NEW SWIMMING RECORDS FOR KHADER
Apr 19, 2016
Jordan’s swimming sensation Khader Baqleh has set two new national records in the pool to show that he is in great form ahead of this summer’s Rio Olympic Games.
The 17-year-old has already reached the B qualification time for Rio de Janeiro which is expected to confirm his spot in Team Jordan for the 200m freestyle, but he is coming very close to reaching the 100m B time also.
Khader lowered his records for both distances at the recent Arab Championships held in Dubai, a gala where Jordan won 21 age category medals in total.
He cut his best time in the 100m from 50.93 seconds to 50.79, with the B qualifying time being 50.70. Meanwhile in the 200m, the Black Iris Young Achiever (male) winner of 2015 saw his 200m time cut from 1:51.64 to 1:50.79, almost a second under the B time mark of 1:51.75.
