The audience remembered this day for the spectacular wrestling and competition of our athletes. According to the competition program, athletes participated in the following distances: Men, 50m backstroke, Women 50m backstroke, Men, 100m Butterfly, Women 100m Butterfly, Men 200m Breaststroke, Men 400m complex. At the end of the preliminary swim program, a 100m butterfly time trial was held among our three swimmers to improve the result. As a result, two swimmers - Adylbek Yusupbaev - 51.71 and Eldor Usmonov - 51.83 fulfilled the A standard (51.96) of the Tokyo Olympics, Oybek Khojaev standard B (53.52) with a result of 53.44. In the evening, the finals will take place among the top eight athletes according to the results of the morning preliminary heats.
During his working visit to Samarkand, the Secretary General of the Asian Swimming Federation, Mr. Taha Al-Kishri, held a meeting with the Deputy Khokim of the Samarkand Region - Khojayev Oybek Erkinovich, who is also the curator of water sports in the region.
According to the minutes of the meetings, having greeted each other, the parties proceeded to discuss the potential of the Samarkand region in the development of water sports, as well as its dissemination among the local population, increasing interest and popularization among amateurs. Oybek Erkinovich acquainted the guests with the number of existing swimming pools and the canal, which is expanding to engage not only in kayaking and canoeing, but also swimming in open water, during the conversation separately dwelling on the infrastructure being created near this canal.
The delegation of the Asian Swimming Federation paid a visit to the swimming pool under construction of the School of Higher Sports Excellence in water sports, headed by the Secretary General of the Uzbekistan Swimming Federation - Ganiev. A.A.
During the inspection of the facility under construction by the working delegation of the Asian Swimming Federation, the Secretary General of the Swimming Federation of Uzbekistan Ganiev Alisher raised questions on the qualitative improvement of this basin.
In the afternoon, the members of the delegation visited the Islamic Civilization Center in Uzbekistan. The Deputy of the Center, Abduazim Turakhodjaev, met the distinguished guests and presented them with detailed information on the activities of the Center, its importance not only for Uzbekistan, but also for the entire Islamic world.
The guests also visited the Khast Imam spiritual complex, where they were presented with the holy book of the Koran from the time of Caliph Uthman.
As noted earlier, this visit is not just a business meeting, but also serves as an opportunity to strengthen close cooperation and sports cooperation between various sports organizations of the two countries, including the National Olympic Committee of Uzbekistan and the Olympic Committee of Oman.
During the visit, the guests of honor were first introduced to the rich history of the Olympic movement of Uzbekistan, and also walked through the Hall of fame of the Olympic Games of Uzbekistan.
Today, after midnight, a delegation of the Asian Swimming Federation headed by the Secretary General, Mr. Taha Al-Kishri, arrived in Tashkent on a working visit. During the visit, the guests of honor are expected to hold a number of business meetings with the leadership of the Uzbekistan Swimming Federation in Navoi, as well as with the leadership of the National Olympic Committee and the Ministry of Physical Culture and Sports.
It is also worth noting that during the trip to the regions of our country, Mr. Al-Beshri is expected to meet with the khokim of the Samarkand region to discuss potential cooperation and development of water sports in the region.
The penultimate day of the seminar was remembered for studying the plan of daily and weekly training for swimmers of age groups, and also considered methods of recovery to improve adaptation of swimmers: nutrition, sleep, vibration, etc.
In practice, tests and analysis of the swimming force for breaststroke swimmers have been carried out, and analyzed in detail by the Doctor through an underwater observation device. Tomorrow will be the last in the schedule of the seminar, and on Saturday the Doctor is expected to arrive at the Uzbek State Institute of Physical Culture and Sports to deliver a lecture on the topic "Talent identification system and their development."
During the third day of the seminar, a master class was held on strength training for elite swimmers, swimming in breaststroke and butterfly styles, as well as the use of technology in sports, particularly in swimming.
After the end of the morning session, the theory was put into practice. Tests were carried out for butterfly swimmers, and Dr. Sokolovas, using a personal example, showed how to set up individual connection with a swimmer.
Director of Higher Performances at the US Olympic Training Center, FINA expert Dr. Genadijus Sokolovas has come to Tashkent to familiarize and educate local coaches and athletes with the latest innovations and training methods in swimming.
Representatives from the Kyrgyz and Turkmen republics also take part in the seminar through the Zoom application online. The seminar itself will last until March 12th, and on Saturday, Doctor Genadijus is expected to arrive in Chirchik to participate as a guest lecturer at the Uzbek State Institute of Physical Culture and Sports.
Since the organization and unification into a single swimming federation, a reporting and election conference is held every four years, in which the work done according to the results of the four-year cycle is analyzed, and a new management team is elected.
On March 6, the third conference was held, which was attended by the leadership of the Swimming Federation, as well as coaches and sports representatives from all over the republic. At the event, the election of the composition of the presidium and the audit commission was held, which was instructed to consider the issue of the compliance of the head coaches in aquatic sports with their positions.
In 1939, the Republican Swimming Federation was established in Uzbekistan. In the 60s of the last century in Tashkent (at the Institute of Physical Culture, in the sports society "Mehnat", which was supervised by the Army Sports Club), in Navoi and other regions, indoor and outdoor pools with water were built and commissioned. Talented young swimmers began to show themselves. Such athletes as S. Babanina, N. Ustinova, S. Iskandarova, S. Konov, S. Zabolotnov achieved success, and participated in the Olympic Games and international competitions, became famous in this sport. Currently, in the regional and district centers of the country, there are more than 200 pools. In 1992, a new swimming federation was formed, but sometime later the federation was reorganized, and 4 different water sports came under its jurisdiction.