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FILE - Mozambique's swim team brings home 60 medals from Lusaka- 24 gold, 20 silver and 16 bronze - with our men's team achieving a truly remarkable first place at the 2022 CANA Zone Four Championship which ended in Zambia on Sunday. [File photo: Federação Moçambicana de Natação]
The Mozambique National Swimming team has finished in second position at the 2022 CANA Zone Four Championship, amassing 1,987 points and taking 60 medals – 24 gold, 20 silver and 16 bronze. Mozambique’s Men’s Team achieved a remarkable result, finishing top in the competition, ranking first among their male contenders from 14 countries in Southern and Eastern Africa.
Zimbabwe successfully defended its regional title finishing in first place overall, and Zambia finished third.
Mozambique’s achievement was made possible by the 1,442 points collected by the men’s team, which ranked first, added to the 545.50 points earned by the women’s team, which ranked seventh, ahead of teams from Angola, Uganda, Tanzania, Eswatini, Seychelles and Malawi.
The winning team from Zimbabwe was well balanced in both its women’s and men’s components, finishing in 1st place in the women’s competition with 1,474 points, and 2nd in the men’s with 1,261 points. The host team from Zambia maintained its 3rd position.
Positions in the championship is based on total points scored, but it is worth noting that the Mozambican swimmers are bringing home a total of 60 medals: 24 gold, 20 silver and 16 bronze.
Six Mozambican athletes distinguished themselves among the top three in each age group by dint of medals won and records beaten, namely, Mason Cohen (12-year-olds and younger), Cleyton Munguambe and Hugo Barradas (13-14 years old), Caio Lobo and Kaio Faftine (15-16 years old) and Matthew Lawrence (17 years old and older).
However, it is important to emphasize that there was a great collective effort to achieve the goals set and, although some did not reach the actual podium, everyone contributed to the score, and several of our athletes improved their personal marks.
The National Team was prepared and guided by coaches Ana Filipa Chaby Lobo and Soraya Santos.
Several national records were broken: six in the national category, plus four absolute national records and two competition records.
CANA Zone IV 2022 – Open Water
Twelve athletes from the National Team participated this Monday in the Open Water Championship at Tiffany’s Canyon (lake associated with the Kafue river), namely Zuri Tomé, Marta Mpfumo, Ana Beatriz Domingues, Sophie Fernandes, Maíra Correia, Filipa Xavier, Alicia Mateus, Domingas Munhemeze , Bruno Ferreira, Hugo Barradas, Kaio Faftine and Justino Pale.
Sixty-nine athletes from 14 Zone IV countries participated in the championship – 36 females and 33 males, aged between 12 and 25 years. These athletes swam three and five kilometres, divided into one kilometre circuits. Two boats (one for judges and one for lifeguards), plus kayaks and canoes to support athletes were present at the venue.
Among the Mozambican athletes, the following reached the finish line in their respective categories.
12 and 13-year-olds: Marta Mpfumo (one of the youngest participants of the event) in 1st place, and Zuri Tomé in 4th;
14 and 15-year-olds: Bruno Ferreira in 4th place (males) and Ana Beatriz Domingues also in 4th (females);
16 to 18-year-olds: Kaio Faftine was among the first three male athletes to reach the finish line, ranking 2nd at that level;
Age 18 and older: Justino Pale came first in men’s and Domingas Munhemeze third in women’s. Only athletes Alicia Mateus and Justino Pale had a similar experience, having participated in the crossing between Maputo and Katembe.
Over 300 athletes from 14 countries in Southern and Eastern Africa competed in the event, the countries represented including South Africa, Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Kenya, Seychelles, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
CANA is the African Swimming Confederation (Confédération Africaine de Natation).. Founded in 1970, CANA is the Continental Association charged with overseeing swimming for Africa.
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