Fresh from breaking his record in the 200m freestyle in the World Long course swimming championship in Abu Dhabi, Ridhwan Mohammed has his sights on the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham next year.
The Plymouth-based university student smashed his own record in the 200m freestyle, clocking 1.51.79 to finish fourth.
Cayman Islands James Allison clocked 1:50.67, Nikola Bjellajac of Bosnia finished second in 1.50.89 as Montenegro's Ado Gargovic took third in 1:51.42.
Mohammed also swam the men 10m freestyle where he came second in his heat, clocking 51.39 behind Allison in 51.16 as Grenada's Delron Felix clocked 51.74 for third. However, Mohammed failed to advance to the final after being ranked 66th in the overall classification.
"This is in preparation for the Commonwealth next year and with six months remaining, I can work on several aspects of my stroke and qualify to represent the country in Birmingham," said Mohammed.
The Mombasa-based swimmer said he may swim in a couple of events in the United Kingdom in March to fine-tune his preparations for the Club Games.
"There are a couple of events I want to participate in the new year to test myself and be in the best possible shape by the time we go get to July," he observed.
Mohammed was the only Kenya swimmer at the championships after Olympian Danilo Rosaflio tested positive for Covid -19 on the eve of the event.
Elsewhere, over 20 counties will meet virtually on Wednesday to chart a way forward on the running of the sport in the country.
According to Nairobi County association swimming secretary Kenneth Karani, the meeting will be to deliberate options for the running of the sport heading into the New Year.
The sport has been torn apart by controversy for the last four years despite efforts by the Sports Dispute Tribunal to find a solution.
The matter is currently at the constitutional court.
