Kenyan swimmers improve despite missing medals in Dakar

For Team Kenya swimmers in Dakar, they have been on a learning curve that has seen them improve stroke by stroke though missing on the podium may not be a true reflection of their achievements.

Kenya’s Jeremy Rieck competes in the men’s 100-metre butterfly during the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal on Sunday. [NOC-K Media]

Beyond breaking records and chasing glory, youth and age-group sporting events such as the ongoing Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics are the world’s most dynamic classrooms without walls for future stars.

This feat made him the only second Kenyan to make it to the final of a major event after Jason Dunford.

Source: The Standard Sports