Thazkiyah Sets New National Record at Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games
Maldivian swimmer Amna Thazkiyah Mirsaad set a new national record in the women’s 50m butterfly at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Senegal, clocking 31.04 seconds at the Dakar Aquatics Centre.
Thazkiyah improved her previous record of 31.24 seconds, set earlier this year at the Asian Open Schools Invitational in Bangkok, Thailand. She finished 27th overall among 40 swimmers.
She also competed in the women’s 50m freestyle, recording a time of 28.17 seconds to finish 28th among 68 swimmers. The result was close to her national record of 27.99 seconds, set at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
Maldives is represented exclusively in swimming at Dakar 2026, with Thazkiyah and Looth Mohamed Hussain competing for the country.
Both swimmers will return to the pool the following day, with Looth competing in the men’s 50m breaststroke and Thazkiyah in the women’s 50m backstroke.
