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  • 77-Year-Old Sets Record as Oldest Woman to Swim Across Strait of Gibraltar
    13 August 2023, by Prince

    María del Rosario Tomasena Alzuni, 77 years old and from Guipuscoa (Basque Country), has become the oldest woman to have swam across the Strait of Gibraltar.
    The septuagenarian made her crossing by swimming in the afternoon of July 18th. She swam for six hours to cover the 16.1 kilometers separating the Strait of Gibraltar from the Moroccan coast. She set off from Tarifa (Cádiz) at 11:30 a.m. (local time), reports Play Ground Web.
    "Total admiration and respect. She has shown that it is (…)

  • Morocco Clinches Third Place at African Swimming Championships with 10-Medal Haul
    17 October 2021, by Ginette

    By winning 10 medals including one gold, 2 silver and 7 bronze, Morocco ranked third in the African Swimming Championships. This African competition ended on Saturday with the second silver medal won for Morocco by Meryem Bahajoub, in the 200m butterfly event.
    For this 14th edition of the African swimming championship held in Accra, Ghana, the Moroccan swimmers were able to hold their own with determination and a thirst for victory. Among the ladies, the swimmers Rimi Jennate, Alaoui (…)

  • French Ice Swimmer Sets National Record in High-Altitude Moroccan Lake
    28 January 2023, by Armel

    The young French swimmer, Marion Joffle, broke the French record in freestyle swimming last Monday after crossing Lake Tislit in Morocco. She signed a performance of 1.6 km in 4.5°C water in 27 minutes and 42 seconds, becoming the new French record holder.
    World champion and multiple French champion in ice swimming, the Northerner has this time reached the summit far from her country, in Morocco.
    On Monday, January 23, the Northerner succeeded in her "IceMile" by swimming 1.6 km at (…)

  • Tunisian Youth Swim Team Stranded in Morocco After Flight Cancellations
    7 July 2022, by Ginette

    Following the cancellation of several flights by the national airline Tunisair, many travelers including the children of the Espérance Sportive de Tunis (EST) swimming team found themselves stranded in Morocco.
    The Espérance Sportive de Tunis swimming team was on a training camp in Morocco and was supposed to return on Monday. On the team’s official page, the officials announced the reasons why they are still blocked, stressing that they have no idea of the boarding date. They specify (…)

  • Casablanca Residents Outraged by Soaring Swimming Pool Fees
    14 March, by Sylvanus

    In Casablanca, the rates of Olympic and semi-Olympic swimming pools have increased to the dismay of the inhabitants, especially those in working-class neighborhoods like the Ben M’sik and Hay Hassani areas, as well as Tit Mellil, who wish to practice swimming. They are angry with the National Society for the Realization and Management of Sports Facilities (Sonarges), mandated by the municipality.
    "We have noted a rise in discontent among citizens who were awaiting the opening of several (…)