🔥 11 Swimmers Represent Egypt in Finswimming’s Historic Mediterranean Games Debut
The Egyptian Diving and Lifesaving Federation announced the details of Egypt’s finswimming delegation participating in the Taranto 2026 Mediterranean Games, which will be held in the Italian city of Taranto from August 21 to September 3, in an edition featuring wide international participation from three continents. 🏊♂️🇪🇬
Egypt’s participation in finswimming carries special importance, as the sport will make its first-ever appearance in the history of the Mediterranean Games, alongside padel, giving the Egyptian team a historic opportunity to achieve a strong start in this major sporting event. ⭐
🏆 Major International Participation in Taranto 2026
The 20th edition of the Mediterranean Games will witness the participation of around 5,000 male and female athletes representing three continents: Africa, Asia, and Europe, competing across 33 different sports.
Egypt will be among the countries aiming for strong performances in the tournament, with great ambitions to achieve positive results and raise the Egyptian flag in one of the biggest regional sporting events.
The participating countries include Egypt, Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Lebanon, Syria, Albania, Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Croatia, Spain, France, Greece, Italy, and Kosovo.
📢 Egypt’s Finswimming Squad for Taranto 2026
Egypt’s finswimming delegation includes 11 athletes, consisting of five female swimmers and six male swimmers, selected from among the country’s top talents capable of competing and achieving strong results.
The female swimmers are:
⭐ Nada Magdy
⭐ Renad Tamer
⭐ Mariam Helmy
⭐ Farida Farag
⭐ Salma Rabie
The male swimmers are:
⭐ Mohab Ehab
⭐ Tarek Hassan
⭐ Ahmed Awad
⭐ Yassin Farhat
⭐ Ahmed Hisham
⭐ Seif Khaled
🔥 Experienced Technical and Administrative Staff
The Egyptian team delegation will be headed by Captain Sameh El Shazly, President of the Egyptian Diving and Lifesaving Federation, who continues to provide full support for the team ahead of this important competition.
The technical and administrative staff includes several experienced figures, with Sherif Habib serving as team director, assisted by coaches Mohamed Yehia, Khaled Ibrahim, Hesham Seddik, Abdullah Abdel Galil, Ibrahim El Sayed, and Ahmed Rabie.
Haitham Mohani will serve as the team administrator, responsible for following all delegation arrangements during the tournament.
🥇 Egypt’s Ambition to Win More Medals
Captain Sameh El Shazly confirmed that Egypt’s finswimming team enters the Taranto 2026 Mediterranean Games with the goal of competing strongly and winning the highest possible number of medals.
He emphasized that participation in the tournament represents an important opportunity to showcase the development of finswimming in Egypt and contribute to placing the country among the top nations in the overall medal standings.
Egypt’s finswimming team has achieved impressive results in recent years, with many athletes delivering strong performances at continental and international levels, providing additional motivation to achieve a new milestone at the Mediterranean Games.
✨ Historic Beginning for Egypt’s Champions
Egyptian fans are eagerly awaiting the first appearance of finswimming at the Mediterranean Games, hoping that this participation will become the beginning of future successes.
The Egyptian athletes carry great responsibility in the upcoming competitions, as they aim to achieve an accomplishment that adds to Egypt’s sporting history and confirms the country’s strong position across different sports. 🇪🇬🏆
