Swimming

Dylan Cachia sets new national record in 200m back

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Maria Vella-Galea
July 15, 2022

The National Swimming Championships hosted by the Aquatic Sports Association of Malta got underway at Tal-Qroqq National Pool, on Thursday afternoon.

The championships will be spread over a four-day period ending on Sunday evening. Day one saw 24 events take place.

Following the end of competition for Thursday, a national record in the 200m backstroke event was established by Dylan Cachia.

Cachia swam a time of 2:08.35, beating the previous record established in 2019 by Thomas Wareing by 0.6 of a second.

Maria Vella-Galea

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