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The KAUST Sharks who qualified for the Nationals traveled to Dhahran for the Swim Meet on 3 and 4 May.

23 teams and 385 swimmers participated in the competition and The KAUST Sharks team ranked 12 in the medals table… GO SHARKS!

The team – Yuqiao Nie (Boys 7-8), Matthew Lapenok (Boys 7-8), Dylan Xu (Boys 9-10), Joumana Elbaz (Girls 7-8) and Natasha Ford (Girls 15-16) managed to rack up 5 Golds, 10 Silvers and 1 Bronze medal between them.  By the end of the tournament, Joumana Elbaz ranked #5 in the Girls 7-8 category and Natasha Ford ranked #2 in the Girls 15-16 category.

Well done to the group… what great ambassadors for swimming in the Kingdom and for KAUST!