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Kenya: Two Kenyan Swimmers Qualify for Tokyo Olympics

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Swimmers Danilo Rosafio and Emily Muteti will represent Kenya at the Tokyo Olympic Games.

Kenya Swimming Federation confirmed that Rosafio, 19, and Muteti, 22, were selected based on new qualification guidelines provided by the international swimming governing body, Fina.

“It was based on the published criteria dated January 27, 2021 and further country specific guidelines issued by Fina on April 14, 2021,” stated the statement.

The selection was based on the top-ranking points from Fina qualifying events and the participation in the 2019 Fina World Championships in Gwanju, Korea.

Rosafio achieved the top 730 Fina points in 100m freestyle at the Fina World Junior Championships in Budapest, Hungary. while Muteti attained the top 698 Fina points in 50m freestyle at the 12th African Games in Casablanca, Morocco.

Muteti, who is based in the United States, won bronze in 4x100m medley relay at the 2019 African Games.

Rosafio, who has his base in England, is a product of Bandari Swimming Club.

The duo will be participating in the Olympic Games for the first time.

KSF disclosed that Rosafio and Muteti will continue training in their current bases at Loughborough University England and Grand Canyon University, USA respectively.

Fakhry Mansoor will be the head coach while Abdulmalik Abubakar has been appointed as the team manager.