Jivani and Zayan Ajanee – participated winning five gold medals, three silver medals and four bronze medals.

The main objective of the event was to encourage the youth to participate and train in competitive swimming as a sport to be able to contend at the regional level, and subsequently, at national and international competitions in the future.  The three-day championship event was held at the Karachi Parsi Institute (KPI). The first day commenced with a magnificent opening ceremony where all swimmers participated in the march past displaying their school or club banner and the national anthem was presented by students of the Ida Rieu Welfare Association in sign language. The following days comprised of 77 events with competitors as young as five years old up to the open age category in seven different age groups.

Participating schools and teams included Karachi Grammar School, The C.A.S. School, Bayview Academy, The Beaconhouse School System, The City School PAF Chapter, Foundation Public School, Haque Academy, Karachi Club and Karachi Gymkhana Club, to name a few.

Accolades of Ismaili Winners:

Abran Jeeva - 8&Under Age Group
8 years old
Karachi Grammar School
Silver medal in Relay

Aly Muhammad Dadwani - 12&Under Age Group
12 years old
The C.A.S. School
Bronze medal in Relay

Rayan Jivani - 14&Under Age Group
14 years old
Karachi Grammar School
Silver medal 100m Butterfly
Bronze medal 200m Butterfly
Bronze medal 100m Freestyle
Bronze medal 400m Freestyle
Gold medal in Freestyle Relay
Gold medal in Medley Relay

Zayan Ajanee - 12&Under Age Group
11 years old
Karachi Grammar School
Gold medal 50m Breaststroke
Silver medal 100m Breaststroke
Gold medal Freestyle Relay (NR)
Gold medal Medley Relay (NR)