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Kazakhstan swimming championships underway in Aktobe

A total of 334 athletes representing 27 teams are taking part.

Aktobe is hosting Kazakhstan’s swimming championships for boys and girls born in 2008 or later. The competition runs through October 30.

Author: Робот Source: Akimat of Aktobe Region, Kazakhstan

Young swimmers racing in a pool at the Kazakhstan championships
Young swimmers compete at Kazakhstan’s championships in Aktobe. Illustrative photo. Photo: Foto: Marcello Casal Jr/ABr / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0 br

The Kazakhstan swimming championships for boys and girls born in 2008 or later are underway at Dostyk, the regional children’s and youth sports school for aquatic sports in Aktobe.

A total of 334 athletes are competing for 27 teams representing the country’s regions and the cities of Astana, Almaty and Shymkent. The field includes 199 boys and 135 girls.

The opening ceremony was attended by Meirambek Makhambetov, head of the Aktobe Region Department of Physical Culture, Sports and Tourism, and Andrey Gershevich, Kazakhstan’s state swimming coach.

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Speaking at the ceremony, Makhambetov noted the active development of swimming in the country and thanked the Ministry of Tourism and Sports and the Swimming Federation for supporting the championship in Aktobe.

Athletes are competing in various distances in freestyle, butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and individual medley, as well as in relay races. The competition will continue through October 30.

Translated from Russian using artificial intelligence. Source: Akimat of Aktobe Region, Kazakhstan

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