Three Swimmers To Represent Ghana At 2024 World Aquatic Championships in Doha, Qatar
Three young Ghanaian swimmers will be competing in the World Aquatic Championships in Doha, Qatar. They are 2020 Olympians Abeiku Jackson and Unilez Takyi as well as new sensation, Christian Nortey are the swimmers who will fly the flag of Ghana at the top level competition from 2-18 Feb, 2024. Ghana’s contingent will include Coach […]
Zaira Forson Shines At 3rd Africa Aquatics Zone 2 Junior Swimming Championships
Zaira Forson made Ghana proud at the 3rd African Aquatics Zone 2 Junior Swimming Championship from 18 to 20th August, 2023. The event was held at the University of Ghana. Legon Pool where she alone grabbed seven gold medals for her country. In the Best Performance Awards (Female), she was third to 1st – Douillet, […]
Nigeria wins 3rd Africa Aquatics Zone 2 Junior Swimming Championship
Nigeria emerged as overall winners of the three day third Africa Zone 2 Junior Swimming and Open Water Championship held between August 18 to 20, 2023 at the University of Ghana, Sports Directorate with 15 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze. Ghana placed second with 7 gold, 11 silver and4 bronze medals, while Benin were […]
University of Ghana Swimming Club, The Legon Sharks Chalk 10 Years
…To Organise 10th Anniversary Meet on December 1&2 The resident club of the University of Ghana Sports Directorate, the Legon Sharks is ten years this season and as part of activities to celebrate, they are organizing a Championship on December 1 and 2 to climax and encourage swimmers to lower their times. Mr. Stanley Abbam, […]
Mrs. Farida Alhassan Advises Young Swimmers
Mrs. Farida Alhassan, Treasurer of the Ghana Swimming Association (GSA) and a board member of Africa and World Aquatics has advised young Ghanaian swimmers to take their sport very serious as there are many opportunities coming up. Speaking at the presentation of air tickets to Christian Nii Nortey Duah who is in Thailand under a […]
Christian Nii Nortey Duah Gets World Aquatics Scholarship To Train In Thailand
Young Ghanaian swimmer, Christian Nii Nortey Duah of the University of Ghana, Legon Swim Club (the Legon Sharks) has been awarded a scholarship to train in one of the world’s best swimming centers in Thailand for one year. His ticket and travel documents were presented to him on Tuesday by the President of Ghana Swimming […]
2nd African Beach Games – Schools of Jellyfish attack Swimmers in Open Water Race Competition
There is very interesting but sad development for the Open Water swimmers at the ongoing 2023 African Beach Games in Hammamet Tunisia. A swimmer from Rwanda has never in his life encountered jellyfish in the sea. He was bitten/stung mercilessly and had to be rescued from the water. He was among six male athletes who […]
Ghana Swimming League Presents ‘Meet Of Champions’ on 1st and 2nd July at Burma Camp
The Ghana Swimming League is coming up with a special competition dubbed ‘Meet Of Champions’ on Saturday July 1st and Sunday July 2nd at the Burma Camp Sports Complex. The event starts at 9am prompt and all the swimming clubs in the league and swimmers are participating, like GH Dolphins, Marlins, Lincoln Community School, Alraad […]
Technically We Are Growing, But Financially Still Down – Charles Mensah On Ghana Sports
Mr. Charles Mensah, an International Technical Officer (ITO) of the Ghana Swimming Association (GSW) thinks Ghana Sports has come a long way, but there is still big room for many things to be done well. Speaking to Yours Truly in an exclusive interview during the three day Swimming Course for Assistant Coaches (Level 1) in […]
GOC Administrative Manager Calls On More Women To Go Into Sports Coaching
Ms. Farida Iddris, Administrative Manager at the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) has called for more females to go into sports coaching (technical) and administration. She said it is very good for men to be teaching boys and women to be teaching girls. “I see it as very effective if we should get female coaches or […]