Nigeria’s youth swimmers turned heads in Accra, Ghana, with a record-breaking display at the 2025 Africa Zone 2 Swimming Championship that signalled a new dawn for the sport in the country. Leading the charge was 14-year-old Aidan Dumuije-Abili, who swept six gold medals and broke five continental records, including a blistering 100m freestyle time of…
No fewer than 180 students are expected to participate in the 2025 National Swimming Championships, organised by the Nigeria School Sport Federation (NSSF). Funsho Usman, Secretary-General, NSSF, said on Monday that 30 students were expected to represent each of the six geo-political zones of the country at the championships scheduled to begin on Tuesday at…
Rachel Tonjor, a Nigerian record holder in the Women’s 50m breaststroke, 100m breaststroke and Women’s 100m individual medley, has called for regular competions to discover more talents in the country. Tonjor made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abeokuta, at the ongoing 22nd National Sports Festival…
