Eswatini swimmer misses final at Dakar YOG
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Times of Eswatini
Eswatini swimmer Luca Fraser finished sixth in his 200-metre breaststroke heat at the Dakar Youth Olympic Games, in 2:32.05. Aged 16, he improved his personal best by two seconds and was still due to compete in the 50-metre breaststroke, the Times of Eswatini reports.
Luca Fraser, a swimmer on Eswatini's team, finished sixth in his 200-metre breaststroke heat at the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Dakar on Monday, in 2:32.05, the Times of Eswatini reports. The result did not qualify him for the final, but he improved his personal best by two seconds.
Japan's Lori Miyazaki won the heat in 2:16.35. Aged 16, Fraser was the second-youngest swimmer in his heat. He was also due to compete in the 50-metre breaststroke, his specialist event.
The Eswatini delegation also included sprinter Knowledge Mkhwanazi, competing in the 100 metres, and Simisile Thwala, in taekwondo in the under-55kg category.
