The 2026 Uganda Aquatics Masters Swimming Gala will happen on Saturday, July 25, 2026, at Kampala Parents’ School in Naguru, following two adjustments to the competitors date as organizers labored to safe a extra appropriate venue for the nation’s masters swimmers.
Initially scheduled for July 11, the gala was postponed to July 18 to discover a higher swimming facility. However, the popular venue remained unavailable, prompting Uganda Aquatics to maneuver the occasion to July 25, the place it is going to now be held at Kampala Parents’ School in Naguru.
According to Meet Director Erick Kisero, the choice to postpone the occasion was made to make sure masters swimmers compete in improved situations.
“We prolonged the gala as a result of the ability was not out there. We wished to present the masters swimmers a greater pool. Since that is additionally a range occasion, it is crucial that they compete in a greater facility,” Kisero defined.
The one-day competitors will start at 10:00 a.m. and is anticipated to run till the afternoon, bringing collectively skilled masters swimmers from throughout the nation in certainly one of Uganda’s greatest masters swimming occasions of the yr.
Unlike many aggressive swimming occasions, the Uganda Aquatics Masters Swimming Gala does not require qualifying instances, making it accessible to anybody aged 25 years and above who needs and might compete; which means they’ll ably swim 25 meters of one of many 4 strokes – Breaststroke, Backstroke, freestyle and Butterfly.
Masters swimming age teams start at 25–30 years and proceed in five-year increments all the way in which to the 96–100 years class, permitting swimmers of all expertise ranges to take part.
With registration nonetheless open, Uganda Aquatics is encouraging each skilled masters’ swimmers and newcomers to enroll earlier than entries shut.
“There are not any qualifying instances for masters,” Kisero mentioned. “You don’t want proof of time. Just come and swim.”
The open-entry format is designed to welcome each seasoned opponents and adults beginning to swim or who could also be returning to the game after a number of years away from aggressive swimming.
Beyond offering a chance for participation, this yr’s masters’ gala can even function a choice occasion for an upcoming Cana Zone 3 masters competitors that can be hosted in Kampala this October.
At the conclusion of the gala, Uganda Aquatics plans to establish the high two swimmers in every age group, topic to ultimate affirmation, to symbolize the nation on the forthcoming occasion.
Competitors will contest solely the 25-metre and 50-metre races of Breaststroke, Backstroke, freestyle, and Butterfly, a programme deliberately designed to accommodate swimmers of various talents.
Kisero defined that the inclusion of the 25-metre races offers starting masters swimmers a chance to take part comfortably, whereas the 50-metre occasions stay the internationally acknowledged commonplace for masters competitions all over the world.
The occasion will use conventional guide timing somewhat than digital touchpads that had been used through the just-concluded Uganda Aquatics Swimming Championships.
With the brand new date confirmed, Uganda Aquatics is wanting ahead to welcoming masters swimmers from throughout the nation for a day that celebrates lifelong participation in swimming whereas additionally figuring out the nation’s high performers for future worldwide competitors.
