Club swim event begins next week

JAKARTA: More than 100 swimming clubs will participate in the 27th Club Swimming Championship at the Bung Karno Swimming Pool in Central Jakarta, between Dec. 27 and Dec. 30.

The event, which will be divided in four age-groups, will feature about 900 swimmers competing in 172 events -- 146 individual and 26 medley events -- with a total of 750 medals on offer.

First held in 1977, the annual club meet aims to identify swimming talent from across the country.

"We want to recruit talented new swimmers at the championship," said Lukman Niode, who is in charge of development affairs at the Indonesian Swimming Association. --Antara