Muscat – The BSM Marlins recently welcomed swimmers to their end of season meet which focused on 200, 400 and 800 metre events. “The enthusiasm for the meet emphasized how Muscat’s competitive swimming community has developed over the past 12 months,” smiles David Rogers, Marlins Coach. “Swimmers from the Marlins and Oman Swim now compete with squads from across the capital on a regular basis. Today, we welcomed over 20 swimmers from the Oman National Team, including Khalid Al Khulaibi who has swum at both the Olympics and Asian Games along with swimmers from the Indian School Ghubra, the French School and Muscat International School. It’s great to see swimmers of all ages and abilities come together and compete against the best Oman has to offer. You see great team spirit and sportsmanship at events like this.”
Meets such as this one are, according to Rogers, vital for motivation: “In any sport, not just swimming, athletes need short-terms goals to work towards. This helps them assess their progress, set new targets and push their personal boundaries to make qualifying times for major events and there are several in the pipeline for our squad in the new season including the new UAE Swim League in which ten Marlin swimmers will compete.”
“Of course,” adds Rogers. “Meets like this wouldn’t be possible without the tremendous support we receive from the local business community. Today’s event was backed by the Park Inn, one of our strongest partners and Carrefour who have recently given us their backing.”
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