Eko 2012 may be over, but the last hasn't been heard of it as the
Lagos State Swimming Association (LSSA) said on Sunday that it
discovered a 13-year-old female swimmer who won three silver medals
for Team Lagosat the just-concluded 18 th National Sports Festival
(NSF).
Samuel Ebito-Jesimiel, Chairman, LSSA disclosed this in Lagos.
He gave the name of the youngster as Ayomide Bello, who won
silvermedals for the statein thewomen's 50 metres freestyle, 50 metres
butterfly and 200m breaststroke events in swimming in 27.18 secs,
33.18 secsand 3 mins, 21.86 secs, respectively.
Ebito-Jesimiel said that he was impressed with the speed of the
teenage swimmer, adding that if properly guided, she could be
aworld-beater when she turns 18.
He said that Lagos State mostly fielded first-timers in swimming at
the festival.
"We are particularly delighted that we discovered a 13-year-old, who
was able to compete with seasoned swimmers and win three silver medals
for us at the Games," Ebito-Jesimiel added.
NAN reports that Team Delta topped the standings in swimming with 47
medals, including 20 gold, 17 silver and nine bronze, while Team Ondo
was second with 15 medals, made up of six gold, four silver and five
bronze.
Team Edo placed third with six medals: four gold and two silver, while
Team Lagos settled for the fourth position with 14 medals, including
one gold, six silver and seven bronze medals. (NAN)
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