Swimming
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By: Behnam Tofighi
Iranian national water polo team's training session
TEHRAN, Oct. 21 (MNA) – Iranian men’s national water polo team is holding a camp in Tehran to prepare for 2020 Olympics qualifiers.
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Iran wins silver at Asian Age Group Championships
TEHRAN, Sep. 24 (MNA) – Iranian national swimming team won the silver medal in the 4X100 meters men’s freestyle relay on the opening day of the Asian Age Group Championships.
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Iranian swimmers to depart Tehran for Guangzhou
TEHRAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) – The Iranian National Swimming Team will depart Tehran to Guangzhou to participate at 18th FINA World Aquatics Championships.
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By: Rahbar Emamdadi
Swimming in Persian Gulf to escape summer heat
BANDAR ABBAS, Jul. 07 (MNA) – With temperatures rising to as high as 40 degrees in Bandar Abbas and other southern coastal cities, people have taken to swimming in the sea and rivers to escape the scorching, humid heat of summer.
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By: Hamid Vakili
Swimming in Cheshmeh-Ali to escape summer heat
SHAHR-E-REY, Jun. 22 (MNA) – Cheshmeh-Ali is an ancient recreational place, located in the south of Tehran and north of Rey. In the past, people of Tehran and carpet sellers used to wash their carpets there. Today, children and teenagers have taken to swimming in the spring to escape the scorching heat of summer.
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By: Iman Hamikhah
Escaping the summer heat by jumping into ponds of rain water
HAMEDAN, Jun. 19 (MNA) – People in Hamedan province have taken to swimming into ponds filled with rain water to escape the scorching heat of summer.
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Iranian boy with Down Syndrome breaks record in swimming
TEHRAN, Dec. 04 (MNA) – 13 year-old Shaho Mohammadi broke the record in disability swimming on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities for longest swim with recording 2,483 meters swim in an hour time.
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2018 Asian Para Games;
Iranian swimmer wins bronze at Asian Para Games
JAKARTA, Oct. 12 (MNA) – Iranian blind swimmer Mohammad Hossein Karimi finished in third place winning the bronze medal with a time of 26.24 seconds at the Asian Para Games underway in Indonesia.
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Asian Para Games:
Iran jumps to 3rd place in medal tally
JAKARTA, Oct. 10 (MNA) – Gaining 28 more medals (9 gold, 11 silver, 8 bronze) on Wednesday, Iran reached the rank of three in the medal table of 2018 Asian Games.
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Iranian para-swimmer breaks Iran’s record in Asian Para Games
TEHRAN, Oct. 07 (MNA) – Iranian para swimmer Karim Jahanabadi has shown outstanding performance at the Third Para Asian Games, in Jakarta, Indonesia, breaking Iran’s previous record in 400-meters for S12 swimmers.
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By: Maryam Davarnia
Joy of swimming in ‘Besh Ghardash'
BOJNORD, Sep. 09 (MNA) – ‘Besh Ghardash’ is a monument and mineral spring in Bojnord, Northern Khorasan province. Thousands of tourists travel to this resort, which has been registered as a national heritage, to experience moments of joy and take respite from the summer heat in the cool, refreshing water.
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By: Mohammad Moheimani
Tehraners enjoy an outdoor swimming pool
TEHRAN, Aug. 29 (MNA) – Shahid Shiroudi Sports Complex is among the oldest complexes in the country equipped with standard indoor and outdoor pools, various halls and football stadium. Here Tehraners enjoy their evening in its outdoor pool.
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By: Rahbar Emamdadi
Swimming in a beautiful spring
HAJIABAD, Jul. 28 (MNA) – ‘Sabzpoushan’ spring [literally meaning ‘green-wearers’] is located in Hajiabad, Southern Hormozgan province. The water of this spring is cold in summers and warm in winters; which increases the joy of swimming all the year round.
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By: Majid Haghdoust
Veterans, disabled swimming championships
TEHRAN, Oct. 01 (MNA) – Iran's veterans and disabled swimming competitions were held on Thursday and Friday morning in the pool of Azadi Sport Complex.
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By: Mehdi Zare'
Iran's Rio swimmer
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 10 (MNA) – Aria Nasimi Shad, Iran's youngest member in Rio Olympics competitions, finished last at Men’s 200m breaststroke and failed to reach the semi-finals.
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Rio Olympics;
Iranian swimmer fails to reach semifinals
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 10 (MNA) – Iran’s youngest representative in Rio Olympics Nasimi Shad was unsuccessful in reaching semifinal round of Men's 200m breaststroke.