Kenya Aquatics will establish a comprehensive national database to tap the top swimmers for various international swimming competitions.
Kenya Aquatics Technical Committee chairperson, Omar Omari, highlighted the significance of this new development.
"The federation is working hard to establish a national database record which will go a long way in guiding training and competition," he added.
Omari said: "The technical committee is working closely with all stakeholders to ensure Kenya has a stable database with a clear ranking of various strokes and age groups."
He said the database will enhance transparency and accountability within the sport.
Omari said by making the records accessible to the public, the federation aims to streamline the selection process for international competitions while addressing a longstanding issue.
"The move will also ease the selection of swimmers for international assignments which has been the bone of contention,” observed Omari
He emphasised the federation's commitment to developing local talent. "We are also planning to work with various stakeholders and roll out as many coaching and training clinics as possible to improve the capacity of local coaches and swimmers. We aim to be the best swimming country in Africa and we have the capacity, only by doing the right things," added Omari.
In a bid to provide top-tier training, Kenya Aquatics are in talks with the American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA). "We are also in talks with ASCA, top educators of swimming, who are planning to come to Kenya to conduct the five levels of swimming courses," Omari revealed.
This initiative will be open to other African coaches on a first-come, first-served basis, marking a significant step in elevating the quality of coaching across the continent.
