Jul 21, 2009, 5:58 PM

Five Iranian swimmers to participate in FINA championship

Five Iranian swimmers to participate in FINA championship

TEHRAN, July 21 (MNA) -- Five Iranian swimmers will participate in the 13th FINA World Championship in Rome, Italy, that is being held from July 17 to August 2.

The event will feature competition in all five aquatics disciplines: diving, swimming, open water swimming, synchronized swimming and water polo.
 
Iranian swimmers Mohammad Alirezaei, Saeid Ashtiani, Emin Noshadi, Mohammad Bidarian and Pasha Vahdati will represent Islamic Republic in the tournament.
 
“Iranian swimmers are well-prepared for the FINA World Championship. They took part in the two training camp in Bulgaria and Croatia and are fully ready to have a good performance in the competitions,” Behzad Mehdi Khabbazian, Iran’s coach said.
 
A record 2556 athletes from 185 countries will be participating in the 13th FINA World Championship.
 
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