Young Y Swimmers Succeed in First Meet

Twenty-one-year YMCA swim coach Kamal Farhat knows talent when he sees it. And he sees it in a trio of young swimmers who recently competed in their first meet Saturday and Sunday, February 4th and 5th in Punta Gorda.

“They swam against a very big team,” Farhat said, “they did a great job. I’m proud of them. They all had top finishes in their age groups."

The young swimmers compete as part of a United States Swimming team. “You can tell at a young age if a swimmer is going to be successful. They follow directions. Swimming is about how you manipulate your muscles to do the right mechanics. This is competition. The smarter you are in making the mechanics right, the faster you’re going to be in the long term.”