A change of age group has not affected Heer Usadadiya’s performance against his peers that much this year.
The 15 year old was among those that led Uganda’s national team’s onslaught against the rest of the region at the November 22-24 Africa Aquatics Zone III Swimming Championships in Bujumbura, Burundi.
With five age group and two open category national records, Heer did not only top his age group and also finish as Uganda’s top medal collector but also helped Uganda defend the Zone III title with 3,934 points from 134 events, 275.5 points more than Tanzania.
He had 15-16 boys’ records in the 100m backstroke (1:01.44), 200m back (2:10.05), 200m butterfly (2:21.09), 200m freestyle (2:00.18), and 200m individual medley (2:15.97). He also had national records in the 400m (4:14.90) and 800m (8:46.18).
The performance sets him up for a good show at the 20th Africa Aquatics Zone IV Championships in Windhoek, Namibia at the start of December.
