Sixteen teams set for Kiambu Sprints and Relays swimming championships

Adil Mwende competing in a past event /HANDOUT 

Sixteen schools and clubs will compete at the Kiambu County Aquatics Association Sprints and Relays Swimming Championship scheduled for this weekend at Potterhouse Senior School.

The two-day event organised by the Kiambu County Aquatics Association has attracted a diverse field of teams drawn from swimming clubs and learning institutions across the region.

Confirmed participants include Braeburn Swimming Club, Visa Dolphins, Beapro, Harpoons, Genesis, Snook, Goldfish Swim School Kenya, Ripples, Chantilly School, Jawabu School, Wave Warriors, Swimming Talents Club, Potterhouse School, Elite Aqua Warriors, and Hydra Aquatics.

Japheth Onkoba, coach of Visa Dolphins Swim Club, said his swimmers are preparing for a competitive championship. “We are working on lactate production, power and stroke-specific sets. We have also incorporated stroke count, stroke rate, timing and heart rate monitoring,” Onkoba said.

“Our goal is to improve by one per cent in every training session so that our swimmers can conquer competitions nationally and ultimately produce Olympic-level athletes,” he added. S

The 17-year-old Mohammed Bashir of Visa Dolphins Swim Club said their preparations include both pool and dry-land training. “We are doing a combination of exercise drills, including dry-land exercises for body conditioning and breathing techniques. We train two sessions per day, morning and evening, four days a week,” said Bashir.

He added that his ambition this season is to dominate his age category and win at the Kiambu County Aquatics Association Awards Gala set for June 2026. Meanwhile, Nesmas W. Mbati, Public Relations Officer of the Kiambu County Aquatics Association, said the season’s top teams will receive cash awards.

The winning team will pocket Sh50,000, with the runners-up earning Sh30,000 and the third-placed team receiving Sh20,000 courtesy of Genesis Sports Limited, the official sponsor of the awards ceremony.

Mbati noted that Genesis Sports Limited will also continue sponsoring individual trophies for the best swimmers of the year in their respective categories, a programme the company has supported for the past five years. The cash awards for league winners form part of a new sponsorship deal signed for the current season, which began in August 2025 and will run until July 2026.