Kenya swimming team buoyant ahead of East Africa schools contests
Pained by last year’s narrow miss, Kenya’s swimmers to this year’s East Africa School Games are plunging back into the regional arena wiser and hungrier than ever before...
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Kenya's national swimming team is "buoyant" and aiming to reclaim their top position at the upcoming East Africa School games in Morogoro, Tanzania, after a narrow second-place finish last year.
- A squad of 30 swimmers (15 boys and 15 girls) will represent Kenya.
- The team is led by National boys' most valuable swimmer Isaiah Munene and girls' leader Kamwele Maina.
- Kenya faces strong competition from defending champions Uganda, as well as improving teams from Rwanda and hosts Tanzania.
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